If you are a parent, would you allow your child to be tattooed???

I waited till I was 28 before I got my first tattoo and waited two years after for my second tattoo. I have 3 children and if any of them wanted a tattoo when they reached over the age of 18 I would not care.I have always been very open with them about it and they understood it took me a long time to decide if it was right for me. It would be their decision if they wanted to have something permanently on their body.

no I would never have let my child have a tatoo but of course once grown thats out of my hands but I know my adult son well and he would think 'this was gross and foolish. Justify? well I just think that most of the tattos I have seen are ugly and gross. but if tatoos float others boats thats the way for them to go.

it would depends on how old my child was. I would not allow my children under the age of 17 to get a tattoo. nor would i allow any child of mine to get a tattoo on their body that anyone else could see until they were 21. I have 4 tattoos myself and i am all for expressing yourself. I think the older you get the more you know who you are. you begin to make better choices. so instead of getting a heart tattoo on your face at 17 you will get a heart tattoo on your arm at 21. I love tattoos and the way they allow you to express yourself. If my child wanted to be covered in them from head to toe that would be a choice they would have to make only as an legal adult. not as a child.

Well I think that as an adult it's a personal choice. For kids it's different, but what age are we talking? Over 18? They can make their own decisions. Under 18? Under 18 in this state you have to have parent permission (or so I thought) the law is clear under 18 needs parent consent but you can find places to do them as my 17 year old daughter did and hid it for months, until she turned 18 and then a few months longer. I wasn't upset that she got it, I wasn't upset about them doing the tattoo, I was upset that my daughter felt that she had to hide it from me. Now my son wants to get a tattoo and has for years, and the state says you have to be 16 and have parent permission, so I told him if he came up with something that he liked for 2 years, in a spot that was acceptable then we could discuss this. So we shall see what happens at the end of the year. I'm betting he will chicken out, there are worse things he could do. I got my 1st tattoo last Nov, have wanted the same thing for 20+ years, in the same spot. As always just my 2 cents worth!!! Happy Mylotting!!!

Certainly I will not allow my children to have tattoo. I am Christian, I know the Bible and I know that God will not be pleased if I allow my children to have tattoo. I and neither my children can't claim that we own my body and I can do just about anything with it just as my children. 1 Corinthians 6:19–20 states "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body." How then could I bring honor to God if I allow my children to have tattoo?

Let me tell you tattoo's are not any kind of reason you would have trouble finding a husband it may affect the type of guy you attract lol but that's just something parents say. I would tell my kids it's ok to get tattoo's but also remind them it is permanent. I still have no tattoo's but quite a few piercings and everytime I get one my mom freaks out and I'm 27 years old it's just a parent thing.

by the time you're old enough to have one, it's not up to the parents whether they "allow" it or not. the only person that should ever have any say in the matter is the owner of that body.

First of all, the bodies of my children belong to them. Since I have already taken my oldest to get her first, I support tattooing in general. Had she gone on her own, to get one, I would have been thrilled for her. I think our skin is a wonderful canvas. My son wants to get one when he's a bit older and I support him in that choice. I fully agree with your point of view. People are far too hung up on appearances. My husband loves my tattoos and I love his. There are a couple of caveats though. Most importantly,make sure your artist and the studio are trustworthy. Any good studio will answer all of your questions about the procedure and take care to ensure that the studio is clean and that you will get the best tat possible. a good artist will make his or her portfolio available to you and you will be provided with aftercare instructions. Secondly, make sure your design is one you will be happy with for a long time. They are permanent.

i would say no but it depends on the person. as we all know, we all have our own opinions. healthwise, i won't with the HIV around...it gives me the creeps. tattooo is an art but still it looks like it is painful and aaahhh.... it is your body not mine. but still i do care for my child.

If I were the parent of the child who wants to get tattooed then maybe i would allow him/her if he/she has graduated from college.. i hope it won't be visible to other people. i guess, one small tatoo on his/her back would be okay. having lots of tattooes isn't good to look at. plus, there are companies that don't accept applicants who have artsy thing like this.

I was 18 when I got my first tattoo and now 11 years later I am expecting my first child and I highly doubt that they will have a tattoo before they are able to sign for themselves. So many kids do it now to be cool and when they get older regret what they got. I don't want to be responsible for that.

Yeah, as far as I am concerned, I think If I am a parent of a child, I think I willl never allow my child to be tatooed in some area of his body,which I think is not good for his body health. In order to have himself a good body health, I think it is necessary to have him not do the things which is not good for his future. That is my opinion about this.

if you'll ask me I'll say no. Although I'm not a parent, I dont really like to see anyone who is on tattoo. So I will not allow my child if i have a child. And for me, its not good to see someone who is in tattoo. They are like addict. And they are like from prison. you know??

yes.. if ther are on the right age like 18 or 20's.. cause having a tattoo on early age seems to be dirty to look at..

If my kids want to get a tattoo when they get older then by all means I will respect their decision, BUT I would NOT give my permission while they are minors. I want them to think long and hard about it as it is permanent!

I am a parent and I have tattoos. I came from a no tattoo home and I would not want my kids to do what I did. I snuck out and had a friend of a friend give me a tattoo in his loft. It was fine I am fine and it is one of my favorite memories. That said looking back I see all the things my stupidity could have landed me, for example a multitude of blood born diseases. I have four girls and they have asked when they can be tattooed, mind you the oldest is eleven so it will not be soon. Our rule is when they have gotten to a point when they have stopped growing, and this will be determined if they stay in one size of clothes when they are older for more then a year no growth in height either. Then I will take them if they are too young to do it on their own. I explained to them that to get one before you are done growing is dumb because they stretch as you grow. Knowing several tattoo artists ( I was once an apprentice to become a tattoo artist myself) I had them show the older girls pictures of stretched out tattoos they have fixed or covered up. So for us this is more then enough of an explanation for them and I have no worries. Plus by the time they are ready who knows what the fad will be then, though I got mine almost 20 years ago now and do have plans for more. Side note my strict parents who didn't believe in tattoos, remember them? Well when my first was born we (my sister and I ) took my Dad for his first tattoo. See he always said he would get one but was too cheap, so we made him eat his words, he cursed us until the hair on his leg grew back, but he shows off what his girls bought him all the time!

I agree about the husband thing. My boyfriend hates pircings and tattoos but I have several pircing and two tattoo and about to get my third for my kids. He always says it different for me because he loves me. :) I have tow boys and if they want them when they get older Im all for it. The only thing i would tell them is no names unless its there kids. :)

It is not alway everything that parents should tell you.Most of the times when a child wants something no matter what parents' opinion is children do just the opposite so the only thing you could do trying to change your children's opinion is to get in fight with them so that they will hate you because of something like that.

I don't care whether the tattoo is artistically done, the fact remains that it ruins the skin. It may look good at first because of the feeling of excitement of being in in the society. Eventually, you'll get tired of its design and it doesn't look good anymore. I am a mother and I will never allow my children to get a tattoo. I'm sorry but I don't think tattooing is a means of expressing yourself. It is rather a means of destroying your God given skin.

In my opion i have no right to say that the tattoo is a bad thing subjectively! But in my minds my parents did't agree that i have a tattoo .I was influenced by them probably.So i think it is not a good thing . Why?I think it is maybe a light behavior from others!If you talk with a man having a bayonet on his face what's yr feeling? You will think he don't respect you! Sometimes a man having tattoos can't give you the sensation of safety! Don't ask me why .I dont know yet!To sum up i don't like my child having tattoo!