I understand them well now.

I have tattoos too.. got one of them when i was 16 i think. I love my tattoos and never thought tattoos were nasty. I think people should be able to do what they want, if they want to get inked, they should. And I think people shouldn't stereotype people with tattoos. I am actually thinking of getting a new one but I don't know when or where. Life has been really hard this year 2011, would like to wash everything off and put a new start.

hello edsss.nice to hear from you again.i love to have a tattoo,too. i planned to have one but i hesitated to carry it out because i am afraid my parents will scold me or my grandparents might scold me too. i am also afraid to have one due to employment concerns and immigration concerns. do you have an idea about immigration protocols regarding having a tattoo?i am planning to go abroad and having a tattoo might prevent me.

Sometimes you have to watch where you tatoo or pierce your body. My girlfriend had a daughter who had just a tiny butterfly on her ankle. She went on a job interview. It was a good job and as the interview went on, she noticed how they were looking at her overall appearance. She had on hose for the interview but through the flesh colored hose the hiring person saw the tattoo. As they ended the interview, he told her the job was hers as long as she got rid of the tatoo. It was quite a bit of money over what she was making at her present job so she had to go to a dermatologist to have it lasered off so she could get her new job. Depending on what you want to do some jobs really do look at overall appearance probably not as much as when I was young, but some of those good paying jobs really do stick to the books still. My oldest son has tatoos and body piercings and the only kind of job he can get is back in a kitchen. He likes cooking so it suits him. My younger son has a friend that if you saw all he has on him he is not able to get a job at all. I really feel for these young people that do this on a moment whim and then it goes on to affect them the rest of their lives. Personally I don't like needles so I can't imagine having pain to get one when I don't like to even get a shot from the doctor LOL Good luck if you get one.

It's nice to have one small tattoo on the back, my friend. It's nice to look at , specially when you are in a haltered or backless top. But then i don't want the real tattoo. I can only go for the Henna tattoo. I fear being pricked.

very complicated,you need to put up with every situation.

I think that all of the people that make a tattoo, do it because of a reason, maybe to express their feelings or in memory of something or someone,and I respect that. In my case I don't like them becasue the fact that I will have them forever make don't like them.

my lady, This one I will never recommend you to undergo... You can never donate or make any blood donation once you inked yourself..

Tattoo is body art. It was long ago people wore tattoo. Tattoo is similar to symbol form and each tattoo has its own meaning or tattoo that you have represent your personality. I don't like tattoos but it doesn't mean I don't like them as well. Sometime, placement, size, pictures of tattoo has to be strictly cared before we decided tattooing our body. I saw many people became uglier with tattoo and some are good with their tattoo.

I agree. Tattoos are a great way to show your personality and make yourself unique. I think the concept of tattoos for bad guys started in the movies.

I think that all of the people that make a tattoo, do it because of a reason, maybe to express their feelings or in memory of something or someone,and I respect that. In my case I don't like them becasue the fact that I will have them forever make don't like them.

I used to dream of having a tattoo too. But the fact that you can no longer donate blood to someone if you are inked made me think twice.

That was our stereotype for people with tattoos before, that they are bad. Maybe this is because of those gangster movies we see. But times have changed now, I personally think that tattoos are cool and artistic. Like what people say, tattoo is one way of expressing yourself. Getting inked is actually included in my bucket list. Though I know my mom would not approve of it, there's nothing she can do once it's already there. I would want to place the tattoo at the back of my neck, of back of my shoulder cause I think that's sexy. I still don't have an idea of what tattoo would it be. Anyway, do you think having tattoos would send a bad impression to employers? I am graduating from college a year from now and I'm afraid employers would not consider me because of having tattoos.