Love or loathe Tattoos

I have never liked them and find the latest full arm, full leg, back and chests far too much, though each to his/ her own.

Strangely as I was approaching 70 last year I seriously thought of having just a small one, not sure why, just because I suppose,

I went into a tattoo shop to have a look at designs etc, but when I saw a customer being ‘done’ the look of pain on her face was enough to stop me in my tracks. I no longer feel the urge, but maybe at 80.....?!?! Though probably not.

Hate them! When my son was 17 he was off to Spain for a holiday with friends & I was to take him to airport in early hours. I went to wake him up & he was lying in bed with his arms out of the covers & BOTH his arms were tatooed. I always thought he was odd as he always wore long sleeves even in the heat that summer.
He had British Bulldog on one arm & his football team on the other. I read the riot act all the way to Gatwick!
Some years later when he realised the error of his ways & had 2 sons of his own he tried to get them removed but had to settle for having them covered up. So now- in his 40s he has Koi Carp ( rather beautiful I must admit but not to him!!) on his arms & has told his children if they EVER even think about tatoos he will disown them. TBH they think tatoos are gross anyway.

I have no strong feelings about them and believe it's a personal choice.
I did watch a programme some time ago about medical tattoos and that was fascinating....people who'd had breast surgery (the scar area is tattooed to make the pigmentation of the skin in that area appear more like the unaffected skin that surrounds it and areola restoration) and Vitiligo colour restoration (typically very minor areas ).

My darling dad had rather a lot of tattoos that he had done while abroad during WW11. They were all beautiful works of art but one in particular stands out for me. Many years later in his seventies he had to lose one of his legs. He had a very subtle tattoo of a naked lady sat on a swing and he was more upset losing that than his leg I think bless him.

Loathe them especially on women.

My DH hates them. He goes on and on about them! My son has tattoos, and tbh they are quite ugly - in my view anyway.

I don't have a hissy fit every time I see one like DH, but most I see just look messy rather than artful.

I rather like the fact that my children don't have them

It makes them different in today's world where every man and his dog has one

I have three and love them, I'm in my 50s and saving to have one turned into a Dreamcatcher, I think they are more the norm, than they were years ago, and people shouldn't judge just because of tattoos or piercings,my daughter has both, she is the kindest most gentle person you could meet, she suffers with anxiety and they give her so much confidence, so I NEVER judge a person on how they look

I have three tattoos and an saving up to turn one into a Dream Catcher X

I appreciate them as a form of art when they are well done but I can't imagine ever having one. I have one son who has loads of them, as does his wife. Our other 5 children don't have any but I think that the one who does have them has always pushed the boundaries and is "quirky". I wouldn't change him for the world.

I have piercings aswell, have had them since a teenager. They are not a new phenomenon!

My daughter has a few. I had my first last year (in my 40s). I hadn't done it before because there was nothing I wanted on my body, not because I didn't want one or didn't like them.
I struggle to understand the complete black out tattoos but I don't judge anyone's choices.

I like them if they are tastefully done. I'd love a one of a tabby cat (small) but I hate pain and needles.

Some tattoos look amazing whilst others make me wonder, "What were they thinking?". But each to his/her own. I don't have one but that's more through cowardice than dislike. I'd like a slim, neat dragon with a long tail along the edge of my foot but there's no flesh there (even on me) so would be agony to have done. I have no pain threshold whatsoever. It's zero. I cried when I had my ears pierced. I was 48.

I dislike them, but each to their own.
My GD announced she was getting one, but was at great pains to tell us all that we wouldn’t be able to see it and was annoyed when I asked what was the point of getting one then?
I laughed when, on one session of Say Yes To the Dress, the bride wanted a dress that would hide her tattooed shoulders; they were beautifully done roses as well.
It wouldn’t be a hard decision for me as a school governor faced with 2 equally good candidates, one visibly tattooed and one not. The next thing will be yet another category to add to the discrimination list.

I think they are the ugliest thing ever invented - and they are permanent (except by painful laser removal).

Personally I can't even bear to have my ears pierced, but find discreet tattoos acceptable if that's what people choose to do. Not on the face though. I am fascinated as to why people do it.
Am going to look up the psychology of tattoos.
Some of the art work is wonderful.

Riggie I’m with you on the holes in the ears thing - it’s gross, and will look truly dreadful in years to come when the cartilage in the ear is stretched! I have 3 tattoos, and am contemplating more, both DDs have them, and 1 SiL like anything, I think it depends on the individual and the tattoo.

I have just one, a bouquet of poppies on my upper arm which I love, more than 20 years old & the colours haven't faded. My DD who's had several major surgeries on her tummy has recently had a whole cottage flower garden tattooed to cover the scars. It's really beautiful & has made her happy with her body again.

Think the look awful, but each to their own!

Talking of spelling mistakes on tattoos reminds me of a funny Mac cartoon in our paper just after Harper 7 Beckham was born.

It showed David having his daughter’s name tattooed on his back but the tattooist misheard him and had put Half Past 7 !

The assistant was in the doorway looking anxious and showing the tattooist the proper name !

What was funny was that it’s perfectly possible to imagine it happening as Beckham does tend to mumble.?

Each to there own . Although I find them tacky . People who have tattoos always look rough to me . I know they say you should never read a book by its cover but that is my personnel feeling about them .

I wouldnt want one but if someone does then thats up to them.

It's those huge holes in ears that make me cringe. But again if someone wants them then thats fine but I will probably be looking at the fkoor while talking to them!!

I dislike them and would never have one. But wouldn't stop anyone else.

Some have spelling mistakes! Hilarious ones shown in the newspapers sometimes but must be awful to trust your tattooist can spell then discover... not!

A friend of mine has a daughter with an art degree. She has her own tat parlour now and earns £50k p.a.! I think she charges by the hour and some designs need several sittings.