Tattoo at 70?

Hey NannaAnna.....this is NanaAnna with one less 'n'. I didn't realise there were two of us with such similar usernames. This could get confusing!!!!!

As to those of you who can't understand why people get tattoos, all I can say is that there are many different reasons and some of them are very personal and very sad.

Yes do agree they can be sad my son got his first tattoo on the death of his older brother, which I understood at the time, but wished he could have stopped there. He then went on to get 3 more tattoos including one of his then current girlfriend, now an ex, and will therefore have to go through life with this girl's name, as lovely as she is, indelibly inked on his torso. Just reminds me of that sketch Catherine Tate did a while back when her teenage character Lauren had a tattoo of a boyfriend called Ryan, broke up with him and the sketch ends with her saying to her mates "anyone know a Ryan?" implication being any future boyfriends could only have that name. Why does Angelina Jolie, who I do like as an actress, have to have the geographical coordinates of her childrens' birthplaces inked all over her back and arms?, just looks atrocious in an evening dress, which she has to wear quite often.

Never liked them personally, but have seen some excellent art work by tattoo artists. Good luck to her!

Can I recommend a John Irving book which deals with the subject of tattooing by making the main character a female tattoo artist. Fantastic read

Viking dragons were protectors. They were on ships to scare off sea monsters and sea spirits that might do harm to the ship and/or it's crew.

Christian dragons just seem to be the bad guys who's role is to be defeated by the Christian hero.

I want a strong dragon not a wimp.

I'd really love to have a small rose tattoo on my upper arm.
Not brave enough though.
Hats off to those who are!

i can't help thinking that tattooing is a fashion thing. i've been in the fashion business for 30 years and know that once older women start to take on things the younger ones wear they immediately become unfashionable. I'm sure this is the same as tattoos.I'm already noticing fewer girls who come into my dress shop having tattoos as their mums and even grans do. I don't dislike some of the more discreet ones but feel it's a shame not to have something less permanent so it can be removed if and when the fad wears off

Had a chat with DD and she thought about the friends who had tattoos. She said that they were people who usually made decisions quite quickly, lived in the present and were not inclined to plan much for the future.

My DD's not like that at all, in fact rather the opposite! She has a tattoo at the back of one shoulder and hasn't regretted it yet (although she's only 32).

Don't know about there NannaAnna. My inner forearm is just as wrinkled as everywhere else on my body except perhaps for my stomach which stays smooth however how big it gets!