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Original poster

To think some people are going to regret some of these ridiculous tattoos.

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riverwalk · 13/09/2015 20:47

What is it with tattoos lately. They're just getting ridiculous and some of them look plain stupid. Rita Ora has some just under her armpits, the part of the arm that gets dangly as you age. Just what is the point, they don't look good at all. I don't think they define you as a person (as lots of them say) at all. How does it. Confused

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DriverSurpriseMe · 13/09/2015 22:34

Meh.

I find it very hard to get worked up about other people's tattoos.

When you're old you tend to cover up more anyway. And most 80 year olds have more pressing concerns than a tattoo they loved when they were younger, I'm sure.

LilacSpunkMonkey · 13/09/2015 22:35

Here's a shocker for some posters.

Maybe, just maybe, some people get tats because - gasp - they want them, as opposed to following fashion.

I know, the very thought of such a thing.

LemonPied · 13/09/2015 22:35

I have a big tattoo on my shoulder which extends down my arm. I like it. And that's all that matters.
It is my body and I shall adorn it how I see fit. If One day I chose paint my toe nails, stretch my ears, have massive fuck off eyebrows tattoo'd on my face it's matters not one jot, because it is my choice to do with my body as I please.
I also manage to hold down my senior nurse role with just as much professionalism as those who are not tattoo'd. Surprisingly enough.

slugseatlettuce · 13/09/2015 22:36

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LilacSpunkMonkey · 13/09/2015 22:38

slugs

I'm sniggering at you being such a tremendous judgemental bore.

FindoGask · 13/09/2015 22:43

Not everyone spends their time sneering at other people's bodies when out swimming, slugsea - personally I like tattoo spotting at the pool!

TondelayoSchwarzkopf · 13/09/2015 22:53

YABU and ageist and banal as the MN aversion to tattoos is well-established.

I think tattoos look great on older people - I've seen some very respectable older ladies with full sleeves recently and they were beautiful.

This is a good Buzzfeed list on the subject.

Samcro · 13/09/2015 22:59

i am old and have only got my 2(so far) in the last few years.
I won't regret them

Sidge · 13/09/2015 23:01

If I live long enough for my tattoo to sag I'll be happy.

Many people don't have that privilege.

UnderTheGreenwoodTree · 13/09/2015 23:04

That buzzfeed is awesome - no doubt about it.

NobodyLivesHere · 13/09/2015 23:08

i dont regret any of my tattoos. even the couple i have that are pretty shit. because at the time of getting them i loved them and i like those memories. it really isn't anyone elses business, and if my biggest regret in life is some ink i reckon i'll've done pretty well.

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riverwalk · 13/09/2015 23:10

It's rare to see someone getting all cross about someone else's handbag, but for some reason tattoos really bring it out.
Nah there was a thread the other week all about the way celebs and us ordinary folk carry our handbags. Apparently annoys a lot of people the ones who carry them in the crook of the arm. Doesn't everyone have a bit of a moan about something or other. Funny old world if we didn't.

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RufusTheReindeer · 13/09/2015 23:12

slug

Just read your post out to dh...who has a celtic tattoo from 1996 Grin he has a few more now. One is an awesome Reaper

I like tattoos on other people, i do agree though that some people are going to regret some of the tattoos they have had done

LilacSpunkMonkey · 13/09/2015 23:13

Bit of a moan?

People on this thread (and other threads about the same) are downright sneer and judgemental.

It's not a giggle.

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riverwalk · 13/09/2015 23:17

I agree Lilac and nasty as well.

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CanadianJohn · 13/09/2015 23:21

My daughter has her children's dates of birth tattooed on her shoulder blade.

Why, I wonder.

OddlyLogical · 13/09/2015 23:21

DH hates his tattoo and wishes he never had it. It's not huge or offensive and it's easy to hide but he really regrets it.

My friend has on her 3rd cover up of a tattoo that she keeps changing her mind over.

People regularly regret them.

LittleLionMansMummy · 13/09/2015 23:27

Maybe because they were momentous enough occasions for her to want to celebrate in the most permanent way, CanadianJohn. Just a hunch.

SaucyJack · 13/09/2015 23:28

See, tattoos about your kids are the ones that make most sense to me
Canadian.

Whatever else occurs in life, your DCs birthdays will always be meaningful to you. Homer Simpson on your arsecheek? Not so much.

I'm not anti-tattoo at all in theory btw. I have four myself. But if I woke up tomorrow without them I couldn't honestly say I'd pay good money to have any of them done again.

YolandiFuckinVisser · 13/09/2015 23:36

I have only 1 tattoo, I spent 10 years thinking about it on & off. I love it & don't believe i'll ever waste any resources regretting it. I can cover it if I want to but never think to do so deliberately. My clothes cover it or not depending on what I wear (on my back across my shoulders). I like tattoos on other people, was slightly taken aback recently by my boss who said she''s saving up for a new tattoo because she'd like a poem tattooed on her side. Which poem? I asked. She said she doesn't know any but as long as it rhymes she''s not fussy. I have to admit I judged her for that one.

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riverwalk · 13/09/2015 23:41

My daughters ex constantly gets tattoos but yet claims he can't afford to pay maintenence for his child. He really does look ridiculous.

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CanadianJohn · 13/09/2015 23:51

So, people would forget their children's birthdates if they weren't tattooed?? If so, why not tattoo them somewhere they can be read without using a mirror.

jorahmormont · 13/09/2015 23:55

No-one said anything about needing the tattoos to remember their children's birthdates. Birth date tattoos are usually a celebration of a new child; a tribute to them. Not an "oh shit I will forget my child's birthdate if I don't have it inked into my skin".

LemonySmithit · 14/09/2015 00:29

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kali110 · 14/09/2015 00:41

I couldn't care less what others think.
I didn't have them done for other people, i had them done for me.
Others may think some are shit but that doesn't bother me.
I have quite a few tattoos. I have lots down my forearms.
I won't cover them if i get married.
Why shouldn't women have them where they want?
My dp doesn't care ( nor did my ex).
He still thinks i'm sexy and feminine.
None of my friends have asked me to cover them up for the weddings either.
I love my tattoos.