to be annoyed ds spent afternoon in tattoo parlour?

[amateurmum]

After tennis session this morning, ds aged 8 was invited to go to friend's house to play. Friend's mum said she had some shopping to do first and would take boys with her.

Picked ds up this afternoon and he told me that after supermarket, he and friend joined friend's stepfather at tattoo place and waited while tattoo was finished.

Don't really know why this upsets me - but do feel this is rather unsuitable activity for play date!

"ignorant numpties"?
....for not liking tattoos?

yanbu. I really would not have been impressed if I were you.I have 3 tattoos and before being a sahm was a swim instructor and then a primary teacher. You can't see any of my tatts unless I want you to! All the three different parlours
I went to didn't allow under 18's in. Sometimes 16 if they do piercing too.
Hopefully I'm not a tramp or a chav.. Think ROUGH at many other things eg smoking- at least I'm not hurting anyone else with my tatts am I?

I'm no fan of tattoos and would never have one done (don't like piercings either) but I don't see the problem with the places that do them. It's not an illegal activity and surely on a par with a hairdressers.

I have a tattoo on my shoulder and deliberately choose halter neck ball dresses to show it off and always receive compliments on it - people are often surprised that I am a 'painted woman' though

Think its a very odd place to take 8yr olds though, I think the unreasonableness depends on the time spent there though - someone suggested they were just meeting there and he was running late so 10 mins OK, but sitting there for 45 mins through the whole appt not OK

I hope he wasn't flicking through the work books, they can be pretty obscene. And the language can be a bit ripe. However at 8 years old it was probably just a bit of an adventure. Have a quiet word if it bothers you.

How long were they waiting at the tattoo place?

Well, no, I meant 'ignorant numpties' for those who make silly & ill-informed assumptions (chav? tramp?) about tattoos on others.

I don't like fake tan or highlighted hair, but I don't assume that either of them give me the right to sneer at someone who thinks they make her look fabulous.

It's just a different image.

Wouldn't have bothered me in the slightest, as long as it was a decent place.

PSML at this thread! My dp is a tattoo artist and our 15 month old dd has spent many happy hours crawling round the (very clean) floor of the studio. Of course I only bring her there on a very quiet morning.

Dp says they wouldn't mind 8-year olds being in the studio as long as they behaved, but if they were rowdy he would suggest they went for a drink to the cafe next door! There's a lovely red leather sofa, loads of room and some nice plants in the waiting area, but I do think an 8-year old would get bored very quickly. Our studio is very reputable and clean, and the girl who works at the reception desk is lovely and wouldn't swear at any of your children. No heavy metal music either.

My entire arm is in the process of being tattooed, so it's much more than a "stamp", so does that make me much worse then a chav then? And god knows what will become of my poor dd with the terrible influece of her parents!

Well if any of you happen to be on holiday in Seville and decide tattoos aren't so awful after all, here's a picture of our unwholesome studio, come and get a tattoo done and bring your kids! : our tattoo studio

I have been in many tatto studios in my time, I have 6 and want more. "chav stamp" is a very assuming sweeping phrase, that probably does not represnt the tattoo population.

Your child was in a waiting room, it happened to be a tattoo shop, not a great playdate. Speak to the parents if it bothers you so much. As others said it was not a lapdancing club. Yes its an over 18 activity, but exposure at all ages in small amounts is good. Put it down to experience.

I don't think you are being unreasonable. perhaps a bit nieve, but it was not an ideal location for a fun time, nor is any waiting room. The issue you have is that it was a tatto parlour, seperate issue if you ask me.