Poll: Best age for first tattoo?

[farouk]

Thanks to all who voted in the poll so far!

If you have not yet voted in the poll, please vote now! :)

 

[farouk]

@farouk
... I am confused why your so heavily into tats.

So do you understand now better (not that I expect you actually to be of the same view) why faith based ink is often regarded as an effective witness opportunity?

 

[farouk]

@Waiting on him I don't think you voted yet in the poll, above, did you? :)

 

[Waiting on him]

@Waiting on him I don't think you voted yet in the poll, above, did you? :)

I did 26-40

 

[farouk]

I did 26-40

Thanks! It doesn't come up on my screen that you voted; if one clicks where it says '3 Votes' after 'Between 26 and 40' , your name does not appear (but maybe it's a screen issue on my computer...)

 

[farouk]

@Waiting on himPS: I think you anyway see the value of waiting some years in order to have a good inking experience (faith based?) that won't be regretted.

 

[farouk]

Hello dear-man, :)

You do love your tattoo thread, don't you? I think you must be a tattoo artist!! ;)
Though the art is highly skilled in many cases, I just wish it was portrayed on canvas rather than skin.

Chris

Well, I'm actually not a tattoo artist, and although I can see you're not so enthusiastic about the skin context, I guess you do concede that there is a lot of excellent tattoo artwork out there, isn't there?

(I guess that Christians with faith based tattoos that are witness-friendly have chosen to embrace the medium rather than resist it, so to speak.)

Seems anyway that you do recognize there is a great deal of very fine tattoo artwork around, anyway, isn't there?

 

[farouk]

@Triumph1300 FYI...did you see this thread's poll, Sir?

 

[farouk]

With my son's it had nothing to do with my feelings as a Christian, it was more a reality check that they were making decisions that I had little control over.
With me it was more an inspiration , so I felt good about it.

Although you might originally have had reservations about your sons' tattoos, later did your sons evidently seem pleased for your sake that in the end your own decision to get tattooed made you feel good?

 

[farouk]

Sorry but I see it as an over justification of tattoos & as a self-serving thing because you're enamored with it.
I'm sure someone could for eg. do any number of unbiblical things in order to witness, they could dye their hair multi colors or red & white too to spark comment or interest,or conversation concerning Jesus. A person does not have to mark their body with permanent ink like the heathens do as the bible states, in order to do that. The fact is, it seems with some, inking becomes a fetish and I hope it is not a fixation with you because you seem to really want to push getting tattoos as a way to witness to give it a righteous quality and tattooing is not what is in the Bible for Christians to do to witness.

@tzcho2 Thanks for your comments.

I guess what those who get Bible verse/witness tattoos would say is that it's not only - or even mainly - about feeling good being tattooed for its own sake but also or even more so about feeling good about witnessing effectively.

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[Helen]

Well, I'm actually not a tattoo artist, and although I can see you're not so enthusiastic about the skin context, I guess you do concede that there is a lot of excellent tattoo artwork out there, isn't there?

(I guess that Christians with faith based tattoos that are witness-friendly have chosen to embrace the medium rather than resist it, so to speak.)

Seems anyway that you do recognize there is a great deal of very fine tattoo artwork around, anyway, isn't there?

Okay my friend. Please post a photo of yourself, and all your tattoo's.

I am making a rule. You are only allowed to write in your tattoo and ear piercing threads from now on, if you post and show us yours.

 

[farouk]

Okay my friend. Please post a photo of yourself, and all your tattoo's.

I am making a rule. You are only allowed to write in your tattoo and ear piercing threads from now on, if you post and show us yours.

It faded before being photographed. (But I don't think you mind talking about tattoos and earrings yourself, do you... :) It's anyway what so many ppl get, distant and close, isn't it?)

 

[Helen]

It faded before being photographed. (But I don't think you mind talking about tattoos and earrings yourself, do you... :) It's anyway what so many ppl get, distant and close, isn't it?)

'IT', so you just had one done a million years ago.

Sooo do YOU wear (an) /ear rings ?

 

[farouk]

'IT', so you just had one done a million years ago.

Sooo do YOU wear (an) /ear rings ?

I did but not now.

How about you? :)

 

[farouk]

PS: @"ByGrace" , I rather like what @Pearl said:

We have to be able to be ourselves and express our individual personalities. As a new Christian many moons ago, I felt people in the church looked down on me because I wore earrings and make-up so I stopped and became rather dowdy. But then I learned to accept who I am and be myself because God love the me he created me to be and I am allowed to wear dangly earrings and make up and I am now free to be myself. But I would never be immodest but then I suppose that is something for the individual to define for themselves. We need to just accept each other - tattoos and all.

 

[farouk]

I am over 80 now..and got mine when I was 18, Cyprus, Army.

PS:
@Hisman FYI:

This is an age related poll thread about getting tattooed.

 

[farouk]

@Waiting on him PS: So as opposed to tattoos, as per discussion today, above, were you ever into earrings?

 

[Waiting on him]

@Waiting on him PS: So as opposed to tattoos, as per discussion today, above, were you ever into earrings?

I remember considering one as a teen, but my momma would have beat me with a hickory switch.

 

[farouk]

I remember considering one as a teen, but my momma would have beat me with a hickory switch.

These days you would probably have considered having both ears pierced, which is what they do now, generally speaking; and if it had been today, moreover, your mother would probably have let you do it, as well.

The first tattoo does tend to wait until 18. (As you said your daughters already did. Ears tend to be a bit earlier than 18, right?)

 

[Waiting on him]

These days you would probably have considered having both ears pierced, which is what they do now, generally speaking; and if it had been today, moreover, your mother would probably have let you do it, as well.

The first tattoo does tend to wait until 18. (As you said your daughters already did. Ears tend to be a bit earlier than 18, right?)[/
Many pierce their toddlers around here