Poll: Best age for first tattoo?

[farouk]

Thanks to all who voted so far in the poll!

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

 

[farouk]

I really have no regard for tattoos one way or the other.

Much love!

Some ppl do find faith based/Bible verse ones make for really effective conversation-starters in witness, anyway; but it's not for everyone, I guess.

 

[JohnPaul]

You decided to go big with the tattoo size, then!

A lot of ppl (maybe especially women) seem to start with a small one; although some ppl are confident to start with bigger ones.

Yes, the head of Christ is big, I wanted to make it seen and noticeable, for it to stand out.

 

[farouk]

Yes, the head of Christ is big, I wanted to make it seen and noticeable, for it to stand out.

Yes, a lot of Christians want to use it as a witness tool that is seen and which works. Making it really noticeable is indeed a good motive to have, I guess.

For women, though, I guess arm is a better placement for a faith based tattoo witness tool.

 

[farouk]

...I wanted to make it seen and noticeable, for it to stand out.

PS: The post also responded to above from Jar shows that for her, making it noticeable was really important; the fact that she made it visible - to make sure it is seen - seems for her to have been a really good and important motive, anyway. In her view, doing it was an excellent thing.

(She said, before:)

Nowadays, tattoos can be used and are used for a gamut of reasons and while sometimes they are no less sinful than idolatry, I do believe that it's excellent for a Christian to get a mark of their faith. .. The reason I got this tattoo is because, as a lady from my church said, it's my cheat sheet. It's a reminder, a promise, a rebuke and it's my solace. I put it in a visible spot, so that I could read it. And it's in an incredibly painful spot to get a tattoo and the pain of it resonates within me, also telling me that this is nothing compared to what I imagine Jesus felt, dying on the cross for us. This is a permanent mark, one that will never, ever go away and I don't ever want it to. I also think that this is a statement for those who do see it and it's a reminder to myself that this is an incredibly visible tattoo and that I should conduct myself as a proper Christian when sometimes it's easy to forget.

 

[farouk]

@jshiii FYI...

 

[jshiii]

Nothing against Tattoos, as my son has enough for all of us lol. As for me, I love the body that Christ created in me, JUST AS IT IS! :)

And I want my Heavenly Horse PURE and WHITE!! LOL

 

[farouk]

Nothing against Tattoos, as my son has enough for all of us lol. As for me, I love the body that Christ created in me, JUST AS IT IS! :)

So your son has lots, then? :) so would any of his be faith based? They do work effectively as witness conversation-starters, anyway.

But you yourself don't have any. (If not like your son's, would Mrs. jshiii have been inclined for 1 or 2 merely small ones, maybe?)

 

[jshiii]

So your son has lots, then? :) so would any of his be faith based? They do work effectively as witness conversation-starters, anyway.

But you yourself don't have any. (If not like your son's, would Mrs. jshiii have been inclined for 1 or 2 merely small ones, maybe?)

I have none and I'm ex military at that. My son has a big cross on his chest. My wife has none.

 

[farouk]

I have none and I'm ex military at that. My son has a big cross on his chest. My wife has none.

Yes, it used to be very much a military thing and a man thing, and it still is. Now military wives are apparently also a hugely represented tattooed demographic, often in family, patriotic and faith themes.

 

[farouk]

PS: @jshiii So is your son also military/ex-military?
This was also a quote I saw which shows that lately it's what military spouses do now:

My wife has talked about this possibility, but she has said she'd have a hard time deciding what to put permanently on her body. She has been urged by other military spouses to get one.

chirstianforums dot com

 

[farouk]

I am deathly afraid of needles, and yet I have a tattoo.

I made a major change in my life and the thought came to me that I wanted a tattoo of a cross to remind me daily of where I have been and where I need to stay focused. After over 18 months of deciding I had it done.

I put it on my arm, higher up, but there are three small 'drops of blood' just past my elbow on the top side of my arm. I have people come to me many times saying that I am bleeding, and that opens up the door for me to show them my tattoo and give my testimony.

Yes, perseverance brings its rewards. Faith based tattoo designs indeed work.

 

[farouk]

My granddaughter just got her ears pierced.
Now she wants another one right near it.
We're all hoping that's the end of it.
She's 17 and every girl here has her ears pierced...

You also mentioned ink. The tattoo doesn't usually become an option until 18. At 17 it's usually still ear piercings, sometimes more than 1 pair.

 

[farouk]

I remember the first double ear piercings --- they looked kind of funny.
Now I think they look nice if the right earrings are worn. ..
I like how this looks:

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So also your granddaughter does seem to like it now, it seems.

You guys seem to have the same stylistic heartbeat, so to speak.

It's mainstream now.

As is ink.

 

[farouk]

And you're right...I doubt she'll ever want them.
She's very reserved and rather shy....

You may indeed be right. Although 17 year old can be a lot shyer than 18-19 year olds (not least when it comes to things they can do post-18...

 

[GodsGrace]

You may indeed be right. Although 17 year old can be a lot shyer than 18-19 year olds (not least when it comes to things they can do post-18...

You sound very knowledgeable about kids.
I just wonder if you teach...
No need to reply.

 

[farouk]

You sound very knowledgeable about kids.
I just wonder if you teach...
No need to reply.

Not particularly...

But I guess, at around 18, tattooing is symptomatic of an emboldening of the young adult in question, right?

(E.g., as in: "Nikki, you dared do it!", when Nikki comes home from the parlor, etc.)

 

[farouk]

@GodsGrace ...(if this last comment of mine makes any sense?)

 

[GodsGrace]

Not particularly...

But I guess, at around 18, tattooing is symptomatic of an emboldening of the young adult in question, right?

(E.g., as in: "Nikki, you dared do it!", when Nikki comes home from the parlor, etc.)

OK F,,,,but I don't know who Nikki is!
It may not be here...it's probably a series maybe.

 

[farouk]

OK F,,,,but I don't know who Nikki is!
It may not be here...it's probably a series maybe.

Oh I was just referring to a hypothetical Nikki; like a typical 18 year old who gets her first inking.

(If you get the sense of 18 year olds typically daring to do it for the first time...)