Post 3: Tattoos and Teens

Should I get a tattoo? What should I get one of? I believe these are the universal questions for most teenager who wants to find some way to express themselves. I feel like teenagers go through a phase were getting a tattoo sounds so good and they must have one. I know that I go through this same phase very so often but usually end up having doubts about getting one. I liked this article about tattoos and teenagers because it wasn’t a question about whether teens should get tattoos but a matter of what they should get, where they should get it on their bodies and what would it mean to themselves and the people around them. A lot that was said in the article laid out the pros and cons of getting a tattoo for me. For instances a con to getting a tattoo would be that even though our generation sees tattoos as a way of expressing oneself the older generations tend to see tattoos as a sign of rebellion and problems in the future; and a pro would be that with society telling us how to dress and how to act tattoos are more and more seeming to be the only thing that is original to you yourself that no one else can have. The article also talks about getting a tattoo that represents a culture that is different from your own and how that sometimes can be a hard choice to make. I, for one, always wanted a Swahili symbol which means “Hakuna matata”- no worries because I like the meaning and think the symbol is very beautiful.
Every time I go through a phase of really wanting a tattoo I usually back out of it for many reasons. For one, I believe that if you have any doubt about getting it than it is not right for you. TATTOOS ARE PERMANENT! You better love what you are PERMANENTLY putting on your body! Two. My parents are very easy going people but getting tattoos, to them, is out of the question and they probably wouldn’t talk to me for a very long time. I have a great relationship with my parents so I care, very much, what they think of me. Tattoos are awesome and I admire them on many people. I think that they show originality in many people but I think for me, as of now, I will show my originality by not getting a tattoo during a time were tattoos are such a phase.