Tattoos

[faroukfarouk]

My brother has some tribal bands around his arms, a celtic cross, and the initials of his kids, nieces, and our grandmother. He works for a public utility and they dont like people showing ink. Its a bit like the US military these days, no visible ink.

Tribal bands can often be interlaced with something like Scripture references. Kind of makes for an effective tattoo. Celtic/tribal has become very widespread and popular.

Re. your grandmother, did she get any ink? I've read about how many seniors have gotten their first tattoos.

 

[William67]

Tribal bands can often be interlaced with something like Scripture references. Kind of makes for an effective tattoo. Celtic/tribal has become very widespread and popular.

Re. your grandmother, did she get any ink? I've read about how many seniors have gotten their first tattoos.

No. Like me, she didnt believe in marking yourself. She passed away in
'87. My siblings and my niece are the first ones to get ink in my line. My cousin Joe (tattoo artist) is covered. Shirt, sleeves, both legs. But Joe is a second cousin. Our grandfathers were brothers. All of his sons and grandson's have ink.

 

[faroukfarouk]

Seems like many seniors are doing it for the first time:


' "...Most of my clients are in the older bracket," Gallo-Kohlas told The Huffington Post. "We see a lot of women in their sixties and seventies getting their first tattoos." Gallo-Kohlas recalls a woman in her sixties who got a tattoo because everyone in the golf clique at her gated community had one. It seemed like the thing to do in order to fit in.'
Many Women Get Tattoos Post 50 ? And Don't Regret It Later huffington post

 

[faroukfarouk]

No. Like me, she didnt believe in marking yourself. She passed away in
'87. My siblings and my niece are the first ones to get ink in my line. My cousin Joe (tattoo artist) is covered. Shirt, sleeves, both legs. But Joe is a second cousin. Our grandfathers were brothers. All of his sons and grandson's have ink.

Well, if your cousin is a tattoo artist, I guess it goes with the territory. Seems like they were all men, until your niece was the first woman in the family to do it. (Maybe she won't be the last.)

 

[William67]

Well, if your cousin is a tattoo artist, I guess it goes with the territory. Seems like they were all men, until your niece was the first woman in the family to do it. (Maybe she won't be the last.)

My niece was the first. My sister got one about two years ago. I actually borrowed one of my cousins guns and did the eternity symbol freehand, along with her daughters initials. It was my first try. She liked the results.

 

[William67]

Well, if your cousin is a tattoo artist, I guess it goes with the territory. Seems like they were all men, until your niece was the first woman in the family to do it. (Maybe she won't be the last.)

Joe has a shop on a beach in Florida. But he was up here in NC for a year taking care of his mother when she had cancer. He moved back to Florida after she passed.

 

[faroukfarouk]

My niece was the first. My sister got one about two years ago. I actually borrowed one of my cousins guns and did the eternity symbol freehand, along with her daughters initials. It was my first try. She liked the results.

So your sister is your niece's mom? A lot of mother - daughter tattoo 'partnerships' have been established and many over 40s - male & female - have been getting their first tattoo.

 

[faroukfarouk]

Joe has a shop on a beach in Florida. But he was up here in NC for a year taking care of his mother when she had cancer. He moved back to Florida after she passed.

Sorry about his mother's passing.

 

[William67]

Seems like many seniors are doing it for the first time:


' "...Most of my clients are in the older bracket," Gallo-Kohlas told The Huffington Post. "We see a lot of women in their sixties and seventies getting their first tattoos." Gallo-Kohlas recalls a woman in her sixties who got a tattoo because everyone in the golf clique at her gated community had one. It seemed like the thing to do in order to fit in.'
Many Women Get Tattoos Post 50 ? And Don't Regret It Later huffington post

My grandmother was born in 1924 in the mountains of east Tennessee. People today would call her a "Fundamentalist Christian".

 

[William67]

So your sister is your niece's mom? A lot of mother - daughter tattoo 'partnerships' have been established and many over 40s - male & female - have been getting their first tattoo.

No. I have three nieces. My older brother's daughter is the one with the tats. My sister's girls are 14 and 8. Much too young for ink. Although, the youngest loves those stick on tattoos.

 

[faroukfarouk]

My grandmother was born in 1924 in the mountains of east Tennessee. People today would call her a "Fundamentalist Christian".

Well, many evangelicals get tattoos. Fundamentalist can sometimes imply that culturally the way things were before WW2 ought to be set in stone, as it were; at that time few women got tattoos.

 

[William67]

Well, many evangelicals get tattoos. Fundamentalist can sometimes imply that culturally the way things were before WW2 ought to be set in stone, as it were; at that time few women got tattoos.

She also didnt believe in wearing makeup or coloring her hair. When I was young, she used to read from the Bible, then quiz me on what she had just read so I would gain understanding.

 

[faroukfarouk]

No. I have three nieces. My older brother's daughter is the one with the tats. My sister's girls are 14 and 8. Much too young for ink. Although, the youngest loves those stick on tattoos.

I'm sure your sister would not mind - in the light of her ink gotten 2 years ago - if her 14 and 8 year old daughters became interested in being inked when they get old enough. (It's hard for an inked or pierced parent to dissuade sons and daughters from getting inked or pierced as well, when they are old enough.) But it's also very much an individual thing.

 

[faroukfarouk]

She also didnt believe in wearing makeup or coloring her hair. When I was young, she used to read from the Bible, then quiz me on what she had just read so I would gain understanding.

Well this was great; getting a foundation of the Bible at a young age is a great start in life. (The externals are more subjective and optional.)

 

[William67]

I'm sure your sister would not mind - in the light of her ink gotten 2 years ago - if her 14 and 8 year old daughters became interested in being inked when they get old enough. (It's hard for an inked or pierced parent to dissuade sons and daughters from getting inked or pierced as well, when they are old enough.) But it's also very much an individual thing.

True. But the girls were there when I inked their mother. Afterward, the 14 year old kept talking about getting a tat. So, I sterilized the gun, and ran a new needle over her skin. She didnt like that and I havent heard anything else from her about getting one. She has a very low tolerance for pain. I dont know about the youngest, though.

 

[William67]

Well this was great; getting a foundation of the Bible at a young age is a great start in life. (The externals are more subjective and optional.)

I agree. She started as soon as I was old enough to speak and understand. About age 2.

 

[faroukfarouk]

True. But the girls were there when I inked their mother. Afterward, the 14 year old kept talking about getting a tat. So, I sterilized the gun, and ran a new needle over her skin. She didnt like that and I havent heard anything else from her about getting one. She has a very low tolerance for pain. I dont know about the youngest, though.

I guess there's always numbing cream.

Your nieces must have been intrigued by and enjoyed seeing their mom being tattooed.

 

[faroukfarouk]

I agree. She started as soon as I was old enough to speak and understand. About age 2.

"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." (Proverbs 22.6)

(Externals such as tattoos are more optional.)

 

[William67]

I guess there's always numbing cream.

Your nieces must have been intrigued by and enjoyed seeing their mom being tattooed.

They did seem amazed. I explained how it worked as I did it. I had practiced for weeks on fake skin. I think the reason their mom was ok with me letting her experience it was so that she wouldnt hound her about it for years. If theyre adults, fine, they can get tats. But they would have aggravated her for years with "Am I old enough yet?".

Well, its time to leave for church. Have a good day, brother. God bless.

 

[faroukfarouk]

They did seem amazed. I explained how it worked as I did it. I had practiced for weeks on fake skin. I think the reason their mom was ok with me letting her experience it was so that she wouldnt hound her about it for years. If theyre adults, fine, they can get tats. But they would have aggravated her for years with "Am I old enough yet?".

Well, its time to leave for church. Have a good day, brother. God bless.

God bless His Word to you guys today.

Yes, I expect your sister wanted her daughters to become gradually exposed to and familiar with what is for many adults by choice a wholesome and meaningful experience.

Yes, it can seem amazing when seen for the first time and they must have been really impressed by what was happening to their mom's skin, by her choice.