sailors and tattoos
I know that sailors and tattoos go hand and hand.... just wondering how other moms out there are feeling about this?
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...she is wanting to get tats that signify members of the family, I know it's her choice , the problem I have is placement. one on ankle and one on top of foot. they are coverable as far as the Navy is concerned but what about when she gets out or wants to dress up in a dress and strappy heels or just shorts and flip-flops. Guess i'm just old fashion.. granted I have thought about it for myself, even went into a shop and talked to the artist, just couldn't bring myself to find something that i wanted on my body for the rest of my life, covered or not.
I know it's her life and her body, and if one of my two sons wanted one later in life i probably wouldn't have such a problem with it.... just the momma of my babygirl coming out in me i guess.
added after discussion started:
...she is wanting to get tats that signify members of the family, I know it's her choice , the problem I have is placement. one on ankle and one on top of foot. they are coverable as far as the Navy is concerned but what about when she gets out or wants to dress up in a dress and strappy heels or just shorts and flip-flops. Guess i'm just old fashion.. granted I have thought about it for myself, even went into a shop and talked to the artist, just couldn't bring myself to find something that i wanted on my body for the rest of my life, covered or not.
I know it's her life and her body, and if one of my two sons wanted one later in life i probably wouldn't have such a problem with it.... just the momma of my babygirl coming out in me i guess.
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Permalink Reply by fly 2 on
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My son went in with 3 and has been in for 1 1/2yrs. now and has 7. They are very nice looking, but it is there decision. They all look very nice and well done. But I think he is out of room lol.
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Permalink Reply by odetta on
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my daughter has been in a little over 2 years- she is a seabee- i am a nurse and i've always said that tats will come back to haunt you- saw one several years ago that said grade a beef on a young man and thought by the time he gets to the nursing home it should be changed to aged beef- but anywho when my beautiful girl was home on her first leave- she called the quarterdeck to get permission to get one- it is small and since it on her hiney it is usually concealed- but i have to say that it really is cute- it is a seabee-
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Permalink Reply by lynda n on -
I am not in favor of tattoos, however when Aaron went to Japan, one of the first things he did was get two tattoos! One on his back and one on his upper arm. Since he has such a great body, toned, muscular I do have to admit they look good on him. Last year he got his last name tattooed with the family crest, that one he did while on leave at home in NJ. I have reminded him these may not look so cool when he's 70, but it's his body, and his decision.
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Permalink Reply by Robbi Puryear on -
Carol,
I have two sons in the Navy, one that was non commissioned and one is an officer. The older of the two graduated boot camp and two days later had a navy anchor tatooed on his back. The younger one who is an officer has no desire to have a tatoo. Some kids are going to get one no matter what you say. So if your daughter gets one just be prepared and try not to get too upset.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on -
Sea Story! This was told to me by my LPO at my first command. I have no idea if it is true or not, probably not but who knows? But it is worth a chuckle or two.
His ship was pulling into Hong Kong, and the young New Guy really wanted a tattoo. Hong Kong artists are supposedly among some of the best. However, he was deathly afraid of needles. So he begged his buddies to make him get one, maybe two, while on liberty, even if they had to get him sloshed to do it. Off they go and begin hitting the bars.
The poor kid wakes up on the ship the next morning, hung over. He checks his arms and legs, no bandages. He gets up to get dressed and discovers there's two large bandages on his rump and an embarrassing polaroid picture tacked up in the berthing area. It showed all his buddies waving, and him in the middle, passed out and showing two new tattoos. One was of ruby red lips in a kiss mark, the other said "Grade A Prime Beef" on a blue ribbon.
Moral of the story? Never drink and ink, and never, ever let your buddies choose your tattoo for you!
(Don't worry, reputable artists will not work on a person who has been drinking)
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Permalink Reply by CarolJ * Courtney's Mom * on -
oh that is good LOL
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Permalink Reply by Cheryl, proud mother of PO2!! Brannon on -
TATTOOS!!! My son went in with none and now has 6. GC moms beware! There is a great parlor in Savannah. They went there almost every long weekend off and all the boys got them! My son told me he was 20, lived in SC and there was nothing I could do. His first one was a tribute to his father that passed away (who didnt even like tats) during his first month of A school. He got some other ones and then this past January he gave me one for my birthday. A real heart (check our my pics on my page to see it), not a Valentine one, cause I gave life to him and he appreciates it. Threw in a couple of pink ribbons cause I am a breast cancer survivor. Has 3 on his legs, 2 on his arm and 1 on his shoulder. Cant see them in uniform but I always tell him "what about when you are walking thru Disney World with your kids?!!"
I would have preferred he didnt get them but things could be worse!
Happy Veterans Day!!
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Permalink Reply by Cindi on -
I really hope my son does not get one. I just do not care for them and just about all the young people you see have them. There seems to be a stigma that goes with having tattos up and down your arms and I don't want that for my son. I worry that if he gets tattos up down his arm that they will hold him back in his career, But if he gets one I hope that it's where no one can see it. Better yet I hope that he will listen to me and not get one at all.
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Permalink Reply by Amy (Ezra's Mom) on -
Little side story....my sister-in-law got a tattoo of Garfield on her bikini line before she had kids. Garfield lost a foot during her first C-Section...and another during the second. So girls...think about that too when and if you get one.
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Permalink Reply by Reggie on -
My friend's son is wanting to join the Marines. They said he'd have to have some arm tatts removed before he can join. He has to be able to cover arm tatoos with his hand. He is undergoing the process of having them lasered, 4 treatments @ $200 each and it will take approx 6 months.
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Permalink Reply by Cheryl, proud mother of PO2!! Brannon on
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I have a friend with a son in the Army in Afghanistan. He had to have tats removed from his neck before he went in for about the same cost....
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Permalink Reply by Jody on
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My son went in with 6, but had to get permission though as I think the limit is supposed to be 5. A friend told me about a young woman who had a tat on her back near the bikini line and when she was about to deliver a child they would not give her an epidural (sp) as it had something to do with the needle placement and the ink. Just something for our female sailors to think about.
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