Comment by mbjensen.

my mom and I have matching quarter-sized shamrocks on upper butt/lower hip. Undetectable by anyone except a spouse or a 4 year old who catches you schnaked fresh out of shower. “Mommy, that sticker STILL hasn’t come off?” Never thought about that question 9 years ago as I turned 30 and had a mom who was my rocking partner-in-crime.

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Comment by Alexandra.

People who get the crazy tats like the sleeves and things hopefully have a vocation where it doesn’t matter much that there’s a steamship inked across their chests….

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Comment by Jen.

Tats are nasty. Period.

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Comment by calliope.

Some people think tats are nasty. They’re entitled to their opinion, but I personally don’t find them nasty at all. I got a tattoo on my lower back (not cause tramp stamps are cool but so it could be easily hidden for a job) when I was 19. This upcoming June I’ll be a mom. With a tattoo. That predates my being a mom.

Which is what I imagine is often the case nowadays. Tattoos, piercings and body mods are common now, especially tattoos and piercings. You can remove piercings (I removed both in my eyebrow and the one in my tongue…again for jobs) but you can’t remove tattoos, so if you get a tattoo before you get pregnant, you’re sort of automatically a mom with a tattoo.

It’s not cliche, it’s simply a sign of a new generation of moms.

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Comment by hokgardner.

My tattoo, on my ankle, predates my kids by a decade. And I’ve told my kids that when they are 23 and self-supporting, like I was, they can get a tattoo too.

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Comment by muffintopmommy.

Tattoos and muffin tops don’t mix well….perhaps when I get rocking abs I’ll tatoo the treadmuffin….so yeah, that will be never…the tramp stamp at the park is always hawt though….

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Comment by Amethyst Moon.

My children have grown up around tattoos as hubby and I both have many. In raising them we raised them to get to know people not for the color or colors of their skin but for who they are on the inside. They have also been made aware that there will always be people that judge you by the way you look and think “tats are just nasty.” Tattoos allow creativity and self expression, in a world that on one hand preaches tolerance while on the other demands conformity.

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Comment by Mad Housewife.

I personally love tattoos. I only have two, placed where they are easy to cover up, but have plans for more. Not a whole body full but at least a couple of more. Mine came after I had my daughter, but I had been considering one of them for a long while and was just too chicken to do it. The other one represents my daughter and the daughter I miscarried. I am sure there are a lot of people out there who get inked just because it’s “cool” or what-not, but there are that many more of us that get inked for a reason. I figure if you don’t like it, don’t look at it!

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Comment by Jenifer.

On Sunday, I asked a woman, who happen to be wearing a tank top in 40 degree rainy weather what her tattoo on her elbow represented and she said, “Nothing. Getting tattooed is cool” I then asked her how many tattoos did she think I had(btw I had on a hoodie showing no tattoos). She said “None” to which I replied, “Wrong! I have EIGHT plus my chest is done but because my tattoos represent something or someone and I got them for me I don’t need to flash them to be “cool” & I won’t regret mine later down the road you will. I hear laser removal hurts worse then getting a tattoo .. Good Luck with that!”

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Comment by Plano Mom.

When I was 19 it was cutting edge to have two sets of holes pierced in your ears. I was super cutting edge in that I only had one extra hole in one ear. Now my three earrings are tame, and the most comments I get are people telling me I’ve lost an earring. Looks kinda tame too, with my suburban mom diamonds. It’s all relative, and I’ve definitely missed this trend. I think I’ll just be a nerdy mom and stick with my stretch marks and three ear holes.

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Comment by skchord.

Starting when I was 18, I proceeded to get 4 tattoos. I’m now turning 30 and am a mom of 2. There will always be people who think tattoos are nasty and they are entitled to their opinion. Even in my early years when I got mine, I actually thought about the future and got all but the one on my ankle in places easily hidden by clothing. This is because I got them for me…not for the whole world. My husband has none and won’t get any and that’s okay. I think it’s important for children to see that their parents expressed themselves and maybe for some even made a mistake if they regret it later.

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Comment by StephanieG.

I am 43 and contemplating my first body ink. Mine damn sure won’t be a tramp stamp, but whatever I get will be meaningful and represent an important time in my life. I fought and beat breast cancer, and if I want a pink ribbon or a butterfly or some other symbol, it’s nobody’s business but mine.

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Comment by Kelcey, TMH.

I came so so close in college to getting a Phi Phi sorority arrow on my bikini line. Thankfully, I must have passed out from too many Sex on the Beach shots before we ever got to the tattoo place.

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Comment by Hannah.

I’ve thought about it getting a tat. I happen to think that tattoos are a freedom of expression and to each his or her own. I personally don’t like the stereotypes associated with tattoos. I can’t ignore such stereotypes do exist so all these years I have refrained. I don’t like the idea of my kid one day pointing out to me that I have a tattoo so he should be able to get one. I can’t say I’ll never get one but for right now I’m sticking with no ink.

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Comment by annie.

My kids tell me I need to get the 13″ scar up the center of my belly made into some sort of floral viney thing….but what happens when they cut the tat? What do I end up with then?

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Comment by AnnieD.

Both of my tattoos predate my children, and after almost 10 years I still love my ink! I had tattoos, than I became a mom, so now I am a mom with tattoos. And I want at least 1 more. I don’t think they are nasty. I do think that they are cool, especially when they have a meaning. It’s really nobody’s business where they are or what they mean, and I don’t care if other people have a problem with “mom’s with tattoos”. And I won’t care when my children want to be “kids with tattoos”.

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Comment by Heather, TMH.

For the love of all things trampy, stop saying tat. That’s what my youngest called his pacifer. Every time I hear someone say they want to get a tat I imagine them with a pacy in their mouth.

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Comment by Mimzy Wimzy.

I am a mom. I have 26 tattoos. I got each and every one of them when my 3 children were already in school. They have gone with me to get them. I have some that are “for” them. I have one that my tattoo artist friend let me do on myself, its a character my one daughter had drawn for me.
My husband and I have been together for about 4 years now. His grandparents have NEVER seen my tattoos and we get together frequently. He has a couple that they know about and his grandmother always make snide remarks about them. His mom also is not a fan of tattoos, but she loves me regardless because she knows I love her son and he loves me. Thats whats important!
Tattoos are a personal choice. The clothes you wear and the hair style you choose are also, personal choice. To each his own.
I got my tattoos of my own free will. I know they do not appeal to everyone and when I feel it is appropriate, I cover them. Not an easy thing to do on a 100* day in the middle of summer at a bbq! But, I do it out of respect for the grandparents who are of a different generation and mindset.

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Comment by melanie.

Okay, so I got all sorts of abuse here when I put in my two cents about this sort of thing regarding a bridesmaid – or was it a barmaid? no matter, where were all of you back then? Huh? Sweeties?

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Comment by Average Jane.

I have absolutely no tattoos on my perfect, porcelain, china doll skin and I am very pleased that I never got any. That being said, I secretly think having tattoos makes you significantly cooler.

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Comment by Chris10.

I think it’s because tattoos became much more acceptable after the late 80s-90s. And those who were young and wild 10 years ago are now moms.

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