Lacey - posted on 07/21/2010 ( 100 moms have responded )
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Hello,
Well I was just wondering what are your thoughts about mothers with tattoos and piercings. My mother hates the fact that I have piercings in my face and 4 tattoos (2 which are very visible all the time) She thinks I look trashy.
My opinion, tattoos and piercings are not what they used to be, a form of rebellion, tattoos are artwork now. My father in law has call both me and my hubby stupid for have tattoos.
I just ignore people when they look at me sideways, but how do you feel about it?
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Sierra - posted on 07/24/2010
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The fact is, no matter how you look (soccor mom, business mom, tattooed mom, whatever) SOMEONE is going to give you grief. I'll admit, I have some tattoos and piercings. I also work in a business environment. I confuse the heck out of people, especially when they find out I'm a mom and I raise my kids "like a hippie." No one expects it because of how I look. I feel like the most important thing isn't what I wear or my tattoos, it's that I raise my child to be considerate, polite, intellegent and kind. When people learn that about me, it really changes their view on judging people by how they look.
Just be yourself and do the best you can. People who don't know you don't matter. What matters is that you believe you're being the best mother you can be.
Hope my response helped.
Michelle - posted on 07/23/2010
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I think to each their own... I personally would not have visiable tattoos or piercings, and dont like the way they look on women. BUT with that being said... I dont like them so I dont get them... Its your life, your body, your decisions.
People are going to look at your, people are going to judge you, and you are doing the right thing by ignoring them!
I get the same looks when I am with my husband who is 13yrs older than me... And with his kids who are 23 and 21... they dont understand or get it so they stare.
Keep ignoring...its your life!
Jennifer - posted on 07/21/2010
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i have lots of tattoos, piercings, and my ear lobes are stretched to 7/8 of an inch. i get a lot of grief for it from people i don't know but my parents have always been supportive of me because they know what body modification means to me, they know it isn't a phase, they trust my judgment, and they know that i am a good person, and good mother.
i worked in a grocery store for three years after i graduated high school and some people were surprisingly very mean to me about it. old men always seemed to tell me that i would never get a man with all "that crap" and i would kindly point out that my husband loves me just the way i am and he is just as much a freak as i am :)
now that we are parents, we get a lot of negativity but we hold our heads high knowing that we are great parents. when my son is old enough, he is going to be the coolest kid in kindergarten, and someday my husband and i are going to be the coolest old people in the retirement home hahahah.