deeperthanwar

This is interesting.
It's taken from a blog on the Wall Street Journal about parenting.
This is an interesting one for me.  The article is discussing the signals that a tattoo gives to your children.  In particular, it mentions that a number of people visiting a New York tattoo removal clinic are new parents who 'find they underestimated the image they want to project'. 
For me, I didn't experience this feeling at all.  I won't be encouraging Addie to get a tattoo.  But I have nothing against her getting one when she reaches the age of majority, so long as she thinks it through properly.
Yes, tattoos are becoming more mainstream, and that brings different attitudes.  I don't think that it always has to be about your job, though.  I would suggest anyone getting a tattoo, be it a tiny butterfly on their back, or a large full-colour piece on the side of their neck, think carefully about what they were getting and why. 
My own opinion is that if you think you might ever want to get it removed, then don't get it.  I know it's more complicated than that, but it's a good rule of thumb to start with.

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