Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for March 18, 2009

I have a cousin who got a tattoo on her lower back - then she gained a little weight, then she lost a lot of weight, then she got married and had two kids. Her tattoo went from being a baroque-style sun to being a slightly lewd looking Rorschach test. Getting a tattoo when you’re young is a terrible idea!

I got my first when I was 42 and my most recent when I was 50. They still look great :-)

Haven’t you heard of laundry-markers, Holly?

a complete set of those with all available colours won’t set mum back so far as a full-job tatoo “doesn’t wash off easily”, so they will last for awhile (typically about a month or two), but if you don’t like guffaws from mum, grandma, Alix, Joan-chitti, … there are solvents that will remove the laundry-marker easily so you can try again. when tatoo disappears, you already have the supplies to redo it, so it sets mum back an incremental total of….$0.00! no needles and associated discomforts, infection-risk. In short, near-perfect solution (which I suggested on Monday anyway).

Someone once asked a pastor about tattoos. The pastor said that a person’s body is the temple of the Lord. Therefore, no graffiti on the temple. I am NOT trying to start a religious debate. I just wanted to share this as I thought it was funny.

I always think its interesting that people say “the body is the temple” and shouldn’t have tattoos - because almost every church (temple) I’ve been in has stained glass windows, and symbolic decoration. I have a celtic knot as a symbol of my faith tattooed on my ankle. How is that different than a stained glass window or picture in a santcuary of a church?

The Bible says in Leviticus 19:28 (NIV) “‘Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.

I think using permanent markers are a much better idea, for the reasons prasrinivara gives. What seems desirable now, might not be so desirable later.

I’m with Val. 30 is NOT middle aged!

The marker idea is great. It is also fun to share with your significante other.

I don’t like the idea of the needles, infection risk, itching etc. either, or the idea that it’s with you FOREVER unless you go through a painful (and expensive) removal process. That being said, if I ever DID get a tattoo, it would be on the bottom of my foot and say “If found drop in nearest mailbox”

Rodney99 says:

I don’t like the idea of the needles, infection risk, itching etc. either, or the idea that it’s with you FOREVER unless you go through a painful (and expensive) removal process. That being said, if I ever DID get a tattoo, it would be on the bottom of my foot and say “If found drop in nearest mailbox”

lol that was great.

i love how grammy breaks down the ages, to me 30 is not middle age if so i have 11 years till im middle age

To a 13 year old, 30’s is middle aged (ask one what age range their teachers are in. Believe me, the terms ‘middle aged’ and ‘thirty-something’ will come up in the same sentence). Plus Gramma had to justify calling herself old enough to do anything….

arceedee you are right most students will tell you that when asked how old there teachers are. i will tell you there age are around about. My oldest teacher is aboud 45 and she is still young, she has a beautiful little girl who is two. this teacher rocks. all my other teachers are between 24 and 35. all great ladys who i look up two. i havent had a guy teacher in a year. wow strange

MatthewJB I turned 50 last week and you don’t die from it. I sort of like it! I may get some respect now!

I plan on having a midlife crisis at 87.

Just ENTERING middle age, Val! You get to hang out & enjoy it for awhile yet!