Unpopular Opinion Time

Yaaay I know everyone is excited.

Anyway, this opinion is based totally on cosmetics. Not the makeup kind.

I'm talking about tattoos.

Oh yeah, everyone loves them and wants their body covered. Not me, everyone. Now, in this day and age, it's more taboo to NOT have a tattoo. I'd like to count myself in that small percentage of people who don't have a tattoo and will most positively never get one. I don't like the idea of having something permanently on my body unless it was put there or made without my permission, like a scar for instance. Plus, I'm 100% positive I would regret getting it and having it; I have come to realize I'm not that dedicated or committed to something like that.

My canvas is blank and will continue to stay that way.

Wade doesn't have any tattoos either, thank goodness. I'm not attracted to them too much. They look good on some people, but it doesn't make me want to date the person any more than I would want to in the first place. I've been fortunate enough to date boys that don't have tattoos and never had them when they were dating me. Wade said that he's always wanted the maltese cross (for imagery, click here) on the inside of his bicep, but I shot the idea down. I said he really needs to think about it, and even if he got one I wouldn't want it anywhere that a person can see. To me, it's just not professional (even though he's a firefighter and it's perfectly okay to have tattoos). I don't like when you can see tattoos peeking out of a shirt or any other article of clothing (I'm talking about you, tramp stamps!), and I really would dislike having to make job / clothing choices based on a decision I made about what kind of flower I wanted on my back or upper arm or where ever.

Also, I think about children, and the impact that having tattoos has on them. Some parents don't seem to mind having their kids see them get / have tattoos, but I think I would mind. Sometimes, when you have kids, and they see that mommy and daddy have tattoos, they want one, so when they turn 18 or whatever they say "I'm totally getting a tattoo". Then mommy and daddy get mad and say "Oh I don't think so, not in my house." Well, you can't really be that much of a hypocrite in front of your kid, can you? Did you expect them to think it was not okay to get a tattoo when you have them? I don't like that.

That's really what I think. I think about the future. I'm a long term sort of person. How will this choice affect me 30 years from now? Will I look good with the Harry Potter lightning bolt on my hip or that giant skull and crossbones on my chest? SEXY.