i started something similar, if you look at my page. it makes me smile to see people do this; it is hard for us. but we can do it, and we will always have each other <3

<3 I'm glad it's going around, alot of artist and the likes suffer from depression so it only make sense that it should come to fa.

I'm trying to not do it...Sometimes it just happens. I like to think I won't do it again but I've been saying that for years u.u

Well, I'm here if you ever need it. We will always look out for each other :]

Your a sweetie *hugs*

Which reminds me. I'm behind, but YOUR pieces are almost done.

Well, not the poem; but the story is. :D
I love your art; can't wait to see the other piece. Your amazing, miss lady

I really do need to start on that x) I keep spacing but I should have it done sometime this week, and hopefully something to give you to work with on the poem.

Take your time, dearheart. <3

You should get it tattoo of it when you're old enough.

Lol I've got 4 tattoos I think I'm old enough XD

I've got that spot saved for something, moneys just an issue

I thought the legal age for tattoos was 21

18, here.

13-17 you need a parent's consent.

My 13-17 year old kids would never get that consent from this parent. I think people should wait until they're 21. Hopefully by that time they'd think of getting tattoos with more meaning not just things they think are cool at the time which they will likely regret getting later in life.

If I had 13-17 year old children, I would not consent to it either.

I'm not 21 yet and I know I'm not going to grow out of my tattoos, I figured I'd start young I want a buttload of tattoos. Sometimes it is better to give your kids your consent because I know alot and I mean alot of kids who go and get horrible home done tattoos because there parents wouldn't let them get one. And then they have an ugly crappy tattoo on there body for the rest of there life because usually home tattoos are hard to cover up. So if your kids do get really adamant about a tattoo I'd either try politely to talk them out of it, or tell them to wait til there 18 and be supportive or let them get there first tattoo young (like 17 because really 1 year isn't that big of a difference) but try to talk them into something little that isn't a band or a name or something. Like a butterfly or a heart or a skull, yeah they might eventually get sick of it, but it teaches them a valuable lesson in not getting something stupid tattooed on them. And if it's little they could cover it up easier.

I'm going to try and be a tattoo artist soonly so I know alot of stuff about tattoos and there etiquette and being as young as I am I know what kids are likely to do.

Though perhaps your children won't be as rebellious as most others are. It really depends on how much respect you give to a kid as to whether or not they'll listen to you in there teens.

I have a 5yr old daughter and a 3yr old son and if they came to me as teens asking if they could get tattooed, I'd tell them no. Like lots of other things in life, some things are just better to wait for. When we're teens we think lots of things are cool and worth getting tattoos of but when we're older and look back on things we can see how we've changed our opinions and beliefs on things and we realize that getting a tattoo of those things would have been a bad idea. If my kids did something that I told them not to do like getting tattooed, I'd tell them that I hope it hurt worse than it really should and they now it. If they got infected of course we'd go to the hospital to treat the infection.

Most kids are going to be rebellious at some point in their lives regardless and because of that they tend not realize the depths of the decisions that they make nor the consequences of said decisions which is why I believe that people should be at least 21 before getting tattoos.

So your saying that I shouldn't have gotten the tattoos I did because I'm not grown up enough to have them? Even despite the fact that not much of my opinion towards is going to change in 3 years?

I can join the military and go and die in a battle field, but I shouldn't have any say so as to what can be put on my body?

No I think 18 is a perfectly good enough age to get a tattoo. I'm not saying let your kids get tattoos, its just there going to do what they want to do anyway. I'm just saying it's better to be more open minded when your kids are in there teen years then being daddy hardass. Because in the long run trying to make decisions for your teens life only makes them more spiteful, and listen less. I'm not saying 'you' should give your kids your consent because I'm not telling you how to raise your children. I'm just saying it's not always a bad thing, and you can only give your kids consent to get a tattoo at the age of 16, any younger than that they can only get piercings with there parents consent in most states.

It's trail and error and there going to do what they want to anyway. Just keep that in mind.

No, I'm saying that your thought of what you'd get or where you got the tattoo placed on your body may change as you age. You may not believe in the same things a year from now. You said your opinions haven't changed much but they had to have changed. When I was your age, I was adamantly opposed to getting any tattoos. Now I have 10 and I want to get 30 my the time I'm thirty. That worked in favor of the tattoos but for a lot of people the reverse is the reality: people get tattoos in their youth only to regret them as they get older.

I also think that people should not be inducted into the military until their 21.

My daughter told me that she wants to get a tattoo that says DADDY someday. I told her that when she's old enough I'll buy it for her.

you know who to go to. we will take away that hate. you saw what i did with my scar, though mine i will never attempt to cover up and will serve as a reminder for the rest of my life. yours though... i think we can cover it up easily :3

Yeah moneys just been the issue and general unsureness of what I want there.

*hugs* The one and only time I cut myself was 2 years ago. I had to sign a Life Pledge in therapy saying that I would talk to at least 1 of 4 people before I ever tried harming myself again.

You can stop this!

3 years ago I was locked up in a mental institution for seriously injuring myself, I had to talk to them about my life and why I did the things I did. Talking about it doesn't seem to help awhole lot it just reminds me how fucked my life has been. But I try to look on the brighter side of everything anymore.

Cause it could always be worse.

And thank you for your words sweetie