Help with tattoo!!!!!?

Question

i am 17 years old.....and i really want a tattoo......but of coure the only thing in my way is my parents.....i want to get a small tattoo on my upper back on my left shoulder......but my parents are so against them...they think that they are hoosier, and that only bums or freaks get them..i'm a guy by the way.i've wanted the same one for years.....i want a small celtic cross to represent my irish heritage.......How can i convince them to let me get one?

Answer 1

wait till ur 18 then just say your getting one. then regardless of what they say get it. thats what i did. they got over it. im getting another one and i'll have the same problem as i did with the first but its my body - my life

Answer 2

i begged for 4 months b4 my b-day and ii told them by them saying yes to it would be my b-day present from them...lol and right b4 my b-day they said yes...or u can just wait til ur 18 and get it

Answer 3

THE ANSWER IS U THAT U CANT...PARENTS ACTUALLY THINK THAT GANGSTERS,ROUGES & ETC WILL GET TATTOOS.....LOOK IM GONNA GET A TATTOO....

MY MUM WAS TOTALLY AGAINST IT BUT I TOLD HET THAT ITS MY BODY & I WILL DO WHAT I WANT  WITH IT COZ IM GONNA BE 21 NEXT YEAR( I'VE BEEN ASKING HER PERMISSION FOR THE PAST 10YEARS 4 ME ETTING A TATTOO)....MY MUM AFTER THAT GAVE UP TELLING ME NOT TO,NOW THAT I SHOWED HER IN MATURE & REAPONSIBLE MY MUM EVEN GAVE ME A FEW SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT KING OF TATTOOS THAT I SHOULD GET.....

1ST U STOP LIVING OFF YOUR PARENTS,SHOW THEM THAT U R MATURE & RESPONSIBLE & THEY MAY ALLOW U TO GET 1...EACH PARENTS ARE DIFFERENT....IT'S YOUR BODY SO DO WHAT U WANT,AFTER U GET A JOB & IS SECURE IN LIFE NOT WHEN YOUR 17.....

Answer 4

Although tattoos are forever, so is your heritage. I think It's a great Idea to get it and it's not like your getting it on your forehead! They'll get over it, But I would say wait until you're 18. If you do that it shows them that you're responsible and you don't want to go behind their backs or lie to them about anything.

Good luck buddy

Answer 5

Just wait till you're 18, or find some one who will do it anyway.

Answer 6

Listen to your parents, not your own teenage angst. Tattoos are forever. Think it over for a few more years, and make the decision when you are more mature and rational.

Answer 7

Have the exact design and size you want drawn out. Put it away until you're 18 (or longer) and can get a tattoo without parental consent. Dig out the design, and if it's still something you want, go for it. At 17, it's easy to get caught up in something and end up with a permanent tattoo you hate in three years time. While I admire that you want something to represent your heritage, rather than just something trendy, you'll do a lot of growing up over the next few years and may change your mind. I got my first tat when I was 20, and it was significantly different than what I'd have gotten at 16 or 17 when I originally wanted one.

Answer 8

don't do it!listen to your parents.they're right! when you'll be older you'll want not to have it.

Answer 9

nice choice in the tattoo by the way. um you could tell them how much you've wanted a tattoo and for how long you've wanted it. you could say you deserve it and back that up with some stuff. say that you'll pay for it.  you could tell them that they should be happy you didn't want to cover your arms in tattoos. or just threaten them by saying that if they don't let you the particular tattoo that you like you'll get one that they don't like.  wait scratch that last one u might get in trouble.haha hmm you could wait until your 18 when ur legally an adult but it looks like you want it right now. okay last one- you could tell them to be proud that you want something in reminder of your heritage. hope i could help.....