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Getting ink stinks, kids

11 Jul 05:45am

Filed under: Adolescents, Children, Tattoos, Youth

What is the deal with tattoos?

It seems that if you’re under 30 and you don’t have an article of clothing - like shorts or a sleeve or a sock - permanently embedded in your skin then you may as well be declared a social emergency.

Some take it too far, like pop star Ke$ha. Picture: Instagram

I may be 44 but I still feel young at heart and think I understand what makes the Gen Z’s tick. As a parent of four I’ve always fancied myself hip and with it when it comes to the realities of my children’s existence.

I know that lives are now led in the fond embrace of a computer as all the latest gossip at school is amplified by Facebook. That’s OK.

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Sick of the BS says:

10:17pm | 17/07/12

Lmao @ all the idiots claiming tattoos are just a fad that will eventually go away! You do realise tattooing has been around for centuries dont you? Or are you just talking crap about something you have have nfi about and just plain dont like,so feel the the need to… Read more »
Blossom says:

06:20pm | 17/07/12

@Retired Soldier, If CJ came to me if i was in Cardiac Arrest, or suffering another life threatening injury, i would look at those Tattooed Arms , as arms of an Angel, you silly old man. Have any of you considered why people ink? Maybe they lost a beloved child,… Read more »

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