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Tattoo Feedback
MunkyMunk:
One of my arms is completely sleeved and the other is a half-sleeve.
I work in a white collar office, in a conservative field. When it's hot out, I roll my shirtsleeves up; no problem. I work in my office with short sleeves, no problem. Of course, I only let my ink show after I showed them how competently I could perform my job and how dependable I am!
If I'm ever concerned about how I might be perceived (like at parent-teacher conferences or when I first met my wife's family, etc.), I wear a long-sleeve shirt. It's no big deal. For the rest of my time, I absolute love having very many tattoos. I'm true to myself, and I make small sacrifices in certain situations.
I think tattoos are so common now that fewer assumptions are made about the heavily-tattooed than ever before. Will you still get some folks assuming you're low class? Of course. But you can't live your life in fear of them and their thoughts.
VOT:
Yes you will get judged you have to decide whether you care. If you have the ability to cover up it shouldn't be a major issue. I have one half sleeve, one full sleeve and half my back. Cover up at work, uncovered outside of work. If people want to judge then so be it
Semi-Sly:
--- Quote from: jbrit25 on November 13, 2015, 06:00:55 AM ---In January I am scheduled to continue a tattoo that will give me a 3/4 sleeve. A friend of mine told me I better think it over because I will be limited in my dress at work, and other social situations which is true, but I don't really care. My counter is that it won't make me less of a father or husband or person and that is all that matters. I've always been the type of person that does my own thing, but sometimes that is not always the best choice. Does anyone here have a sleeve and if so, do people/family treat you in a negative for it, or was it kind ok like shaving the head... a topic of conversation for a while and then everyone moved on? Does anyone wish they hadn't done it?
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I didn't start a serious tattoo collection until I was 58! Now I am 61 and I have several, including a quarter/half sleeve on my right arm which stops just below T-shirt length and I just completed a full back tattoo on Wednesday!
My Mother cried when she found out about the first tattoo and I haven't told her about the others. I have also garnered stern disapproval from the few friends that know about them.
I work in a professional setting and it would be highly unacceptable for me to allow my tattoos to show at work
I have one small tattoo that I do regret and I have already had 8 laser treatments to lighten it up sufficiently to be covered up.
JBrit, if memory serves me, aren't you a Pastor or something? If so, I need not remind you that people use their pastors as dart boards to find the least little flaw that they can point to and say; "Ah Ha! and then criticize you behind your back. If I were a pastor I definitely would not get any visible tattoos, (unless 90% of my congregation were bikers)!
Having said all of that, I hope to begin the quarter/half sleeve on my left arm after the holidays!
mrzed:
http://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/index.php?topic=26457.msg354481#msg354481
This is a link to JBrit25's 'before' picture which shows the stained glass tattoo. Really nice looking piece.
I knew a guy who had a large rose tattooed on his inner forearm. I though it looked really nice. It was probably 4 inches in diameter. Flowers down the arm would look nice, too!
jbrit25:
I am a minister but our church doesn't really care about tattoos. That's a big plus when I am considering this. It's my in laws that I am most worried about.
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