Question: Anyone know how to convince strict indian parents to allow their son to get a tattoo without them kicking him out of the house?

 

either wait until you're out on your own or get their blessing. if you're getting it for the right reasons, then you can wait as long as it takes.

 

^^x2, granted you're of age, but if they object to it; it'd be disrespectful to do something behind they're back. their house their rules.

that said i realize you didn't say anything about going behind their backs. also, i never guessed you were indian. and out of curiousity, if you don't mind sharing, what tat are you looking at getting?

 

i didn't say it couldn't be used in a tat. she asked if a tat could be done in only a brown color. so i said i think the only color that it's probably not possible (should say a to do a full tat is in white only.

chelds (sp?) i don't think you're an idiot. it's an honest question. best person to ask though would be the artist you'd like to go to. but i recall seeing someone in a shop's tat book with a aztec related tat in nothing but brown. it'll depend on your skin tone to, i'm chocolate colored so brown would not work out too well. i assumed you were white (idk why), so it should work.

xdorkx i thought the same about the photobucket failure. lol

 

That's exactly why I've waited even this long. I don't want to do anything to disrespect or disappoint my folks. I've never done anything without them knowing pretty much. They have done everything for me. I will more than likely be waiting until I am on my own.

I am 20, junior in college. My first tat I want to be an "Om" and from there I want quite a few more. At least one 3/4 sleeve.

 

 

i would just get one if its what you want. the one thing you can do is sit down with your parents and tell you are getting one and tell them reason and meaning behind it. i know my parents were not happy about my first, but its my life.

 

Yea, dude. My parents weren't thrilled with me when I got mine, but they got over it.

Talk to them about it. You don't really have much to lose. Either that or get it somewhere they aren't going to see it.

Odds are, they will not react as violently as you might expect.

 

yeah they'll get over it, but the indian culture is very strict. disobeying his parents isn't the same as if i were to disobey mine (black).

B.B., i'm sure you've already spoke with them about it. but if not explain to them what it would mean to you to get it and that you have thought long and hard about the tat. they just may agree on the Om tat, since it actually has a deep meaning to you and your culture. If they still say no, then i'd say respect them and don't do it. getting a tat where they won't see it is a bad idea, unless you get it in the waist-thigh area (doubt it). you'll be good at hiding it at first, but then you'll become comfortable and slip up. not to mention if you have a lil bro/sister/cousin/niece/nephew who notices and say something. lol, my niece got me for my tongue ring; but that okay b/c my parents didn't set rules and i was on my own pretty much. in your case i can't imagine the dissapointment your parents would feel if they found out you got the tat. i'm not trying to push/presuade you in no way to not get the tat. i just hate it when kids that were given so much by their parents disrespect their parents' rules while in their house. i know we've all done things that if our parents knew we'd be frowned upon by our parents, but there are certain lines i never crossed. and if my parents had a no tat rule while in their house then that'd be one of those lines.

 

got sick of having to take my wedding ring off every day for work... sorry its a little blurry, the power of a cell phone camera is only so great, heh.

 

Lol yes I am white In my odd/sick sense of humor, I'd like to get a tattoo in a shade of brown close to my freckles so I can freak people out and say "look at my mishaped freckle!"

Bird: I would think your parents would be ok with a tattoo as long as you get something with meaning, not something for the heck of it. Though I assume you're getting something meaningful

 

My dad:



...really.

Guess how many boys want to date me with a dad like that!

 

i am guessing 13?

 

So he has done his job well.

 

very. When my ex husband went to ask my dad if he could ask me to marry him he came hom crying and between sobs said "You're....dad.... said... he.... would.... killl.... meeeeee... and that I had to be off his property in 30 seconds"

annnd now we're divorced, guess daddy does know best.

 

 

And now that I think about it, daddy would have saved me a ton of money and time if he woulda just shot him then.

 

 

that's because (sorry to intrude but it's on the net) there shouldn't too many strong reasons for you to get married at 20? im assuming or 21?...either way....i think (like your daddy) that's too young to get into that isht!!
I'm guessing you learned your lesson though

 

Actually I got married 3 weeks after I turned 18.

We all know it was stupid, hence the divorce