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OP,

Tell him his pocket watch tattoo means his time is up. i.e. slowly ticking away or slowly dying which everyone can understand so very common. Not cool.

If he wants to be cool then try thinking up something along the line of “cannot turn back the clock” i.e. if I can turn back the clock I would have done thing very differently in my life.

I used to be into Japs Manga and HK kung fu comics but that’s long time ago, I tried Marvels but they bored me to death to be honest.

No 007 for me I am afraid as I rather prefer watching Poirot and Colombo nowadays because they are much more relaxing, slow and … slow … 😆

Tell him his pocket watch tattoo means his time is up. i.e. slowly ticking away or slowly dying

Except… the time on a tattoo of a watch/clock never ticks away…

Except… the time on a tattoo of a watch/clock never ticks away…

Yes, it never on a tattoo/painting but then time never stand still as we all know so the meaning is instant when you look at the clock. i.e. it moves forward.

What’s challenging is to get a “time” that goes backward i.e. turning back time like some sort of back to future scenario.

😮

Is that steampunk?
This is how I’d imagined steampunk;

tells the right time twice a day innit

Sounds like a good outcome from a sensible son. Had the same conversation with my (just this week) 18 yo. It’s a fashion, it’s popular, but like all fashions, only some become style and style that doesn’t date.

The mere concept of waiting shows maturity. We’ve found watching Tattoo Fixers to be compelling, not least because it is easy to spot good work and poor decisions. Once your son has these two skills, it’s really his choice.

The girl in Bath who I’d like to do mine is booked until the end of September at the moment…
As far as waiting until you’re sure about getting a tattoo and the design, I waited nearly fifteen years, partly because I just wasn’t certain what I wanted.
My next two will be a pair of Ravens in flight, representing Hugin and Munin, Odin’s messengers; the significance is their names in English, Thought and Memory, and a quotation from Aldous Huxley: “After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music”, with a partial stave of music wrapped around it, without lyrics.
I have a copy of a particular piece of music for reference.
I need to email copies of my references to Dani and ask her for her input to expand on my basic ideas, then get booked in.

I say do what you want, as long as they arent on your neck etc that might interfere with a future job.

Its your body, it blossoms, it withers then goes to dust.

What are you keeping it blank for?

Even ‘mistakes’. Who cares. Its a roadmap.

The one time I say its BAD is fad tats like Pams barbwire, tramp stamp at the base of the spine or aping movie stars like dusk till dawn.

Not saying you are OP, but worse than tats is to suppress your sons personality development. Try to cohere and control his mistakes and choices. Our own mistakes contribute to what makes us unique and interesting

That is sooooo true.

Also true, nearly all 40 somethings and older, I know. Regrett their tatts. Hide them or undergo the seemingly “uncomfortable” process of removal.

43 here, and quite happy with the tattoo I got when I was 18. Probably ought to get another one, thinking about it.

The other hideous fad ones are standard stars on feet etc.

Why?!

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Is there such a thing as a non-fad tattoo? They are ultimately fashion accessories and fashion by its nature changes. But unlike clothes you are stuck with it. This is the reason I wouldn’t get one, even if I did like them in the first place.

Agree with Footflaps. Amazing work.

Have never wanted a tattoo largely because I can’t think of anything I’m certain I’d want to see on my body for years to come. I’ve learnt that judging a book by its cover with regard to tattoos is as often right as it is wrong so if my lads wanted one I would counsel against rushing into it, as the OP has and most suggest. If he remained keen then the key to me is to treat it as buying a genuine piece of art and you get what you pay for.
As a non-fan, even I can see that some are just fantastic works of art.

Yep. Not so much in Western Culture, admittedly.

I suppose the first culture that immediately coms to mind regarding cultural/geneological tattoimg is the Maori.

“What is a moko?
Moko is a name for M?ori tattoo and the culture that surrounds it. It is the skin art form of the M?ori.

What is the difference between moko and tattoo?
‘Tattoo’ is the English version of the Tahitian word tatu. Tattoo is the tradition of marking the skin with ink and needles, whereas moko is the practice of scarring and marking the skin to reflect the whakapapa (genealogy) of the M?ori wearer. Moko can be seen as a cultural affirmation.

Do moko symbols have a meaning?
All symbols have meaning, usually a tribal link that tells the background and stories of the wearer. Moko is a visual language that connects the wearer to their whakapapa.”

http://media.newzealand.com/en/story-ideas/ta-moko-significance-of-maori-tattoos/%5B\url]

I suppose one could argue that modern-day tattoos of the type normally discussed hereabouts may sometimes affirm a a deeper cultural affiliation, yet most to my mind are (variously) purchased as an expression of individuality, a nod to fashion-trends, pop-culture and appreciation of the art of tattooists.