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my very nearly 3 year old boy loves drawing..
this is a spider what he drew
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as you can see, it's been rendered in felt-tip.. exactly why he has access to felt tip pens is a probably whole other thread, but it gives rise to a question..
I'm quite heavily tattooed, and quite prominently.. my boy has never given the tats a second look, fish, stars, flowers, all favourite themes of his but it's like the tattoos aren't any more significant to him than my arms or legs..
but with the arrival of the interest in drawing, and the dubious presence of felt-tips, he is decorated from head to toe on a daily basis..
how do I approach this without being an utter hypocrite..? I know I should deal with it with a clip around the ear and locking him under the stairs with no food for a month.. but have any other hand-wringing, bed-wetting lefty types encountered this problem..?
i preferred the tattoo of thatcher...
What happened there? I had an amazing picture of a guy with a massive margaret thatcher tattoo, is that you?
grrr.. I'll try and get it back..
It looked disturbingly like Thatcher and Cowell in an intimate embrace...
😕
rad! where are you having it...? elbow would be perfect 😉
I'm a tattooed dad but not had this bridge to cross as yet.
Quality post yunki. 😀
explain to him that tattoos are an expression of individuality, that's why so many people have them.
you can buy tattoo pens that wash off nicely.
encourage it, i haven't met a tattooist that charges less than 60quid and hour for about 4 years now.
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I wouldn't worry about it, he'll grow out if and they'll wash off. As for you there obviously is no hope 
people without tattoos have the most boring skin, the only reason they dont have tattoos is because they're scared of either temporary pain (despite eternal sexyness) or committing to something. either way they're wimps who harbour a secret desire to make their family and everyone they've ever met wear grey boilersuits and get a bowlcut.
FACT
I have no family and no tattoos.
My life is pathetic.
My life is pathetic.
get that cowell/thatcher portrait tattooed on your chest.. you'll soon attract a mate..
two birds with one stone
is that a little blue spider-willy ?
(answer, as always, is thrash him to within an inch of his life, BTW)
I have no family and no tattoos.My life is pathetic.
as a medical professional i strongly advise you to get a tattoo, preferably of a dinosaur riding a submarine being pulled by sharks
preferably of a dinosaur riding a submarine being pulled by sharks
With a rainbow and a teddy bear, perhaps?
unless you are feeding hom alcohol it's not hypocritical at all IMO.
but with the arrival of the interest in drawing, and the dubious presence of felt-tips, he is decorated from head to toe on a daily basis..
So what's the issue caller?
Just make sure he doesn't get hold of the permanent marker...
EDIT: TBH most parent I know are more concerned about there kids using the wall as scribble pads...
on the subject of awesome tatoos, there's an amazing design of a samuri warrier with a darth vader helmet instead of a samuri helmet ready and waiting to be turned into a backpiece in Lewes (near brighton)
Just let him get on with it. Both my boys scribble on themselves quite regularly. No one minds.
(That said, hide any mascara, because a small boy with panda eyes, a puzzled face, and muttering 'mm...it's not bubbles' to himself is a bit odd looking).
A shark couldn't pull a dinosaur - they don't have opposing thumbs to grip with.
think of horses pulling a roman carriage thingy, imagine 6 great whites with rope running from the sub, looped through the sharks jaws and back to the sub.
You could put the lad to good use and get him to colour in your unfinished tattoos. I very often offer this service to a chap in my local pub. He has continued to decline the offer so far.
P.S. the unfinished tattoo in question is on his arms, honest.
as a medical professional i strongly advise you to get a tattoo, preferably of a dinosaur riding a submarine being pulled by sharks
Riding on or in the submarine? Because dinosaurs can't breathe underwater, so it shouldn't be riding on the submarine. That would look stupid.
My Mum used to say "why put a bumper sticker on a Ferrari?" however my body is far from Ferrari-like so in my case a tattoo would just draw attention to the shoddy bodywork! 🙁
tattoos are personalised registration plates for the body
Plesiosaurs FTW!
On a submarine. On a treadmill. With a rainbow and a teddy bear. x
Neither me or Mrs. Rickos have any tattoos, but our nearly 4 year old still likes to draw on himself. His nearly 2 year old brother then copies and puts lovely felt tip lines all over his own face!
dinosaurs can't breath underwater?!?!?!
i spent 7 hours yesterday getting a plesiosaur and an ichthyosaur on my arm and they was proper underwater dinos 8)
Looking forward to seeing the progress Phil.
preferably of a dinosaur riding a submarine being pulled by sharks
I've always wanted one of me high fiving Beelzebub over the someones back.
the triceratops is probably my favourite bit so far, the Parasaurolophus is, how do the kids say it nowadays... pretty sweeeeeet.
ankylosaurus and spinosaur next session, hopefully putting in the layers of rock in for the background in the same session.
very much hoping to get it all done before the wedding!
Philly you need this...
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OP, if you want him to stop, tell him that the ink in felt tip pens is poisonous, and it'll make him ill eventually. The 'fact' that biros/felt tips were poisonous when absorbed through the skin was well known when I was at school...
*curse those lying adults....*
I have what a mate calls a "bird splat" tattoo on my chest,(no its not i love maggie and simon) ie quite small compared to half his body being tattooed.
Both my daughters (under 6) are fascinated by it and have tried to rub it off!! ask me if its there until i die, and are both into using those transfer tattoos on their arms which they then wont wash off.
I ve explained it was my choice to have it put on by a man in a special shop (sounds dodgy but...)and they are not allowed them until they are very big girls.
think of horses pulling a roman carriage thingy, imagine 6 great whites with rope running from the sub, looped through the sharks jaws and back to the sub.
Ohh, *pulling*. Not tugging then?
philconsequence - Memberdinosaurs can't breath underwater?!?!?!
i spent 7 hours yesterday getting a plesiosaur and an ichthyosaur on my arm and they was proper underwater dinos
Nerd Alert...
Plesiosaurs and Icthyosaurs are technically not dinosaurs, but Prehistoric reptiles.
But prehistoric reptiles [b]are[/b] dinosaurs shirley
I'd be happy if the eldest was only drawing on himself, I've already had to decorate the front room this decade FFS.
Think it's pretty normal, but as someone said boys covering themselves in their mums make up is a bit off putting.
Thought the OP was going to ask about getting the drawing as a tattoo, which might have been quite cool.
"philconsequence - Member
the triceratops is probably my favourite bit so far, the Parasaurolophus is, how do the kids say it nowadays... pretty sweeeeeet.
ankylosaurus and spinosaur next session,."
You are Harry AICMFP
my little boy has declared that when he grows up he wants to be a tattooist, rockstar, spy....(not sure about the spy bit, but on the whole I couldn't be more proud) 😀
harry who?
terrible lizzard, prehistoric reptile... same thing. they're all more awesome than a topless surfmat riding an ostrich into a warzone armed with nothing but a set of nail clippers and his award winning smile.