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Friday, September 15, 2006
Do you have a tattoo, Mommy?
Do your kids know? What do they think?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
According to a press release I recently got for a new children’s book, named “Mommy Has a Tattoo,� about one-third of the Americans aged 25 to 39 have tattoos. That number should include a lot of mommies and daddies.
The book by Phil Padwe is aimed at teaching kids not to be afraid of tattoos. Here’s his myspace page if you want to learn more.
So the question is: Are you a tattooed mommy or daddy? Do your kids know? What do they say about it? What have you taught your kids about tattoos? Have your kids ever commented about another person’s tattoo?
My son told a worker at the Gap recently that she shouldn’t draw on herself. I had no idea what he was talking about and then I finally noticed the tattoo on her arm. She said, “I know. I did it when I was young.”
I was so embarrassed. I told him it was called a tattoo and left it at that.
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