Ken Nelson

 
Bad Decision?

I may be the only person in San Diego that doesn’t have a tattoo. Well, that is an exaggeration, but it does seem that way.   Most younger people have them. Girls in Yoga class have them. And most people at the pool / hot tub have them.

The attraction, both to the wearer and viewer escapes me.  Folks can do what they want, but I find the human body plenty attractive as is, if you want to embellish it, try working out or skipping dessert.

Tattoos like USMC, or Ranger, or something marking you having achieved something difficult seem okay to me, but others just don’t make much sense.   Even the “Born to Die” tattoo the Drill Sergeant had on his arm when he yanked me off the bus at my Army basic training reception station sort of made sense.  But a tribal tattoo? What tribe?

I’ve told my daughter that Dad will not be pleased if she brings home a suitor with a tattoo. Why? Because it marks bad judgment, IMHO. It says, to me at least, “I got drunk and did something dumb and permanent”. There are other fish in the ocean Jenny – look for somebody that makes better choices.

I know people that have tattoos and that are fine upstanding citizens. And perhaps, like my aversion to men with ponytails, I’ll grow out of this view.  But for now… Jenny, unless it says USMC, don’t bring it home to meet Dad….