Do Not Judge By Appearance I have had many people stop me and ask “what do your tattoos mean?”, “Do you understand what that will look like when you’re old?”, “you’re such a pretty girl why would you wreck your imagine with tattoos?” and etc. Many people give me looks of scorn because I have tattoos and piercings. I work 2 part time jobs, go to school, church, am as active in my community as much as possible, babysit/nanny as often as possible, and am family/friend oriented. Never once have I been arrested, never gotten into any type of fight, or knowingly disobeyed the law, I have yet to be pullover or given a ticket while driving a vehicle. These tattoos seem to make people think that I am bad or dangerous. Having tattoos does not make me
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I understand that they will be faded, wrinkly and they probably hard to tell what they are or what they say. That’s a risk I am willing to take. I am tattooing important things on my body, why would I regret putting them there. I carefully plan out my tattoos, what they will say, what they will look like, and the placement. I cannot regret something that means so much to me and something that I have put so much time and planning into. I will never regret any of my tattoos regardless of my age.
My last point is religion shouldn’t prevent one from having tattoos. John 7:24; Do not judge by appearance, but judge by righteous judgement. People always have told me that the bible states we as Christians cannot get tattoos. The bible also states that we can’t get piercings, cut our hair, or deface our body in anyway. Using the bible or religion to try to guilt me about my tattoos will not work. I think as long as I have my faith in God and express it by going to church, praying, etc. Then it should not matter what I have on my body. As I have expressed it is my body and I shall do as I want with it. My faith with God has nothing to do with what is on my body. Religion should not stop one from doing as they want with their
I understand that they will be faded, wrinkly and they probably hard to tell what they are or what they say. That’s a risk I am willing to take. I am tattooing important things on my body, why would I regret putting them there. I carefully plan out my tattoos, what they will say, what they will look like, and the placement. I cannot regret something that means so much to me and something that I have put so much time and planning into. I will never regret any of my tattoos regardless of my age.
My last point is religion shouldn’t prevent one from having tattoos. John 7:24; Do not judge by appearance, but judge by righteous judgement. People always have told me that the bible states we as Christians cannot get tattoos. The bible also states that we can’t get piercings, cut our hair, or deface our body in anyway. Using the bible or religion to try to guilt me about my tattoos will not work. I think as long as I have my faith in God and express it by going to church, praying, etc. Then it should not matter what I have on my body. As I have expressed it is my body and I shall do as I want with it. My faith with God has nothing to do with what is on my body. Religion should not stop one from doing as they want with their