Friend's Friend's 1 Year Old Nephew Given Tattoo

[Greenday]

Wasn't sure where to put this, but I guess clash of cultures fits best.

I was sitting at work, doing my thing, and I decided it had been too long (a couple minutes) since I last checked facebook. I saw that one of my friends wrote on my wall. Here's the conversation that followed:

Friend "btw, my friends nephew just turned 1 and he has the same tatoo as you lol"
Me "Your one year old newphew has a tattoo?"
Friend "nooo...my friends nephew...but its on his right arm lol"
Me "Your friend's 1 year old nephew has a tattoo?"
Friend "yeah..."
Me "Why?"

Then she sent me a picture of the baby's tattoo. I'm not posting it because it's not a friend of mine, nor is it a relative so I don't feel it's right for me to post pictures of some random person's kid like that. But the baby does clearly have a heart that says MOM on it. Now I'm hoping this is either A.) a joke or B.) a fake tattoo. In the pic it's kinda shiney so either it's brand new or it's fake.

But if it's real, am I the only one who sees a problem with this? (I have a feeling I already know the answer to this, but I'm curious as to if there is anyone that thinks it's ok and finding out why)

Edit: Now that I'm thinking about it, even if it's not real, I still wouldn't be surprised to see it actually happen. I've seen pictures of toddlers in the news that have faces with more metal from piercings than skin. I guess that'd go on here too.

[AdminAssistant]

I don't think any body mod should be done to a child until he or she is old enough to give consent. I didn't get my ears pierced until I was 5, and even then it was a big discussion with Mom. (I had it done for Kindergarten Graduation).

[Boozy]

I'm against tattooing infants for the obvious reasons, but here's something else that Moron Mom and Moron Dad didn't consider: That tattoo is going to become incredibly deformed as the child grows. The kid's likely to have an unrecognizable blob on his arm within a year or two.

Edited to add: The more I think about this, the more I'm inclined to believe that it was a fake tattoo. I can't imagine a tattoo artist actually agreeing to such a thing.

[smileyeagle1021]

Edited to add: The more I think about this, the more I'm inclined to believe that it was a fake tattoo. I can't imagine a tattoo artist actually agreeing to such a thing.

I'm going to go with Boozy on this one... I really doubt any legit tattoo parlor is going to give a 1 year old a tattoo. They aren't stupid... they know that it will deform beyond recognition before the kid is even old enough to know what it is... that aside, my understanding is that tattooing can be painful, doing that to a child who is not old enough to consent could easily be construed as child abuse.

[Greenday]

I talked to my friend and she said that it is real and he just got it.

I'm going to have to agree and say it's pretty much child abuse.

[DesignFox]

I am far too shocked for words.

I really hope your friends are playing a sick joke on everyone....I am in total disbelief.

[kiwi]

Is there anyway you can crop everything but the tattoo out of the photo?

without seeing it (and even then) I think someone is yanking your chain

[Greenday]

When I get home in about an hour, I'll crop it down and post it. But while at work, I prefer not to save pictures on my computer, especially if it's a 1 year old with no shirt on. I don't want to take any chances. The government is really strict about that kind of stuff.

[DesignFox]

Yea, honestly, unless they drugged the kid, any 1 year old I've ever dealt with wouldn't sit still long enough to get a real tattoo...... and then I'm sure the discomfort, the noise, etc. would drive the poor thing to hysterics...

I can't see how it's possible, let alone anything else.

If it is real, shame on those parents. I guess there's a first time for everything...

[Greenday]

Don't you guys remember that story that was on CS about how some kid kept pissing the dog off and the mother wouldn't stop him, so finally the dog fought back? Remember that kid? LOADED with piercings all over his face. How is that any different? It's stuff like that that makes me able to believe my friend.

[DesignFox]

Ugh. you do have a point there Greenday...

[lordlundar]

I honestly can't think of a better example of my point of view on tattoos.

[Greenday]

Picture is off my facebook wall. I can't find it. But I thought about other reasons it could be shiney and the obvious hit me. When you first get a tattoo, you have to rub lotion on it all the time. So that'd make it shiney.

[the_std]

I'm not doubting you, Greenday, but I have a very hard time believing that these people were dense enough to get their one-year old tattooed, if only for the fact that children grow, tattoos do not.

I really, really hope that you're being yanked.

(PS. You can check back through older Wall posts with a little button at the bottom of it.)

[Greenday]

Not if the person who posted it deletes it.

I'm talking to her on AIM, and she just admitted she made it up.

But this thread can still go on. I wouldn't be surprised in the least if people did do it. But the issue still involves piercings with young kids and we know it happens. We've seen it happens. I know people who had their ears pierced when they were only a month old.