So I’ve given a lot of thought lately to what I think is the latest trend so to speak – not just tattooed women, but tattooed women who are mothers or soon to be mothers.
When you think about how many more women are getting tattooed these days at young ages – not too far in the future, some of these women will become moms. It’s interesting, because in my age bracket (40 with a teenager), there aren’t a whole lot of women – that I know of – in my son’s sphere of school parents, who are tattooed. It’s still looked down upon and not understood. Now the reason I say, “that I know of” is because maybe there are a lot more of them out there but are just in the closet so to speak.
I’ll admit, only a couple of parents who know me through my son at school know I have a tattoo. Only one knows the large extent I have tattoos. When I am up at the school I keep them covered. Not because Dylan is embarrassed by them and asks me to cover them. That’s not the case at all. (He gets a bit mad at me if I apologize about being in public and my tattoos.) I don’t want HIM judged by other people because of me. Some of his friends do know I have tattoos – they have seen them and been to concerts with us.
Here’s the thing. I think it’s time those of us who have tattoos stop hiding them in that situation. In most other areas of my life, my tattoos are not hidden. So I’m thinking I need to just take a stand. Just hang myself out there and see what happens. I don’t socialize with any of those people anyway! I personally suspect that there are a lot of women who would love to get a tattoo – they just don’t because of the social stigma.
There will soon be a whole generation of tattooed moms and I hope things can change for them. Women tend to be judged much more harshly for having tattoos then men. Certain placements of tattoos on women are given derogatory names – such as the “tramp stamp”. You don’t hear such things in regards to men’s tattoos.
It’s a shame that just because a woman becomes a mom, she is suddenly ashamed of her tattoos – like it’s something a mom just shouldn’t have. That’s ridiculous! Something that is a sign of self expression, shouldn’t be suppressed because you decided to have a child. What kind of message is that sending?
So I’m hoping all of us tattooed moms can unite. Show your tattoos. My son has his last band concert at school next Tuesday night. Maybe I’ll make it my debut. I am getting another tattoo Monday afternoon as my Mother’s Day present after all……
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