Kidchat #9: ... disgraceful!

One Sunday morning, I was reading a magazine article in Sunday Life about mums of various ages getting a tatoo. Why do women do it?

"So why do grown women do it? Often, as a way to reclaim something of yourself or, possibly, an early life crisis. The last grasp at cool."

Mum: "Hey Gab, what do you think about mum getting a tattoo?"

Gab (10 year old son): "Mum, that is disgraceful!"

Mum: "What?? Why is that? And where is this word coming from? Have you heard it from someone?"

Gab: "Tattoos are disgraceful to the body that God gave you."

Mum: "But, sweetheart, Angelina Jolie has one". Mmm, I don't think my son cares about Angelina. "It can be a work of art if Mama picks a really nice design. Besides, I decided that I will do things this year. This will be a 'Me Year' or even a 'Me Decade'. It was all about you and kuya (older brother) in the past decade!"

Gab: "Mommy is lovely the way she is. She just needs to lose some weight!"

Ugh! My kids do keep me grounded, can you believe it? I have a feeling that the table is slowly turning ... :)  It's the end of my tatts aspirations!