Tattoo Convention....?....really!...for a 5 year old???

Alexander had a weekend with his "other mother", and to our dismay she took him to a Tattoo convention. So here is the little boy we got back on Sunday evening.....

This is difficult to deal with as I was brought up that we do not defile our bodies, they are a gift from our Heavenly Father and we keep them clean. Everyone has different opinions but I have never liked tattoos and find it sad when I come across someone that is covered in them. I just keep thinking...what are you going to look like when you get old and your skin is just hanging there with a droopy picture on it. Sure it might look pretty when you have toned arms...but let's be honest...our bodies change.

Needless to say, Zac dealt with this one. It's hard for a five year old to process why tattoo's are not appropriate when both his other mother and her boyfriend have several and even his Dad has them. Alexander came home all excited about his tattoo's and told us how you get them, and how he was going to show all the kids at school. Zac took Alexander up stairs and he had a Father and Son talk. It made me proud of Zac, because I know that he had to try and install a lesson within Alexander that teaches him, "don't make the same mistake I made". This won't be the first or last time he will hear that but I know that Zac is a great Father and husband. It's also helpful that Alexander's school has a very strict dress code,

This was my favorite tattoo...Mother Mary???!!!! (I'm completely joking...)

Very proud of his tattoo...

I will say the final decision with Zac and Alexander was that he had to wash off the tattoo's on his arms due to it not being appropriate for school and he could keep the bull tattoo on his chest for two more days but he was not to pick up his shirt and show the kids at school. We also told him that in a couple of days we would need to wash the tattoo off as the skin would be dirty under it. Honestly, Alexander was really good about it all. He got in the bath by himself and started the scrubbing process.

Please note: I am not against "fake" tattoo's for little kids....I just don't want my son coming home with huge ones that cover his little body or the belief that tattoo's are okay. The day will come when Alexander will choose for himself what he will have on his body. I just pray that he will follow his Father's words of wisdom and choose accordingly. :)