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In our generation today our trend is tattoos. Teens all over the world are inking their bodies up. Teens of today can have a say in how they feel, but what has our youth society come to? How have tattoos impact the youth society today? Teenagers throughout the world want a say in various things but cannot. Many reasons that teens get tattoos is 1) they want to express themselves, saying how they might feel; 2) Most parents have no control over what their kids are doing, and 3) teens are peer pressured into getting a tattoo by other peers. According to Jasliwinski in “Why are tattoos so popular in today’s society?” the author states that once teens get tattoos they become addicted to the ink and pain that they once felt. They become out of control and no one can stop them.

 Teenagers throughout the world want a say in many things but cannot. In [|“Why Are Tattoos So Popular in Today’s Society?”] Jasliwinski states that a young man once said “Your body’s an empty canvas so you almost want to add to it.” Teens that have no guidance or control get attached to tattoos once they have gotten their first one. In [|“Teens & Tattoos Today”] Daverozman says that tattoos is a growing trend in teenagers and before you know it teen under the age of 18 who once wanted to wait till they were 18 to have tattoos but cannot now. Tattoos have impacted this society today because parents cannot control their teens; teens are being pressured into something they do not want to do but some teens feel that getting tattoos is the best way to express themselves.



 Youths today want to express their selves more than ever. In[| "teens and tattoos"] R. Farley states that tattooing is a way for youths to express their emotions. They can tattoo how they feel and tattoo quotes to get them through the day, the also get special events that occurred in their lives. In [|“Why Did I Get Tatted?”] Megan Reynolds says that “Teens might want to express how they feel but getting tattoos is not the best way to deal with possessions like that.” Although Megan’s opinion might be right, others might not think so. Teens from the ages of 15 and up have tattoos and think it’s the best thing that can happen to them in their young lives. I believe parents should sit with their teens and talk to them let them understand that things can wait. But how can parents sit and talk if they have no control over their kids anymore.



 Our teens and tattoo trend has grown dramatically but how can it stop if parents have no control over their kids anymore? In[| “Tattoos, Big Decision.”]Tania K. asserts that parents have no control over their teens getting tattoos because they aren’t involved in their life or don’t really care on what they do. Parents who are normally involved in their child’s life still do not have control in banning their kids from getting tattoos maybe because they’re very strict parents and their child have no freedom. Their kids would sneak behind their backs to have more freedom than ever. Before you know it parents cannot do anything about their kids.   Finally, teenagers are peer pressured into getting tattoos by other peers. As teens become peer pressured into doing things they have no way in dealing with it. Some teens claim getting a tattoo was a personal choice, while others admit to being pressured into it. In [|“Think before You Ink”]Briana says that “A big reason why I wanted to get tattoos was indeed peer pressure,” she said. “And once I got my first one, I got addicted.” Briana shows that everyone becomes peer pressured in a lot of situations but never really know how to get through it.   In conclusion, because kids are getting tattoos at such younger ages now, everyone is getting them and they’re getting a lot of them. They can get jobs because whoever hires them have tattoos as well. In the real world today 38 percent of Americans ages 18-29 have tattoos. As they become more common, teens look to tattoos as fashion and forms of expression, leading on other generations to consider their future of getting their first tattoo.