Maureen wrote:
My parents think they're a stupid waste of money, and that anyone who gets one is stupid and deranged. Which I don't get because my mom's sister, her sister's daughter and son, and her brother have one. Plus, my other cousin wants one and is going to get one.
But me? I think they're kind of cool; they show individuality! I wouldn't get a huge one, though. I'm probably going to get a little heart/rose/butterfly on my ankle/shoulder. After I'm old enough to get out of my house, though. My parents would kick me out if I got one. Then again, my parents would kick me out for anything.
That might just be one of those EXTREME parent things where they decide rather than say "We don't like it" they have to make sure you HATE it as well. My dad would say "Alcohol is bad!" until I turned old enough to legally imbibe. Oh the contradictions.