Quote Originally Posted by hilabeans View Post
Advice from a mom - it sounds like you've got A LOT going on. You've shared a ton of personal information here with internet strangers, you obviously need to talk. And that's a good thing! Get it out of you.

But the tattoo won't fix anything, or make you any cooler, or gain you any more respect. It's a superficial move that could have a lot of downside. You are SO young and already have so many challenges. If grandma is willing to put up a few bucks to have you inked, maybe ask if she'd spare a few more for a session or two with a therapist.

You can always get a tattoo, no matter what age you are, there is zero downside in waiting (longer than months even) and a ton of potential downside in getting one too soon. You don't even have a job yet - you should prioritize your life decisions (and yes - a tattoo is a life decision).

Work on fixing inside out, instead of outside in.

(mom lecture over)
hahaha, put a smile on my face. thank you for caring! ill try and go over things in order.

oversharing has always been an issue of mine but sometimes is necessary for someone to understand the situation and to be able to give help on a topic (like the job thing) and believe it or not, this is actually the best ive felt mentally in probably 6-7 years. i got myself out of a bad situation and im doing well right now, my only downfall currently is motivation, it’s extremely hard to motivate me and i need said motivation to get my GED, get my drivers license (i also need a teacher but, thats out of my control), and get a job. right now im motivated to get a job so i try and apply to as many places as i can before this motivation runs out

i know the tattoo wont really fix anything, the only thing it has potential of doing is making me more comfortable with myself, but i dont really care too much about that. ive wanted one for a few years now i just never put too much thought into it because i felt like id get screamed at by my family, but now that i know theyre open to it it opens that door again, yanno?

thank you for the mom lecture <3

(also im waiting on getting medicaid to go to therapy, i applied a couple months ago just waiting to get accepted)


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