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Tattooing My Teen in Vegas

Why I arranged a trip to Nevada so my 16-year-old could permanently ink his arm.

Tattooing My Teen in Vegas
Starshine Roshell

Dang it, there goes my Mother of the Year Award. Again.

Last week I sent my 16-year-old son to Las Vegas overnight to get a giant black tattoo in a place where he’ll see it every day for maybe 70 years. And I didn’t just let him go; I arranged rides, booked flights, got a hotel, and even pleaded with a reputed Sin City ink slinger to defy his own no-minors policy and scar this child’s otherwise flawless forearm forever.

But I had good reasons. I think.