I'm sorry to have to tell you this but:

She did take it up with her daughter, the end result being that it's ultimately the daughter's choice what she does with her body. Why does the notion that "I don't like it, but I won't infringe on your bodily autonomy" offend you? It's pretty much the best you can hope for if you're not delusional enough to think…

Your attitude to your daughter getting tattooed is the right one. Trying to stop her will likely push her into it sooner.

Some tattoos look great, but there are a lot of shitty, regrettable ones out there. And most of the ones I've seen are in the latter category. We all know that, in a perfect world, our outward appearance shouldn't be "judged", but in reality, it DOES matter. It's not like it's a scar or a skin condition - it's a…

You pretty much have a good plan. If she really wants one she should watch LA or Miami Ink for a while, that will raise her standards because who you go to really makes all the difference art wise and professionalism wise. Most tattoos are also either super cliche or not done well. A minority are gorgeous and…

Well, that would certainly explain a few things — but that is a shame.

Not here to yell at you, I agree it is an article about tattoos and as such I would expect comments about tattoos. Not just this specific tattoo and not just pro-tatt. I just wanted to say that I've thought about tatts a lot over the last few years. I got my first and only one when my grandfather died - a significant…

I think this mother is actually very pleasant. All she said was she didn't care for them. My parents don't either but they also know I am an adult and will do whatever makes me happy. It doesn't mean they have to like it. This woman stated an opinion that you didn't like and jumped all over her.

But is she "spouting opinions" on people's bodies or just commenting on the way you've chosen to adorn yourself? You may not like the shape of my eyebrows or my haircut. That wouldn't offend me as much as you've chosen to be offended by the fact she doesn't like tattoos. I don't care for tattoos, facial piercings or…

I figure Courier makes sense if she's looking for a typewriter (story-telling) aesthetic. "Stories" would convey a very different feel if it was in say, Lucida or some fancy-dancy calligraphy. Maybe she's starting to write?

My mother "invested" in both of my younger brothers first tattoos because then she could veto a dumb idea. They didn't put up a fight because they weren't paying for it.

haha where do you get cultural appropriation from my comments? I think you are projecting a shed load of your issues about your body onto me.

Don't you understand how commenting works? People comment. They express opinions. You must spend a lot of time annoyed if you didn't get that was the point. There are opinions all over this damn place.

Extra irony: Cabaret is about a performer's self-destructive tendencies ruining their life.

I think tattoo are one of those things that either look fantastic or utterly terrible. If she wants one, get her to research artists and what she wants and not to be cheap. I have friend who get "bargin" tattoos that look awful.

The real issue is not in the type of study (emotional manipulation is not uncommon in research), it's that ethically and legally participants need to have some degree of informed consent and to be able to withdraw from a study at any time at their discretion.

I'm surprised this was up to PNAS standards, frankly— the fact that the review board isn't named shouldn't (theoretically, anyway) pass muster with either the journal's standards for submission or under peer review. I can't imagine any justifiable reason why the review board should remain anonymous, either.

I'm a psychologist who conducts research, supervises doctoral students' dissertations, and teaches psychological ethics. According to a press release from Cornell University, this study was funded in part by the US Army Research Office; that makes its failure to provide informed consent to participants a clear…

What irks me about this is that it means Facebook left stuff out of news feeds AGAIN. I got sucked into it so I could keep up with people I don't get to see very much. And maybe I wanted to see that hilarious Darth Vader convention video, which I missed because it was happy, or wanted to know that someone I care about…

This too. I try to be sensitive to my close friend's on FB - wouldn't be the first time I reconsidered posting funny pics right after a friend's posting about some personal tragedy. "Sorry your mom died, but seriously, look at my hamster eating a tiny cupcake" is maybe not the best social behavior.