Earlier this month I posted a nine year old tattoo artist, and I’ve posted about young “artists” before that as well, but I wanted to share these two photos from Spirytus who got tattooed by his six year old daughter Nadia on his 29th birthday, a red heart and her name on his knee. When she was four she also tattooed a cat with whiskers on him.
Six Year Old Tattoo Artist
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504 responses to “Six Year Old Tattoo Artist”
“I think it’s horrible!!! That people let this happen!!! Where is the world going to???”
REALLY??
I just read that one and had to comment again. Little kids get molested, raped and killed every day. Those sick bastards are let go, usually in a matter of months, occasionally in a matter of years. When they get out they do it again. Research shows that pedophiles reoffend and often hurt 100 children or more before even getting caught the first time.
AND YOU ARE OUTRAGED OVER A TATTOO???
Find something else to get pissed about.
There are a lot of things wrong with our country and world. This is not at all anything to be bitching about.
“I think it’s horrible!!! That people let this happen!!! Where is the world going to???”
REALLY??
I just read that one and had to comment again. Little kids get molested, raped and killed every day. Those sick bastards are let go, usually in a matter of months, occasionally in a matter of years. When they get out they do it again. Research shows that pedophiles reoffend and often hurt 100 children or more before even getting caught the first time.
AND YOU ARE OUTRAGED OVER A TATTOO???
Find something else to get pissed about.
There are a lot of things wrong with our country and world. This is not at all anything to be bitching about.
“I think it’s horrible!!! That people let this happen!!! Where is the world going to???”
REALLY??
I just read that one and had to comment again. Little kids get molested, raped and killed every day. Those sick bastards are let go, usually in a matter of months, occasionally in a matter of years. When they get out they do it again. Research shows that pedophiles reoffend and often hurt 100 children or more before even getting caught the first time.
AND YOU ARE OUTRAGED OVER A TATTOO???
Find something else to get pissed about.
There are a lot of things wrong with our country and world. This is not at all anything to be bitching about.
“I think it’s horrible!!! That people let this happen!!! Where is the world going to???”
REALLY??
I just read that one and had to comment again. Little kids get molested, raped and killed every day. Those sick bastards are let go, usually in a matter of months, occasionally in a matter of years. When they get out they do it again. Research shows that pedophiles reoffend and often hurt 100 children or more before even getting caught the first time.
AND YOU ARE OUTRAGED OVER A TATTOO???
Find something else to get pissed about.
There are a lot of things wrong with our country and world. This is not at all anything to be bitching about.
no mamen solamente su papa se dejaria tauar, si el pedo no es agarra una maquina y pintar en una piel el pedo es saber tatuar que no mamen
no mamen solamente su papa se dejaria tauar, si el pedo no es agarra una maquina y pintar en una piel el pedo es saber tatuar que no mamen
no mamen solamente su papa se dejaria tauar, si el pedo no es agarra una maquina y pintar en una piel el pedo es saber tatuar que no mamen
no mamen solamente su papa se dejaria tauar, si el pedo no es agarra una maquina y pintar en una piel el pedo es saber tatuar que no mamen
They’re bonding, hes teaching her his trade, I think its a terribly sweet thing that they will cherish forever.
They’re bonding, hes teaching her his trade, I think its a terribly sweet thing that they will cherish forever.
They’re bonding, hes teaching her his trade, I think its a terribly sweet thing that they will cherish forever.
They’re bonding, hes teaching her his trade, I think its a terribly sweet thing that they will cherish forever.
ok,that’s really cool,she have talent but is also kinda of sick :s !
little girl dont start your life wih a future like this,i mean is okay,but dont do it
ok,that’s really cool,she have talent but is also kinda of sick :s !
little girl dont start your life wih a future like this,i mean is okay,but dont do it
ok,that’s really cool,she have talent but is also kinda of sick :s !
little girl dont start your life wih a future like this,i mean is okay,but dont do it
ok,that’s really cool,she have talent but is also kinda of sick :s !
little girl dont start your life wih a future like this,i mean is okay,but dont do it
I stumbled upon this site looking for a tattoo idea for a friend who wants a tattoo to represent “letting go” so I’m in a strange territory here. I don’t have any tattoos and my body is in it’s original form. (‘cept for a little botox and gravity taking it’s toll on other parts.) I think the tattoo is quite adorable. I hope the child grows up to be a true artist (Her work, while child-like, has a quality that seems very artistically sophisticated) and I KNOW the dad will wear this ink with pride. So what’s the problem?? I’ll tell you what the problem is: Shannon is an enormously arrogant person who likes to hear herself talk….or read her own writing. Shannon, you are an irritant in an otherwise enjoyable string of comments. Why can’t you just make your point and move on with things? The more you post the more unattractive you become.
I stumbled upon this site looking for a tattoo idea for a friend who wants a tattoo to represent “letting go” so I’m in a strange territory here. I don’t have any tattoos and my body is in it’s original form. (‘cept for a little botox and gravity taking it’s toll on other parts.) I think the tattoo is quite adorable. I hope the child grows up to be a true artist (Her work, while child-like, has a quality that seems very artistically sophisticated) and I KNOW the dad will wear this ink with pride. So what’s the problem?? I’ll tell you what the problem is: Shannon is an enormously arrogant person who likes to hear herself talk….or read her own writing. Shannon, you are an irritant in an otherwise enjoyable string of comments. Why can’t you just make your point and move on with things? The more you post the more unattractive you become.
I stumbled upon this site looking for a tattoo idea for a friend who wants a tattoo to represent “letting go” so I’m in a strange territory here. I don’t have any tattoos and my body is in it’s original form. (‘cept for a little botox and gravity taking it’s toll on other parts.) I think the tattoo is quite adorable. I hope the child grows up to be a true artist (Her work, while child-like, has a quality that seems very artistically sophisticated) and I KNOW the dad will wear this ink with pride. So what’s the problem?? I’ll tell you what the problem is: Shannon is an enormously arrogant person who likes to hear herself talk….or read her own writing. Shannon, you are an irritant in an otherwise enjoyable string of comments. Why can’t you just make your point and move on with things? The more you post the more unattractive you become.
I stumbled upon this site looking for a tattoo idea for a friend who wants a tattoo to represent “letting go” so I’m in a strange territory here. I don’t have any tattoos and my body is in it’s original form. (‘cept for a little botox and gravity taking it’s toll on other parts.) I think the tattoo is quite adorable. I hope the child grows up to be a true artist (Her work, while child-like, has a quality that seems very artistically sophisticated) and I KNOW the dad will wear this ink with pride. So what’s the problem?? I’ll tell you what the problem is: Shannon is an enormously arrogant person who likes to hear herself talk….or read her own writing. Shannon, you are an irritant in an otherwise enjoyable string of comments. Why can’t you just make your point and move on with things? The more you post the more unattractive you become.
THis is GREAT…
THis is GREAT…
THis is GREAT…
THis is GREAT…
The best part is quite possibly the fact that people keep referring to Shannon as “she.”
The best part is quite possibly the fact that people keep referring to Shannon as “she.”
The best part is quite possibly the fact that people keep referring to Shannon as “she.”
The best part is quite possibly the fact that people keep referring to Shannon as “she.”
Is she any good? Does she have a permanent tattoo on here own body or plan on having one in the next few years?
Is she any good? Does she have a permanent tattoo on here own body or plan on having one in the next few years?
Is she any good? Does she have a permanent tattoo on here own body or plan on having one in the next few years?
Is she any good? Does she have a permanent tattoo on here own body or plan on having one in the next few years?
There is something quite disturbing about handing your 6 year old daughter a tattoo gun and letting her rip. The cuteness of the image is not what bothers me; it is the indoctrination into American trash culture at her age that makes me shudder. To most of us clean skinned folks out here, a tattoo is still a sign of irresponsibility, impulsiveness and lower class origins.
By the time she has grown up into young adulthood tattoos may no longer be so cool-they might even be passé or the mark of an older generation. Kids don’t traditionally like anything their parents covet…
Before you all rush to condemn my comments, think about why you feel so strongly about being tattooed.
There is something quite disturbing about handing your 6 year old daughter a tattoo gun and letting her rip. The cuteness of the image is not what bothers me; it is the indoctrination into American trash culture at her age that makes me shudder. To most of us clean skinned folks out here, a tattoo is still a sign of irresponsibility, impulsiveness and lower class origins.
By the time she has grown up into young adulthood tattoos may no longer be so cool-they might even be passé or the mark of an older generation. Kids don’t traditionally like anything their parents covet…
Before you all rush to condemn my comments, think about why you feel so strongly about being tattooed.
There is something quite disturbing about handing your 6 year old daughter a tattoo gun and letting her rip. The cuteness of the image is not what bothers me; it is the indoctrination into American trash culture at her age that makes me shudder. To most of us clean skinned folks out here, a tattoo is still a sign of irresponsibility, impulsiveness and lower class origins.
By the time she has grown up into young adulthood tattoos may no longer be so cool-they might even be passé or the mark of an older generation. Kids don’t traditionally like anything their parents covet…
Before you all rush to condemn my comments, think about why you feel so strongly about being tattooed.
There is something quite disturbing about handing your 6 year old daughter a tattoo gun and letting her rip. The cuteness of the image is not what bothers me; it is the indoctrination into American trash culture at her age that makes me shudder. To most of us clean skinned folks out here, a tattoo is still a sign of irresponsibility, impulsiveness and lower class origins.
By the time she has grown up into young adulthood tattoos may no longer be so cool-they might even be passé or the mark of an older generation. Kids don’t traditionally like anything their parents covet…
Before you all rush to condemn my comments, think about why you feel so strongly about being tattooed.
Sonny: are you really using something as common as a tattoo to classify people? Are you really saying that putting anything on yourself is an automatic sign of “lower class origins,” “irresponsibility,” and “impulsiveness?” Why are all of these necessarily true? Of course not. Tattoos are done by countless (I don’t have an exact statistic) around the world, all of these people are “lower class,” “irresponsible,” and “impulsive?” This man has probably been getting tattoos for years himself, he has had this daughter for at least six years, and I extremely doubt she will be getting a tattoo before she’s of legal age, so what’s the problem?
And why are you so hateful as to label people in such terrible ways without even knowing them at all? I don’t look at someone and judge them by the way they dress or look, especially not in such vague ways as tattoos, and never in a degrading manner. Just because someone looks different than you is no reason to hate them.
Really, grow up.
And really, at do basic research on the site, especially if you’re reading and posting comments.
Also, while you may have freedom of speech in “real life”, that doesn’t necessarily apply to the internet. Learn what community you’re in, and keep all hateful speech about said community to yourself.
God.
Sonny: are you really using something as common as a tattoo to classify people? Are you really saying that putting anything on yourself is an automatic sign of “lower class origins,” “irresponsibility,” and “impulsiveness?” Why are all of these necessarily true? Of course not. Tattoos are done by countless (I don’t have an exact statistic) around the world, all of these people are “lower class,” “irresponsible,” and “impulsive?” This man has probably been getting tattoos for years himself, he has had this daughter for at least six years, and I extremely doubt she will be getting a tattoo before she’s of legal age, so what’s the problem?
And why are you so hateful as to label people in such terrible ways without even knowing them at all? I don’t look at someone and judge them by the way they dress or look, especially not in such vague ways as tattoos, and never in a degrading manner. Just because someone looks different than you is no reason to hate them.
Really, grow up.
And really, at do basic research on the site, especially if you’re reading and posting comments.
Also, while you may have freedom of speech in “real life”, that doesn’t necessarily apply to the internet. Learn what community you’re in, and keep all hateful speech about said community to yourself.
God.
Sonny: are you really using something as common as a tattoo to classify people? Are you really saying that putting anything on yourself is an automatic sign of “lower class origins,” “irresponsibility,” and “impulsiveness?” Why are all of these necessarily true? Of course not. Tattoos are done by countless (I don’t have an exact statistic) around the world, all of these people are “lower class,” “irresponsible,” and “impulsive?” This man has probably been getting tattoos for years himself, he has had this daughter for at least six years, and I extremely doubt she will be getting a tattoo before she’s of legal age, so what’s the problem?
And why are you so hateful as to label people in such terrible ways without even knowing them at all? I don’t look at someone and judge them by the way they dress or look, especially not in such vague ways as tattoos, and never in a degrading manner. Just because someone looks different than you is no reason to hate them.
Really, grow up.
And really, at do basic research on the site, especially if you’re reading and posting comments.
Also, while you may have freedom of speech in “real life”, that doesn’t necessarily apply to the internet. Learn what community you’re in, and keep all hateful speech about said community to yourself.
God.
Sonny: are you really using something as common as a tattoo to classify people? Are you really saying that putting anything on yourself is an automatic sign of “lower class origins,” “irresponsibility,” and “impulsiveness?” Why are all of these necessarily true? Of course not. Tattoos are done by countless (I don’t have an exact statistic) around the world, all of these people are “lower class,” “irresponsible,” and “impulsive?” This man has probably been getting tattoos for years himself, he has had this daughter for at least six years, and I extremely doubt she will be getting a tattoo before she’s of legal age, so what’s the problem?
And why are you so hateful as to label people in such terrible ways without even knowing them at all? I don’t look at someone and judge them by the way they dress or look, especially not in such vague ways as tattoos, and never in a degrading manner. Just because someone looks different than you is no reason to hate them.
Really, grow up.
And really, at do basic research on the site, especially if you’re reading and posting comments.
Also, while you may have freedom of speech in “real life”, that doesn’t necessarily apply to the internet. Learn what community you’re in, and keep all hateful speech about said community to yourself.
God.
I just don’t get how everyone can be so outraged by this?
What’s the difference between my mom framing a picture I drew when I was 6, and this guy getting this tattoo.
I’m pretty sure my mom isn’t going to get mad at me one day, and burn my drawing, as well as I’m sure this guy isn’t going to regret his tattoo.
Not everything with sentimental value is conventionally beautiful.
I just don’t get how everyone can be so outraged by this?
What’s the difference between my mom framing a picture I drew when I was 6, and this guy getting this tattoo.
I’m pretty sure my mom isn’t going to get mad at me one day, and burn my drawing, as well as I’m sure this guy isn’t going to regret his tattoo.
Not everything with sentimental value is conventionally beautiful.
I just don’t get how everyone can be so outraged by this?
What’s the difference between my mom framing a picture I drew when I was 6, and this guy getting this tattoo.
I’m pretty sure my mom isn’t going to get mad at me one day, and burn my drawing, as well as I’m sure this guy isn’t going to regret his tattoo.
Not everything with sentimental value is conventionally beautiful.
I just don’t get how everyone can be so outraged by this?
What’s the difference between my mom framing a picture I drew when I was 6, and this guy getting this tattoo.
I’m pretty sure my mom isn’t going to get mad at me one day, and burn my drawing, as well as I’m sure this guy isn’t going to regret his tattoo.
Not everything with sentimental value is conventionally beautiful.
Ok, I will admit this picture made me go “WHAT?!” But it is actually interesting seeing a 6 year old tattoo her father, and wether you agree or not I can’t see her father being stupid about it. He probably talked to her and showed her how to do it. So they spent some time together and she got to experience a little of what daddy does so what?
I have had negative comments made towards me for having 2 young kids and snakes and reptiles in my house, so am i a bad parent just because someone doesn’t agree?…..no! If anything my 2 year old tells people who come over what each reptile is and tells people to be gentle when touching them……cant be a bad thing…….so what if this father let her tattoo him, its something he will cherish and be something she will always remember and will make for great conversation when she gets older.
she tattooed him, he didnt tattoo her. If she got the tattoo then my opinion would be the complete opposite. Sometimes sheltering kids will make them lash out and be even more rebelious… my husband is the result of an uptight up bringing and man does he make up for it now….hahaha the little girl is having some quality with daddy…….not the norm…but who cares. she looks happy and so does he. I am sure they talked about it a lot and he has explained his job…. dont think he just threw a needle at her and said,”go for it!” haha
Ok, I will admit this picture made me go “WHAT?!” But it is actually interesting seeing a 6 year old tattoo her father, and wether you agree or not I can’t see her father being stupid about it. He probably talked to her and showed her how to do it. So they spent some time together and she got to experience a little of what daddy does so what?
I have had negative comments made towards me for having 2 young kids and snakes and reptiles in my house, so am i a bad parent just because someone doesn’t agree?…..no! If anything my 2 year old tells people who come over what each reptile is and tells people to be gentle when touching them……cant be a bad thing…….so what if this father let her tattoo him, its something he will cherish and be something she will always remember and will make for great conversation when she gets older.
she tattooed him, he didnt tattoo her. If she got the tattoo then my opinion would be the complete opposite. Sometimes sheltering kids will make them lash out and be even more rebelious… my husband is the result of an uptight up bringing and man does he make up for it now….hahaha the little girl is having some quality with daddy…….not the norm…but who cares. she looks happy and so does he. I am sure they talked about it a lot and he has explained his job…. dont think he just threw a needle at her and said,”go for it!” haha
Ok, I will admit this picture made me go “WHAT?!” But it is actually interesting seeing a 6 year old tattoo her father, and wether you agree or not I can’t see her father being stupid about it. He probably talked to her and showed her how to do it. So they spent some time together and she got to experience a little of what daddy does so what?
I have had negative comments made towards me for having 2 young kids and snakes and reptiles in my house, so am i a bad parent just because someone doesn’t agree?…..no! If anything my 2 year old tells people who come over what each reptile is and tells people to be gentle when touching them……cant be a bad thing…….so what if this father let her tattoo him, its something he will cherish and be something she will always remember and will make for great conversation when she gets older.
she tattooed him, he didnt tattoo her. If she got the tattoo then my opinion would be the complete opposite. Sometimes sheltering kids will make them lash out and be even more rebelious… my husband is the result of an uptight up bringing and man does he make up for it now….hahaha the little girl is having some quality with daddy…….not the norm…but who cares. she looks happy and so does he. I am sure they talked about it a lot and he has explained his job…. dont think he just threw a needle at her and said,”go for it!” haha
Ok, I will admit this picture made me go “WHAT?!” But it is actually interesting seeing a 6 year old tattoo her father, and wether you agree or not I can’t see her father being stupid about it. He probably talked to her and showed her how to do it. So they spent some time together and she got to experience a little of what daddy does so what?
I have had negative comments made towards me for having 2 young kids and snakes and reptiles in my house, so am i a bad parent just because someone doesn’t agree?…..no! If anything my 2 year old tells people who come over what each reptile is and tells people to be gentle when touching them……cant be a bad thing…….so what if this father let her tattoo him, its something he will cherish and be something she will always remember and will make for great conversation when she gets older.
she tattooed him, he didnt tattoo her. If she got the tattoo then my opinion would be the complete opposite. Sometimes sheltering kids will make them lash out and be even more rebelious… my husband is the result of an uptight up bringing and man does he make up for it now….hahaha the little girl is having some quality with daddy…….not the norm…but who cares. she looks happy and so does he. I am sure they talked about it a lot and he has explained his job…. dont think he just threw a needle at her and said,”go for it!” haha
I think that it is a really great idea that he let her Tattoo him….It’s a really good way to bond with the parent….And as the last comment said I’m pretty sure he didn’t just hand the needle to her….I don’t think any parent would be that dumb to do that….At least I hope not….But yeah I wish my father would have let me do that so that way I can look back and it can tell me how good of a relationship we really had….And we still do….But yeah it’s a great idea and I’m pretty sure he shows that tattoo off with a big smile on my face I know I would….
I think that it is a really great idea that he let her Tattoo him….It’s a really good way to bond with the parent….And as the last comment said I’m pretty sure he didn’t just hand the needle to her….I don’t think any parent would be that dumb to do that….At least I hope not….But yeah I wish my father would have let me do that so that way I can look back and it can tell me how good of a relationship we really had….And we still do….But yeah it’s a great idea and I’m pretty sure he shows that tattoo off with a big smile on my face I know I would….