I turned 18 today and it was a great day! There wasn't too much out of the ordinary, besides doing a fun photo shoot with my mom and getting a tattoo. It was nice because I found myself to be pretty brave about the whole tattoo thing. I was way more calm than my mom was and totally kept my cool. All the way up to when I heard the buzz of the needle start. I literally don't think I will ever forget that noise. Every time he put the needle to my shoulder I just held my breath waiting for him to release or just to be done. I have never been very keen of needles and kept hearing ideas of what it would feel like but still didn't really know what to expect! After it was over, I found myself to be very "tender" with my emotions and I guess I was still a bit nervous (even afterwards) of my surroundings and the whole situation. It wasn't until my mom and I got outside and got into a little "beef" that I started balling my eyes out, which was realistically for no apparent reason. I have dealt with the idea of people liking and not liking my want for a tattoo, before today. And thanks to social media and phones, I dealt with it a little more, today. I know for sure that everyone is completely obligated and entitled to their own opinion, but then it just depends on how you portray that opinion. Ok, so here's what I think: 1. Realize your opinion. 2. Know what you stand for. If it happens to be something that the majority may go against or is just some sort of mainstream, slightly controversial topic (like tattoos), really know what you stand for. I say that because you need to know how to defend yourself and not get flustered or "caught off guard" when you need to defend yourself. 3. Defend yourself. 4. But try your best NOT to offend someone. It can be tricky. Just be gracious to people by giving hopeful advice through your opinion. I got offended a couple times today about my new tattoo. The offence was, of course, unintentional, but it still hurt for just a little bit. The plain simple fact is that people are not going to agree with everything you do and vise-versa! And it is so easy to get offended. So what I can say to that is: 1. Choice the right words. 2. And work on being able to control how you feel and react when you do get unintentionally offended. Thanks for reading!
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