Hi Vic,

It’s good to express yourself. However, if your mom does not like tattoos and you’re going ahead with a “MOM” tattoo anyway, maybe you need to ask yourself why.

Another good question would be why she does not like tattoos, do you know?

If you want to get her on this, how about getting MOM done up as a temporary tattoo? If she screams and yells “Fourteen hours I’m in labor to bring you into this world and this is my birthday present from you?” then wash it off in front of her right there. If she says “I thought I’d never say this, but that doesn’t look half bad,” then ask for her preferences on color, etc. and have it made permanent.

Lastly, what would be a nice gift that she would like? Get her a nice gift – as a backup plan.

(Full disclosure, I am running at v55 of my operating system and, alas, I am still not “tattoo-compatible.” Looking ahead, I have a new release coming out this year and tattoos are not in the plan.)

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