A grandma tatoo (husband, person, member, appropriate)

[metamorphosis]

Okay, ladies and gents . . . I am - no, have been - completely against tatoos. Completely. And ifs, ands or buts.

Last year in March, when my daughter was 6 months pregnant, we lost the baby. I watched him be born. I held him and rocked him for the first and last time. I was devastated. Fast forward to this past March. She and her husband each got a tatoo of the baby's footprints. I've been toying with the idea of asking if I could do the same, but then I wonder if I should just leave it the way it is - their baby, their way of remembering. I'm still not even sure I'd go through with it.

What are your thoughts?

[Kibbiekat]

My condolences. We lost a baby in our family, too, so I know how awful it is. I think it would be nice to just leave the tattoo tribute to mom and dad. I know that there is jewelry available with finger prints, hand prints, or foot prints. I think something like that would be more appropriate for you.

[metamorphosis]

Thanks, Kibbiekat. Yeah, I was thinking that I would really like something "to remember him by" (as if I'd ever forget, right?), but I also think the tattoo was their idea for them. I don't want to over-step my grandma-ness.

[brokencrayola]

I am not against tattoos and have some myself, but in this instance I think you should just let the baby's parents have their own personal tribute and leave it at that.