Tats = self mutilation IMO. Most of my friends with tats got them while they were in the Navy, in a port of call, drunk out of their mind, with little or no memory of how they got it. I guess that's the second reason I'm glad I didn't join the Navy.

My wife and I have three daughters. Zero tats. You don't know them. And since they're selective about who they spend their time with, you won't meet them.