my mother told me my entire life to never get a tattoo and how much she hated them. i waited till i moved out, paid all my own bills, and got one. she got over it in about a day. the bottom line is it's my body, i'm the one who has to live with it for the rest of my life and even though she is my parent i've reached the point in my life where she does NOT make my decisions for me, i do. i think this mother is completely over the top and it's kind of annoying to me how dramatic she is over the whole thing.
Not to mention, i would say 98% of my friends have tattoos. It's part of the younger generation. When i'm 60 years old, more than likely everyone my age will have tattoos.