Got an e-mail from my mother a day or two ago... I think it deserves publication here:
I'm rather split on the issue. Just the fact that he got her name tattooed in a heart on his shoulder tells me that he's serious, but also that while she maintains that he has 'never considered "body art" seriously, I still think that he hasn't taken it seriously. I can think of many better things that he could have done to himself for her on her birthday. First on that list would be that he could have quit drinking. Not just for the positive effect it would have on most people's view of him, but primarily on the effect that drinking less has on your body. He would have been giving her a 'healthier' him. Oh well.
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Hey Kids,
Guess what Dick did for my birthday! He got my name (in a heart) tatooed on his shoulder! This, from a serious academic who had never considered "body art" seriously!
Your incredulous Mommm
I'm rather split on the issue. Just the fact that he got her name tattooed in a heart on his shoulder tells me that he's serious, but also that while she maintains that he has 'never considered "body art" seriously, I still think that he hasn't taken it seriously. I can think of many better things that he could have done to himself for her on her birthday. First on that list would be that he could have quit drinking. Not just for the positive effect it would have on most people's view of him, but primarily on the effect that drinking less has on your body. He would have been giving her a 'healthier' him. Oh well.
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just my 2 pennies...
I'd say that giving her more time with him by lengthening his life would definitely have something to do with his feelings for her. :) And it would certainly have been a better show of it to the rest of us than a gawdy tattoo that not only tells me that he wanted to do something for her birthday so he did something for himself, but also that he doesn't understand tattoos.
I will be hard on him for his drinking because he's not just damaging his liver, he's also causing mental anguish to my little sister. I don't see the need for 'support'ing a bad habit. I'll be happy to support him in quitting, but he hasn't shown the slightest bit of interest in that. In fact, when he and my mother offered to take me out for dinner in 2002 for my birthday, I stipulated only one thing: I would not go to some place that sold alcohol if Dick was coming. He opted not to come after that.
Nice to see you active at this time of morning by the way... :)
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I hope he quits, and soon.
Keep my ego in check? What the hell does my ego have to do with any of this? I happen to have a bit more knowledge about the history and societal significance than our mother when it comes to tattoos. I don't think that it's my 'ego' talking when I state an opinion on a matter that I happen to know a bit about.
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