I have a bunch of friends who got inked when they were 18-21 who are now 29-35 or so and most comment about how dumb it was that they did it.. Some still like them and stuff but they have had them cause problems now and again and I think in another 10 years they are going to wish they never got them done..
Ihave a brotehr in law who has 4 or 5 of them and he is 45 or so now.. He wishes he had never gotten them because now when he goes to the beach on vacation he feels like a tool.. Oh well, live and learn I guess.
When I was 16 I had a friend come by the house who had a pierced ear. My dad looked at it and didn't say a thing.. Later that night, after the friend had left me dad just casually said if I ever came into the house with an earring he would ripe it out and how ever much ear, nose, eyebrow or whatever that came with it, than so be it.. Can't say that I ever wanted to but that was probably the final incentive to not follow the crowd even though I doubt that he would have... Well... I'm not going to test him on it, lol.