Hello Erin;
I have waited until now to e-mail you back in order not to upset you before your finals.
First,
You had a great inter beauty that nothing could take away from you, but you chose to get tattooed because you think it makes you "beautiful".
Beauty is something that doesn't come out of a bottle, from make-up or needles.Your inter strength was your beauty. Just look at the really beautiful ladies around you. I bet that you won't see any tattoos. Really beautiful and confidant women don't need artificial help. Ladies don't get tattooed.
It turns mature men off.
Second;
You said that you are "gauging" your ears to make the pierced holes larger. You tell me that shows "commitment". Commitment to what? The savages of Africa stretch their ears and their lower lips. What are they committed to?
Again, I feel that you just don't realize what a beautiful person you were.
Third:
The decisions that you are making will be with you the rest of your life, and can effect your career opportunities.
Have you ever seen an old tattooed woman? Disgusting sight.
Erin, I am shocked at what you are doing to your once great beauty. When you mature, you may regret what you have done to yourself.
I will always love you, I may not be as proud of you as I once were, and I may not 'show you off' or brag about you to my friends, but faith has made you my granddaughter, and we can't change that. I hope that as you get to be mature, you will understand what I am trying to say to you.
Right now I just feel sorry for you.
I do love you,please understant that.
We love you so very much,
Grandpa & Grandma