How old? About what subject?

****I'm a mom.....I'm loaded with advice no one listens too......*****

****But I'm also a nurse....and get to teach about almost all things medical*****

Permanent tattoos only deface and uglify your body. Sure, your friends may tell you they think they're cool, and you may get compliments on them from other people, but in a few years, the colors will fade and the design will become blurred. And you'll be a different person in a few years, too, and you may not like the subject matter depicted by your tattoos then. Here's an alternative: Most tattoo parlors can give you a temporary tattoo that will last for a few days before it washes off - get one of those instead, if you absolutely must mark up your body. With a realistic-looking temporary tattoo, you can go to a concert, party, or drinking establishment and still fit in with the tats crowd. God and Nature gave you a beautiful body, and you won't improve on it by defacing it. Additionally, permanent tattoos may limit your future employment options, something to really consider carefully in these hard economic times. You may have heard of people getting tattoos removed with acid washes and lasers, but you should know that these treatments are painful and aren't always successful in removing all signs of tattoos.

There is one other major consideration with tattoos/body art and also with piercings: You run the risk of getting hepatitis, which is a serious debilitating or even deadly liver disease, for which there is presently no cure.

Best idea: Keep your body the way God and Nature intended for you to be, and leave the tattoos and piercings to people who otherwise have no personalities.

It is important for you to have good language and math skills. Be sure you have memorized the entire multiplication table for numbers one through twelve. You should be able to easily answer the questions, "What is nine times six?" and "What is seven times twelve?" without having to work the math on paper or with a calculator. You will need to know arithmetic to manage your personal budget and checking account. You will also use math in the several jobs you will have in your lifetime. You need to be able to speak, understand, read, and write English in order to be successful in a country where English is the language used by the majority of people.

True, the teachers who were supposed to be responsible for educating you may have done a bad job and may have not taught you enough about language and math. They may have instead taught you about recycling, global warming, politics, homosexual culture, black culture, Latino culture, or other subjects that won't be as important in your life as your teachers made you think they would be. Fortunately, it's never too late for you to learn - on your own if you have to - about proper English and basic math. You can enroll in refresher courses at a college or learn for free on online websites.

My kids learned their times tables in 4th grade....although since my son's ipod can answer any simple math question asked of it.....it's not really that important of a skill.

Tolerance is probably the more important "skill". No professional workplace will tolerate racism or discrimination....and attitudes get picked up on fairly quickly. My ex is an engineer and they got rid of this one guy really fast....because no matter how smart you are...you HAVE to be able to get along with others.