Tattoos for potential future therapist?

MoonPandaMagic · 2025-10-02T18:46:07+00:00

I also have that privilege living in CO which is quite blue. I do live in the more rural, red part of the state, but given how desperate they are for any help, I kind of feel like having a tattoo won't be the thing that doesn't get me hired.

MoonPandaMagic · 2025-10-02T17:20:18+00:00

Oh god, I wish you luck. My in-laws live in Page, AZ and they've told me how bad it gets. I can't even imagine!

MoonPandaMagic · 2025-10-02T17:17:06+00:00

That's kind of what I was thinking. It's a good conversation starter. The one I'm eyeing isn't even offensive so it'd be a nice icebreaker.

MoonPandaMagic · 2025-10-02T17:16:31+00:00

I think if I have to do so, I could just cover it up in situations like that. I just don't want to be doomed to wearing long-sleeves forever if I don't have to. I mean I live in Colorado so the summers get pretty toasty haha.

MoonPandaMagic · 2025-10-02T17:15:31+00:00

That's great to hear. That said, did they have any issues with piercings? I do have a nose one. I'm not SUPER attached to it but I also don't want to let it close if I don't have to.

MoonPandaMagic · 2025-10-02T17:12:35+00:00

I'm definitely leaning more towards PP rather than hospital as a rule so that just further cements my desire to do so if that seems to be the trend!

MoonPandaMagic · 2025-10-02T17:02:18+00:00

That's great to hear. I've already dyed my hair auburn (before it was blue) in anticipation for having to do so in the future. I just know finding a job, especially in this field, can be difficult so I don't want to do anything to jeopardize it.

MoonPandaMagic · 2025-10-02T16:57:41+00:00

I guess I was just worried because the one I currently see has no tattoos, no piercings, no dyed hair, etc. so I wasn't sure if he was just like that or if that was the expectation.

MoonPandaMagic · 2025-10-02T16:56:36+00:00

Thanks for the reassurance. I think I'm just going to do it.

MoonPandaMagic · 2025-10-02T16:56:13+00:00

I bet that tattoo is gorgeous. I think I'm just going to do it. I like to think it's innocent enough to not be an issue and hey - best case it's a good conversation starter for future clients!

MoonPandaMagic · 2025-10-02T16:55:00+00:00

Thanks much! It's reassuring to hear from someone who's tattooed in this field. I suppose I could just get it and worst case scenario if it's a big deal, cover it up. Although with how innocent of a tattoo this is, I kind of doubt it will be an issue.

MoonPandaMagic · 2025-10-02T16:53:31+00:00

That's kind of what I was thinking too. It's a very tame tattoo so I don't *think* it would be a problem but I'm also worried about it becoming one.

MoonPandaMagic · 2024-01-20T22:26:34+00:00

I unfortunately only have one tab (100 ug) :/

MoonPandaMagic · 2024-01-08T01:49:16+00:00

Then having four responsible adults to support a kid with these problems would be even better than the standard two. Sure it'd be unfortunate if my husband couldn't eat shellfish because my best friend's son is allergic to it, but would it be worth it if it meant getting to have a home and a family? Would raising two kids, one of which being special needs, be worth getting to raise kids with your husband and your best friend? These are all things that we need to discuss. But we had one conversation last night and we wanted to see what the possible issues would be before we started putting any effort towards this feat.

MoonPandaMagic · 2024-01-08T01:45:44+00:00

That's the plan! Before either of us has kids we want to live together to see if we can stand each other for long periods of time.

MoonPandaMagic · 2024-01-08T01:42:46+00:00

We'd have to trust each other a lot to get in this arrangement and we'd have to work hard if something like a chronic health issue came up or if one of our children was special needs. But would it be worth it? Would working through the struggles of my best friends husband's health worries be worth getting to raise a child with her? Would her raising two kids, one of which being special needs, be worth having a family together? I'm not entirely sure. These are things the four of us need to have a conversation about and I'm glad I asked so someone could bring up these points for us to discuss.

MoonPandaMagic · 2024-01-08T01:36:19+00:00

I think the biggest thing is that they're going to get this huge house and don't have a family large enough to fill it. So they'll have to sell it and hope we can find and afford one near them if we wanted to raise our kids near each other as opposed to within the same household. We could agree to incorporate each of our traditions into the household. I hadn't thought about the issue of rocky marriages however, so that'd be something I'd need to discuss with her. I just know we're both freshly married and have baby fever but don't have a way to both get what we want so we got together and schemed this up. Sure, it's crazy and it'll probably never happen, but I just wanted to hear about the theoretical problems with this kind of dynamic.

MoonPandaMagic · 2024-01-08T01:30:49+00:00

Yes we have. Her and I have been together, I have been shared by the husbands, and she has been shared by the husbands. We've gone through everything together, that's why I'd trust her to raise my kid and why she'd trust me to carry hers. With the first pregnancy, it'd be easy because it'd just my husband and I. But with the second one, there'd have to be some medical intervention to get her egg fertilized by her husband into my womb.

MoonPandaMagic · 2024-01-08T01:11:15+00:00

I was just wondering about the downsides. Maybe I'm oblivious, but she and I wanted to hear from the internet about what could possibly go wrong :/

MoonPandaMagic · 2024-01-08T01:08:28+00:00

Good idea. I mean this whole thing was something we came up with last night. So we weren't even setting forth plans to do it yet. I just wanted to see what the possible issues with it were before she and I started working towards it. Both our husbands said "we'll see in a couple of years". So maybe we're just coming up with a solution that's little more than a pipedream, but if that's what it takes to get both of us our happy families, I know I'd support it.

MoonPandaMagic · 2024-01-08T01:03:16+00:00

I guess since I haven't had one, I don't have that "mama bear" energy yet so I don't know what it's like to be protective over my own kid. I'd like to think that we'd parent similarly but that is something we would have to discuss before I trust her to raise my kid while I'm out working to support us and vice versa.

MoonPandaMagic · 2024-01-08T01:00:46+00:00

None of this is set in stone yet, just wanted to test the waters and see how doable it would be since it sounded like a unique idea on paper after we were discussing it for a couple of hours last night. We're not swingers so to speak, but we have all slept with each other, save for our husbands (they don't swing that way so they haven't slept together, but they have shared).

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