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Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Asking Eric: Teenage granddaughter got a tattoo

Dear Grandma: Your reaction to the tattoo suggests that she’s sliding into a wild depravity, but the tattoo itself – a small cross – doesn’t seem to be a symbol of that. I don’t know the details of the “Christian life” she’s living, but even with the long nails and the short clothes, your letter paints a picture of someone who is not sowing wild oats. Maybe something more akin to overnight oats.

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