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I think it is great when a child discovers a passion early in life. Deciding what you want to be when you grow up before you change your college major three times saves a lot of time, money and frustration. Fifth-grader Lilly Hibbs didn't have to look far from home to figure out what her life's work would be. With a body-piercing mom and a tattoo artist dad, it makes sense that Lilly herself would go into the 'body decoration' field. She has decided that tattoos are her passion and that she will follow her father into the business.
For Lilly, this isn't just a dream that may someday come true. She's already begun her training and completed her first job. At the age of seven, she drew and inked a likeness of Patrick from SpongeBob SquarePants on her dad's leg. As for dad, he couldn't be prouder. "Most parents would say, 'I can't believe your kid wants to be a tattoo artist.' I say, 'I can only be lucky if my kid turns out to be a tattoo artist,'" Stephen Hibbs said.
Soon after Stephen posted an online video of his daughter working on the Patrick tattoo, Lilly got her first real customer. A man drove all the way from North Carolina to Dallas to have Lilly tattoo an anchor on him. I wonder if he drove all that way just for the novelty of having a child tattoo him, or if it was Lilly's bargain rate of just $5 that attracted him.
For Lilly, this isn't just a dream that may someday come true. She's already begun her training and completed her first job. At the age of seven, she drew and inked a likeness of Patrick from SpongeBob SquarePants on her dad's leg. As for dad, he couldn't be prouder. "Most parents would say, 'I can't believe your kid wants to be a tattoo artist.' I say, 'I can only be lucky if my kid turns out to be a tattoo artist,'" Stephen Hibbs said.
Soon after Stephen posted an online video of his daughter working on the Patrick tattoo, Lilly got her first real customer. A man drove all the way from North Carolina to Dallas to have Lilly tattoo an anchor on him. I wonder if he drove all that way just for the novelty of having a child tattoo him, or if it was Lilly's bargain rate of just $5 that attracted him.
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8-11-2008 @ 8:56PM
Erin said...I think this is no worse than take your daughter to work day. From the video you can see that he is guiding her through it. He teaches her the correct way to do it and makes sure she keeps it clean. Way to go dad for positive reinforcement.
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8-12-2008 @ 3:31PM
kate said...This is no different than the daughter of, say, teacher wanting to be a teacher too. This is what Lilly knows; her mom and dad are artists. She obviously admires and respects her parents; how can anyone fault that?
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8-13-2008 @ 5:21AM
bridget williams said...What about a cousin that has had her cousins for almost two years but she is terrified to do anything about it!
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