One of the trickiest parts about getting a tattoo is telling the parents.

Rachel Beals of Butler solved that problem by asking her mother to come along when she got it done, but others hold off on dropping the “T-bomb.”

Randi Foertsch of Saxonburg and Samantha Feil of Butler Township both told their mothers when they realized their tattoos would be visible while smimming.

Foertsch’s family was planning to visit her twin sister, Jessica Kummer, at college. When Kummer called excited their mom had reserved a hotel room with a pool, Foertsch reminded her they both hadn’t fessed up about their tattoos.

“So, she had to tell my mom she had one, then I got a text saying, ‘Jessi says she has a tattoo. Do you have one also?’” Foertsch said.

Feil’s family was planning a beach vacation. While finishing some last-minute packing, she decided it was best to spill the beans.

“I said, ‘You know those things that both (her siblings) Shannon and Ed have?’ and she said ‘What?’ and I said “Tattoos. I have two of those,’” Feil said.

Erica Bobby of Butler Township, who has many tattoos, isn’t sure what she will say when one of her four children wants one.

“It’s so funny because I don’t want to be a hypocrite, but my only suggestion to them is to wait until they are older; until they really know who they are and to get something that’s meaningful. But they are going to do whatever they want when they turn 18 anyway.”