I have to imagine that as tattoos have become more a part of regular life, inked parents will eventually have to cross this bridge.

TMZ caught up with Travis Barker this week — and asked about when it was cool for his son to get tattoos.  Well, he started getting ink at the age of 15, so I would think a totally relevant question between father and his kid.  The Blink-182 drummer revealed his 14 year old son is already asking about facial tattoos…and shared the advice he gave his offspring:

As a tattooed parent, how would you handle it?  How HAVE you handled it, might be the more appropriate question…?  — [eric]

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