Well I got a tattoo on my ankle but I was over 18 and moved out. I don’t think they look cheap if you get it in a nice place and a cute one. I don’t like when girls cover their body with them, to me that’s not really pretty to me. If I lived home with my dad and was 17 I would talk to him to see how he felt first. I know I was married when I got mine, it was a small one, and a butterfly and my mom still got mad about it lol. Just remember they are easy to get put on but they are permanent unless you can afford laser surgery