I have no fear of needles, nor am I going to ink the insignia of my favorite sports team anywhere on my body - no matter how much a part of Red Sox Nation I might be. I know I have stated, in the past, that a tattoo is something controllable in my otherwise uncontrollable life - yet that does not mean that at times when life goes astray I am going to run out and get some new ink.
I will agree that there are some STUPID tattoos out there. Though I am sure everyone has their own reasons for getting the ink that they do, that website makes me question the intelligence or sobriety of those tattoo bearers.
Brian and I have a rule in life, if there is something we want we wait to get it. If in six months we still want it then we wait a little bit more. Finally if we still want it we make plans to obtain it. This is the same philosophy I have with tattoos. They are not something that I would suggest anyone gets on a whim. You should have a design in mind and wait it out. If in a few months you still love that design and are still hell bent on getting it inked then - wait some more. If you can go 6 months still wanting the same design with the same intensity then I would say you are probably safe. (It took me until I was 21 to get my first tattoo!)Also keep in mind that this is something you will have for the REST OF YOUR LIFE. You might be a diehard My Little Pony's fan now, but when you are 60 will you still love the fact that you have a Pony inked into your lower back?! PLACEMENT IS EVERYTHING PEOPLE! (Sorry my hatred of tramp stamps is showing!) Please keep in mind that not all professions approve of tattoos and not all areas of your body will look the same in the years to come. (With these things in mind you might want to think of locations that can be covered easily if need be.)
Now on the flip side, my tattoo of Linc's footprint from birth is something that I will PROUDLY display for the rest of my life. This tattoo has great meaning for me - as I feel tattoos should. The claddagh insignia on my ankle is a testament to my marriage (it was a featured design on the day as well as it is inked in the colors of the day as well). I have a few more designs floating around in my head that I am sure I will put to ink at some point in my life. One of them being a favorite line of mine from a poem - yet I can't seem to find the perfect place for a script tattoo, any suggestions?!
I leave you with two ink blogs that are just fun to read through:
This one is for the literary minded
This one is a little bit of it all - with a fair amount of humor added in
I have two tattoos on my feet, and both of them TICKLED! the one on the inside of my ankle didn't hurt either until it got closer to my achilles, then it hurt a little. I plan on getting a version of the tree of life on my upper middle back - I am worried that one is going to hurt!!
ReplyDeleteAs for an artist, my entire family goes to X-Body Art Emporium (xbody.com). Paul, the owner, does a great job. I have had a tattoo by all the artists there. They each have their own style and strengths. Korey, who did Linc's footprint, impressed me greatly in how she did the print entirely by hand. And you could hold the official print next to my foot and you would swear it was an exact copy somehow put on my foot!!! I have never seen halfhearted work out of xbody... my Aunt, Uncle and Cousin have some GORGEOUS ink from Paul!!!! (if you go to the page and click on Paul's work the ladybug vine around an ankle is my aunt!
I think people are either tattoo people or they are not. I can remember since I was a little girl I always oogled over my older cousins tattoos of dolphins on his arm. We are talking the original greenish/blueish old ink style. Anyway, I always thought they were soooooo cool! Now both my sisters can't stand them and they have would NEVER get one. They agree mine are beautiful but still it's not for them.
ReplyDeleteI was 39 when I got my first one and I agree with the waiting part. If I had gotten one at 18 I can guarantee now at 45 I probably would not still love it. I love the vine w/my ladybugs representing U. Dave, Shelby and myself and now my newest one is so special since I LOVE sunflowers and it has Shelby's initials. As you know I plan for one more in memory of my parents and that will probably be my last one. At 45 I know I'll still love them when I'm 65, 75 or 85 since they are true to me.
On a side note my brother now has two and was 46 when he got his first one. He will be 50 this year. We were late bloomers! lol