GTKY: Let's talk tattoos!

[mcktymck]

It looks like there are a few of us with tattoos on the board, so I figured it would be fun to share them!

1. What all do you have?

3. Any that you wish you had not gotten?

2. Any significance behind any of them? If so, what?

3. Share photos of your tattoos! Unless they're in an inappropriate spot of course 

4.  STMs- Do you have any as a tribute to your kids? FTMs- are you planning on getting one for this upcoming baby?

[ellebelle]

Love this!

I have a memorial tattoo for my angels. It's 5 stars, one for each of my losses, with the biggest star for my son. I got it prior to starting IVF and it was incredibly healing for me. I will probably eventually get another tattoo for our failed transfer/IVF process but I want to make sure I know what I want first. Here's a pic of the tattoo:

[beebe918]

1. What all do you have? I have a seashell behind my ear and a heart on my ankle

3. Any that you wish you had not gotten? Meh, I could do with out both of them but I don't really care either way

4. STMs- Do you have any as a tribute to your kids? FTMs- are you planning on getting one for this upcoming baby? I want to get some detailing on the heart on my ankle and add my kids names to it

[mcktymck]

ellebelle I love it, such a beautiful tribute

1. What all do you have?
A heart on my right hip, lyrics on my left hip, infinity symbol on my ring finger, and a tiny little heart on my right wrist.

3. Any that you wish you had not gotten?
I got the ring tattoo when I was still married to my X, but luckily it's just an infinity symbol and not a date or name so it's not directly tied to him. Also, it's hidden by my wedding band for the most part so it's not a big deal, just the tattoo with the most awkward story behind it.

2. Any significance behind any of them? If so, what?
The lyrics are the most important to me. They are "Although I am broken my heart is untamed still". They're from a 1D song (slightly embarrassing) but I was going through my divorce when the song first came out and they really spoke to me, I knew I had to get them tattooed on me. I look at it as saying "I've had my heart broken and am going through this difficult time, but I've still got room in me to find love again." And then my tiny little heart I got with my BFF and we live across the country from each other now so it's special to me.

3. Share photos of your tattoos! Unless they're in an inappropriate spot of course


4. STMs- Do you have any as a tribute to your kids? FTMs- are you planning on getting one for this upcoming baby?
I really want to get one for Sam, I'm just not sure where I'd put it. I need them to be symmetrical and I like all of mine in spots that are easily hidden, so it's tough pinning down a location. Maybe a shoulder blade... Any suggestions are definitely welcomed!

[melody330]

It looks like there are a few of us with tattoos on the board, so I figured it would be fun to share them!

1. What all do you have? I have an infinity symbol on my ankle, a Om on my foot, a sun/moon and stars on my butt cheek, birds & music notes to Imagine on my back, and my dogs paw prints with Namaste on my side.

3. Any that you wish you had not gotten? Ehhh, not that I regret per say, but if I were to make the decision again I probably wouldn't get any of them. They are annoying to keep covered in a professional setting. My ankle and foot one are always uncovered and showing. My back piece is significant and I try to keep that covered when I'm at school.

2. Any significance behind any of them? If so, what?
Infinity and Om were total "woohooo I'm finally in college!! Let's get tattoos!". My back piece has no sentimental significance but I do love that one. My dog prints are sentimental. I love them both dearly, and it means a lot to me.

ETA- the one on my butt was a drunken night in Soho.

3. Share photos of your tattoos! Unless they're in an inappropriate spot of course.
I'll have to search for some. No one wants to see the one on my side ATM but this is from when I first got it done

4. STMs- Do you have any as a tribute to your kids? Once we are done I might get their names. No concrete plans as of right now.

[ellebelle]

mcktymck the shoulder blade has been a perfect spot for me. Easy to cover up at work. People only know I have it if I am at the beach or wearing a tank top.

[TheTuna15]

1. What all do you have?

I have a treble clef on my hip and a compass on my ribs.

3. Any that you wish you had not gotten?

Nope.

2. Any significance behind any of them? If so, what?

I play a few instruments and I sing, so that's why the treble. I've also done a whole crap ton of traveling and have lived in a few places that's why the compass.

3. Share photos of your tattoos! Unless they're in an inappropriate spot of course



4. STMs- Do you have any as a tribute to your kids? FTMs- are you planning on getting one for this upcoming baby?

I want to get tributes for my kids once I'm done having them. I haven't decided on what though yet.

[Ray]

1. I don't have any yet but I'm going to play anyway lol

2. N/a

3. I'd like to get the silhouettes of two trees on my back from lower back to shoulder blade. Jack pines mean a lot to me. They're everywhere in my home town, they don't look like a conventional beautiful for tree, they adapt to conditions, stand tall, etc.

The two trees in the centre of this crapy pic are the ones I'd like :

4. I'm sure I'd do something someday. I'd like a family ring first though.

[housecarder]

What all do you have? What do they mean?

1. A deer on my right shoulder blade- I drew it up in high school and loved it because my name is Fawn

2. A cross behind my left ear

3. A tribal dragon I designed on my left calf

4. GIR from Invader Zim on my lower back dressed as his dog self singing- I was a time in my life where I was just having fun figuring out who I was.

5. An eye with a wing on a spiderweb over my heart with my dad's signature- My dad is an artist and this is kind of his signature drawing. Growing up he would always draw it on everything he sent me (letters/ packages). He and my mom divorced when I was young.

6. My mom's name and a peach rose on the right side of my chest- *loss mentioned* when I was in middle school my mom opened up about a miscarriage she had to me (I was the oldest). We planted a peach rose bush for the baby together and it was a way for her to heal. It needs touched up bad.

7. Green Eggs and Ham and my grandpa's name and years of birth and death. He used to read it to me when I was little and add in curse words "That Sam I am! No I don't want no damn green eggs and ham!" He was this giant burly cop and ex army paratrooper, but he always had room on his lap for us.

8. UK and Russian flags on my wrist with a cross and Bible verse reference with 12 dots- the verse says "when people ask you about these stones tell them what God has done for you". It was a way to remember how amazing my mission trip to the UK and Russia was and how I grew as a person. Everyone should step outside of the US at least once in their life.

9. I have "Love" on my right forearm. To Write Love on Her Arms is an organization that desires to cover self harm and depression with love and acceptance. I've struggled with depression and bipolar so it's a great reminder to me and a way to reach out and talk about mental illness and reduce the stigma.

10. I have an unfinished 1/2 sleeve on my left upper arm of orcas- they are my favorite animals

11. Two Ravens holding a banner that says "Family is Everything" in Italian- I lost a bet with H. He is a huge Baltimore Ravens fan. A few years back he swore up and down that the Ravens were going all the way to the Super Bowl and he'd finally get his Ravens tattoo. I told him there was no way, that the Colt/Patriots/Broncos were all playing great and would stop them. So we bet that if they went to the Super Bowl I'd get a Ravens tattoo too and if they won I'd pay. Guess who won that year? He let me off easy so I didn't have to get the actual logo.

12. I have a dragon on my left shoulder blade with dragon fly wings. Two of my best friends all wanted to get dragonfly tattoos together and I couldn't bring myself to get something that girly. They thought it was hilarious.

13. A cross with the Hebrew for "my beloved" in the middle and tribal wings, one red one blue. To me it symbolized the duel sides of any relationship and spiritual relationship with God. There is always good and bad and you have to choose the good/positive even when things get hard.

14. I have a lock and key on my left side with a yellow ribbon, forget me nots, and "Hooah!" I got it when my XH was deployed, for him and my grandpa and dad. All army.

15. A golden snitch on my left thigh with "Mischief Managed"- my dad had just started tattooing and I was about to get married to H in a HP wedding. So I let my dad practice on my leg. It's not perfect but I love it.

16. I have a ruby ring on my left ring finger- it's H's birthstone and I have bad allergies so often I can't wear my rings.

Any that you wish you had not gotten?
I let a friend talk me into using a guy that had a shop in his garage for my side. It took 6 hours and several places are blown and not straight. I will eventually cover it or redo it.

Other than that I wish I thought about long term how many I'd get and plan them together better.

Share photos of your tattoos! Unless they're in an inappropriate spot of course.
I'll come back and add pics

Do you have any as a tribute to your kids? FTMs- are you planning on getting one for this upcoming baby?
I have saved my right upper arm for a half sleeve eventually for all my kids. Not sure what I'll get yet.

[mcktymck]

housecarder I love all of your different tattoos and the meanings behind them. If you have any of the orcas tattoo I'd like to see it, I'm a fan of them as well!

[Ray]

Love your tattoos housecarder! Especially the Love one. I really like the idea, though I don't think I'd ever cover my scars. While I'm not proud of them, seeing them reminds me to be proud of the ones I don't have.

[housecarder]

Apr 11, 2016 20:27:44 GMT -5 Ray said:

Love your tattoos housecarder! Especially the Love one. I really like the idea, though I don't think I'd ever cover my scars. While I'm not proud of them, seeing them reminds me to be proud of the ones I don't have.

I didn't have any physical scars to cover but it's a reminder of the emotional ones.

[cavewmn]

I was designing one for our loss and then ended up pregnant. LOL. So it will now probably be a few years before I get one.