Tell me about your tattoo . . .

[Anonymous]

What is it?

Where is it?

How old when you got it?

Any regrets?

Would you let your DC get one in the future?

[Anonymous]

Mine is fine now but in a few years, it will look really bad, wrinkles will set in, I will try to cover it up when I am in weddings, I will cover it up on job interviews, It will sag so you can't tell what it is, it will fade, people will stop paying attention to it in a good way and say oh my, look at that.

Oppps, I am sorry, those are the reasons why I never got one.

Flame on

[Anonymous]

My tattoo is really elegant and classic. It is timeless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Would you let your DC get one in the future?

You mean before age 18? Uh, no. After that, I have no control, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My tattoo is really elegant and classic. It is timeless.

barbed wire? just kidding.

I had one picked out when I was 16 (wanted it on my hip area so I could hide it with a bikini), but never got it done. 9 years later, still don't have it, and I'm glad because the image isn't as important to me anymore.

[Anonymous]

Don't have one. I would imagine cosmetic surgeons salivate when they see all of the people who are getting them and will eventually want them removed. There's going to be a lot of saggy tattoos in the old folks homes!

[Anonymous]

I have an animal symbolic of freedom and becoming yourself on the inside of my ankle. Got it the first week of college so I was 18. I still remember the day and the feeling of empowerment and strength. I walked to the parlor myself. Paid for it myself. Designed it and picked the colors. I am otherwise quite conservative but I have never hid it even at weddings, funerals, job interviews. I have NEVER felt discriminated against because of it. That's a very dated attitude. I'm 34 and many many people have them nowadays. I have no regrets. And hopefully my ankles won't too wrinkly and saggy when I'm old but who cares. At least I've enjoyed having it in my prime. And if one of my kids wanted one for the right reasons I'd have no problem with it.

[Anonymous]

35 when I got mine. No regrets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have an animal symbolic of freedom and becoming yourself on the inside of my ankle. Got it the first week of college so I was 18. I still remember the day and the feeling of empowerment and strength. I walked to the parlor myself. Paid for it myself. Designed it and picked the colors. I am otherwise quite conservative but I have never hid it even at weddings, funerals, job interviews. I have NEVER felt discriminated against because of it. That's a very dated attitude. I'm 34 and many many people have them nowadays. I have no regrets. And hopefully my ankles won't too wrinkly and saggy when I'm old but who cares. At least I've enjoyed having it in my prime. And if one of my kids wanted one for the right reasons I'd have no problem with it.

Glad to hear that waitressing career thing worked out for you. For the rest of though, the ankle tat would be a career stopper. Nothing "dated about it.

[Anonymous]

A small one on each ankle and a large piece that takes up my whole lower back. Two dragonflies and a flower.

I was 22 when I got the flower. 25 when I had the dragonflies added on. Eventually, I may do more flowers, but most likely not. The dragonflies I have now are a cover up for bad tattooing that was done before. I was impulsive and did not know much about the art of tattooing at that point. I had a very good artist do the cover up and I am actually happier with it now.

Do I regret my tattoos...no. However, if I could go back and not be so impulsive about it, I may not have done the whole lower back...or at least have done something else. I would never have them removed. They are part of me and how far I have come. I tattooed for me and no one else.

If DC wanted to get one in the future he would have to be over 18 (obviously) and I would educate him as much as possible on it so he does not regret what he gets.

This guy www.anilgupta.com is the only place I would go if I got one in the future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an animal symbolic of freedom and becoming yourself on the inside of my ankle. Got it the first week of college so I was 18. I still remember the day and the feeling of empowerment and strength. I walked to the parlor myself. Paid for it myself. Designed it and picked the colors. I am otherwise quite conservative but I have never hid it even at weddings, funerals, job interviews. I have NEVER felt discriminated against because of it. That's a very dated attitude. I'm 34 and many many people have them nowadays. I have no regrets. And hopefully my ankles won't too wrinkly and saggy when I'm old but who cares. At least I've enjoyed having it in my prime. And if one of my kids wanted one for the right reasons I'd have no problem with it.

Glad to hear that waitressing career thing worked out for you. For the rest of though, the ankle tat would be a career stopper. Nothing "dated about it.

Go ahead and believe that

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an animal symbolic of freedom and becoming yourself on the inside of my ankle. Got it the first week of college so I was 18. I still remember the day and the feeling of empowerment and strength. I walked to the parlor myself. Paid for it myself. Designed it and picked the colors. I am otherwise quite conservative but I have never hid it even at weddings, funerals, job interviews. I have NEVER felt discriminated against because of it. That's a very dated attitude. I'm 34 and many many people have them nowadays. I have no regrets. And hopefully my ankles won't too wrinkly and saggy when I'm old but who cares. At least I've enjoyed having it in my prime. And if one of my kids wanted one for the right reasons I'd have no problem with it.

Glad to hear that waitressing career thing worked out for you. For the rest of though, the ankle tat would be a career stopper. Nothing "dated about it.

Oh, please, bitch. The female CEO of my giant non-profit org has a tattoo. Somehow I don't think it's the state of your skin that's holding YOU back, professionally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an animal symbolic of freedom and becoming yourself on the inside of my ankle. Got it the first week of college so I was 18. I still remember the day and the feeling of empowerment and strength. I walked to the parlor myself. Paid for it myself. Designed it and picked the colors. I am otherwise quite conservative but I have never hid it even at weddings, funerals, job interviews. I have NEVER felt discriminated against because of it. That's a very dated attitude. I'm 34 and many many people have them nowadays. I have no regrets. And hopefully my ankles won't too wrinkly and saggy when I'm old but who cares. At least I've enjoyed having it in my prime. And if one of my kids wanted one for the right reasons I'd have no problem with it.

Glad to hear that waitressing career thing worked out for you. For the rest of though, the ankle tat would be a career stopper. Nothing "dated about it.

Actually, this poster is correct about it being a career stopper....if it were 1950.

[Anonymous]

My favorite is the lower back handlebars - now that is class. (Sarcasm).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an animal symbolic of freedom and becoming yourself on the inside of my ankle. Got it the first week of college so I was 18. I still remember the day and the feeling of empowerment and strength. I walked to the parlor myself. Paid for it myself. Designed it and picked the colors. I am otherwise quite conservative but I have never hid it even at weddings, funerals, job interviews. I have NEVER felt discriminated against because of it. That's a very dated attitude. I'm 34 and many many people have them nowadays. I have no regrets. And hopefully my ankles won't too wrinkly and saggy when I'm old but who cares. At least I've enjoyed having it in my prime. And if one of my kids wanted one for the right reasons I'd have no problem with it.

Glad to hear that waitressing career thing worked out for you. For the rest of though, the ankle tat would be a career stopper. Nothing "dated about it.

Oh, please, bitch. The female CEO of my giant non-profit org has a tattoo. Somehow I don't think it's the state of your skin that's holding YOU back, professionally.

"Non-profit". When you are in the for profit high earning career it would raise many eyebrows. It looks ugly and cheap. You would not be taken seriously with a visible tattoo as a doctor or a lawyer. I do not want to see a wrist tattoo on my dental surgeon's wrist. When I see women at the beach with back tattoos they look extremely skanky.

But I understand your need to become irrationally emotional about your choice, I mean, it is pretty irreversible without further scarring yourself. Your'e kind of stuck with your body "graffitti". Might as well get really shrill about it. It goes nicely with the tat, actually.