soo tattoos or no tattoos??

LeanMeanFitnessMachine

I'm getting the words "wild and free" on my ribcage in the next couple weeks! Something simple in cursive handwriting, not too big. It comes from my favorite quote by Thoreau, "All things are born wild and free."

SeanIsMyHomeboy

I have quite a few tattoos and I love mine. Everyone is a time or place or something I love. I want to have a scrapbook of memories when I'm done.

Check out some of my tattoos, including a sweet Michael Jackson piece in my profile pictures!

midwifekelley2350

i have 4 and love them (i have a professional job and have never gotten any disrespect for them). my husband has 2 and my kids (21, 19, and 17) all have at least one. i am a women's health provider and do physical exams every day...i am surprised when i don't see tattoos!

my latest one is a tree of life on the inside of my wrist

MadDogTannen22

I don't have any, and even though sometimes it sounds neat or pretty, I know I would hate it as an older woman, no matter what I get. I have a 19 year old sister who now has 6 really stupid and different tattoos which breaks my heart (because I know she will regret them). My only pet peeve is when people get names or initials of friends or boy/girlfriends they haven't known very long. My sister got a friends' initials on her upper shoulder, a girl she is no longer friends with. Now whenever she wears spaghetti straps, she looks totally white trash!!

smkcx♥

i think that tattoos are something that is becoming more accepted. which I LOVE! i have about 9.(working on a sleeve), and i love all of them.
my fav would have to be the one my profile picture.
do you have any tattoos or want any?
do you like or hate?

and yes all of my tattoos can be covered!

I have two tattoo's, The first one is on my right wrist, it says "Ad Astra" with a star, written in cursive. I got the tat for my grandmother, because I was on the internet one day and stumbled upon a quote that said "per aspera ad astra" (through hardships, to the stars) and when I read it, I thought of my grandmother because i'd heard when I was little that when someone dies, a star is I also have an pink orchid flower on my back -- it was my grandmothers favorite flower and when she died I got a gold plaque that had belonged to her with an orchid on it, so I went and had that put on my back a few years later.

Both my tat's are symbolic and I personally love them; whenever I look at them or someone asks me about them, I remember her ) so its nice, because she means alot to me

I will definitely be getting more tat's but I like to have my tat's where im able to cover them up and that they look clean, nice and the have to mean something to me, i spend alot of time picking out the design and etc. that i want.

MadeOfMagic

I think sometimes too many tattoos can end up looking trashy but some people can really pull it off beautifully. I have two tattoos, one hidden because my mom would have disowned me if she found out at the time, and since I stopped talking her (for many messed up reasons) I decided to get a visible tattoo, which I am absolutely in love with
I am going to get only one more tattoo, one of my fashion company logo as soon as I get the name and logo trademarked-hopefully right after tax returns, cause it's expensive :grumble:
Here is pic of my visible tattoo, it's a steampunk style clock combined with key and a triple moon simple that means "goddess". I got it cause I believe you've this one lifetime, this time to find the key to happiness, and you're in control (goddess) of your own destiny, and it's your choice to do what you want with this time you have, I choose to find the key to real happiness and fulfillment for myself by following my dreams, never giving up and always believing in who I am and what I am capable of.

MadeOfMagic

I thought everyone was going to share their...oops, lolz

MadeOfMagic

MFP posted my comment twice :grumble:

bigdawg025

I don't want any on me... but I'm not a hater... There are lots of tattoos on ladies that I think are attractive, but I'm definitely not a fan of sleeves. I simply don't understand the draw...

gp79

If they have meaning to you, get one.

gp79

You only live once.

mwright24skinny

Can't find something that I will like forever so no tattoos.

StevLL

Have one want more. Mine is a horse yin/yang inside a shield with c eltic mother nots on each side. I got it when my mom past. Part of it is branded for a relief effect. all for them myself.

Cydnie197

I have 2, (well, technically 3... I expanded one). Two Chinese pictograms, one for Feline on my ankle and the other is the word Beautiful on my shoulder blade surrounded by a heart growing on a small vine. I wish that the one on my ankle were smaller, but now that I've lost weight, it really isn't as bad as it was (who would have thought that ankle tats could get so distorted??). I don't think I'll get any more, but you never know. I'm already "late" with my schedule... got the first one at 20 and the other two at 30...

My daughter, who isn't quite 19 has FIVE, she started getting them the week she turned 18. Most of hers are sayings or quotes. Her tatoo artist had a crush on her and "accidentally" MIS SPELLED one of them... so that she'd have to come back to get it fixed!! I wish hers were in more hidable places, as she wants to be a lawyer, but she is a die-hard, buck-the-system, FREE spirit. There's nothing I would do to squash that quality!!

moylie

My first was at the ripe age of 23. I waited 17 years, until I was turning 40, to get my second. No regrets, whatsoever. I hope to get a third, that commemorates my children. They can be covered, but during the warmer months they are almost always visable. I'm never embarassed. It's just a part of ME. I'm not embarassed to be me.

cruiseking

I guess I am the only anti tattoo. I almost got one when I was in The Marine Corps, but I was too drunk on whiskey to even see, when I went to check them out. That could have ended very badly. I am thankful to Ezra Brooks whiskey. For me, my intial reaction when I see them on women, is that they look trashy.

misskerouac

Love tattoos, love sleeves, I have rib tattoos, a small hip tattoo and a small one just below my neck on my back. They dont really all match, but I still love all of them, and I'll probably get more

sm423

I have 3..love them and want some more. I'm a teacher so they have to be hidden...well the one on the top of my foot shows..OH WELL!!!:bigsmile:

I was wondering how it would be if you were a teacher and had tattoos. Cause I've been toying with the idea of going to school to be a teacher but I also LOVE tattoos...Do they just require you to cover them up or do they frown upon tattoos in a school environment?

sm423

LOVE tattoos and lucky for me my hubby is a tattoo artist! I have 4 as of now. Three for my kids and one for my parents. When I reach one of my mini goals, I'm getting a sleeve. :happy:

smkcx♥

I have a friend who is a teacher and hers have to be covered up, they can't be visible. And then I have a friend who worked at the school district (either she was a janitor or someone who filed papers -- it was like a specific job description as she only worked there for the summer) and she had one on her wrist, she was required to wear something over it (most of the times a band-aid)

KariePerez

TATTOOS I love them I have 5 and so want more!

blazergrad

I've always thought about getting one on the left side of my chest ... I've seen some designs that I think are really well done ... but then I always worry about what happens if I get tired of it at some point in the future. Guess if I think about that, then I'm probably not meant to get one ....

Pinupdollrawr

I have several, I have a half sleeve , which I do not plan on expanded. I have enough body space for more. I have 1 on my wrist, my hand by my thumb and a half heart with half the words saying follow me i'll follow you and my husband has the other half and when we place our forearms together its creates the heart and full circle of words. all my tattoos can be covered up and if needed i can use drag queen make up on the little tattoo on my hand. i like tattoos they can tell a story, and some are just uhm the opposite? lol

mommared53

I don't have any tattoos and really don't care for them. Every time my son talks about getting one I keep trying to talk him out of it. Fortunately, he doesn't have a job right now so can't afford to get one. :happy: I hope he never gets one.

Marig0ld

I don't have any, and even though sometimes it sounds neat or pretty, I know I would hate it as an older woman, no matter what I get. I have a 19 year old sister who now has 6 really stupid and different tattoos which breaks my heart (because I know she will regret them). My only pet peeve is when people get names or initials of friends or boy/girlfriends they haven't known very long. My sister got a friends' initials on her upper shoulder, a girl she is no longer friends with. Now whenever she wears spaghetti straps, she looks totally white trash!!

Count me in with the anti-tattoo people. I don't have a problem with them on others but I don't want them on me. I can express what's important to me without getting something permanently printed on my body. I also think it's really white trash after a certain age, no matter what it is. *shrug* Sorry, but that's just how I feel. I work in a field which requires professional dress, and it makes me cringe if I see even a small one on somebody.

artemis222

I actually spent a lot of my child hood in tattoo and piercing shops. My father has sleeves on both arms.

I haven't gotten one yet. Mostly due to me being so incredibly picky. I have to have ones that mean something to me. They can't just be a random heart or cross slapped on me. Anyways, I've finally found a design I LOVE. I want to put it on the back of my neck or between my shoulder blades. Not sure yet. (There I go being indecisive again...)

I don't trust any of the tattooists around these parts. I may have go to Vegas to find a good one.

honeysprinkles

i think that tattoos are something that is becoming more accepted. which I LOVE! i have about 9.(working on a sleeve), and i love all of them.
my fav would have to be the one my profile picture.
do you have any tattoos or want any?
do you like or hate?

and yes all of my tattoos can be covered!

I am working on a half sleeve, I have the outline and some coloring done. I don't know how to post pictures, but it's going to look like this when it's done. http://koikoikoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/d-holbachie-yoko-kishibojin.jpg I plan on finishing that one and then probably getting another half sleeve on my other arm.
I like good tattoos, that are more like art than a sticker. I hate tribal, praying hands, crosses, eagles/american flags/other cheesy patriotic tattoos, getting your own name on you, cheesy or poorly done tattoos, etc. but that's just me, I realize that there are people who might not like mine but I love it!

BarbWhite09

I was talking about getting a new tattoo, with my fiance when I logged on & saw this, so I HAD to reply! Haha

I have 2 tattoos...Stars on my lower back [kinda a dumb decision when I was in High School] & then the quote "Numbing the pain for a while will only make it worse when you finally feel it" just above the stars. Pretty much from my bra line down to my butt is covered. Lol.

I want something on my left wrist...But I can't decide what

I know I'm going to get a tattoo for my dad sometime, when I get the money. He's a HUGE Cardinals fan [& baseball in general. 2 rooms of his house are strictly cardinals themed] So even though I really don't give a **** about baseball, Ima have a Cards tattoo for him on my right shoulder blade area.

Tdk4685

I have two, but I am sure I will get more someday. One is a hummingbird and one is garfield the cat.:happy:

BloomingLily

I don't have one, don't want one, don't like them. I also don't push my opinion on others.