i can't believe i'm writing this ... ppl w/ tattoos

jentarver

I guess in a way mine all do. B/c if I didn't like it I wouldn't have it on my. So in other words my tattoos mean I like whats there.

mickeygirliegirl

No other deeper meaning for 6 of my tattoos other than I am Irish (not from Ireland, grandparents were though) and they are Irish-based (Shamrock, Claddagh and various Celtic knotwork). The 7th is just a tribal design that the guy I was seeing at the time designed.

And I would like to get more done. Because I like them. There is the deep meaning. I like tattoos.

steelersfamily6

I have tattoos. both arms full sleeved. Among others.

I always end up reading tattoo threads (and stupidly piss myself off) and I always end up reading how people always advice to "get something that MEANS something".

WHY?

Sure, if it means something, awesome. You had something meaningful you wanted immortalize on your skin. Great. But why does it HAVE to? Can't *kitten* just be pretty? (or ugly, or scary, or whatever?) Some of mine do, most of mine, well, I just thought was cool.

When I was getting fitted for a pair of running shoes a couple weeks ago, this was the conversation:
Him: "So why sleeves? What do they MEAN?"
Me: "Why do you have a justin beiber haircut?"
Him: "Point taken."

okay, that conversation didn't illustrate my point or question at all, I just found it funny. My real question is ... those WITH tattoos - does all of your ink MEAN something?

Ok so for me yes all my ink means something, even though one of them I wish now I would have never got! Yes I have always said I would only get tattoos that mean something to me, tattoos that illustrate that part of my life. It doesn't mean everyone has to and if you put a tattoo on your body bc you like it doesn't that mean that it meant something to you...lol I want to be sleeved and I can't wait to have the money to it and it will be of things I love or things of significance & yes things that are pretty & cool...lol

roguex_1979

I just wanted to put my oar in even though the thread is so long no one will end up reading it, lol!

I have three tattoos and NONE of them mean anything. I started off getting one unicorn, but because I was too scared to get the one I really wanted, I ended up getting a different one. Then I wanted a phoenix and then after that one, I got the unicorn I had wanted in the first place. My first tattoo wasn't a whim either. I had wanted a tattoo since I was 16 and hadn't changed my mind when I was 20, so I think 4 years was long enough to decide if it had been a whim.

One thing I will say is: people who get tattoos of their wives/husbands/lovers...how dumb are you? Yes you love them, but if things don't work out, it a pain 'literally' to get them removed. The only names you should have I think are kids names (or maybe mum and dad).

poncho33

Maybe he was just making conversation? Sounds like you take offense to someone who doesn't say "omg I love your tats, they rock" lol

heh. no. i didn't take offense at all. Well, to his comment. I was offended by his haircut.

But really, i don't give a fu@k if someone doesn't like my tattoos. I have no idea why you would even say that. (rude people who feel like they need to discuss, ad nauseum, why they don't like tattoos piss me off, but i'm not offended. I just think they are *kitten*.)

Maybe I'm missing it, but asking a question about your tattoos doesn't seem rude.... at least it shouldn't have sparked an insult about his haircut.... just saying.

odusgolp

Yes, my Tattoo means something... but I only have one 12" thing down my thigh.

dlyeates

I have one that means a lot to me. It is 3 butterflies to symbolize my children (2 living and 1 angel baby). My second one will be a cross to symbolize my faith and flower around the cross and down my foot (because I think foot tattoos are pretty).

After that I'm not sure how many or where or if they will have meaning or if it is just something I like. We'll cross that bridge when we get there!!

NoAdditives

I have tattoos. both arms full sleeved. Among others.

I always end up reading tattoo threads (and stupidly piss myself off) and I always end up reading how people always advice to "get something that MEANS something".

WHY?

Sure, if it means something, awesome. You had something meaningful you wanted immortalize on your skin. Great. But why does it HAVE to? Can't *kitten* just be pretty? (or ugly, or scary, or whatever?) Some of mine do, most of mine, well, I just thought was cool.

When I was getting fitted for a pair of running shoes a couple weeks ago, this was the conversation:
Him: "So why sleeves? What do they MEAN?"
Me: "Why do you have a justin beiber haircut?"
Him: "Point taken."

okay, that conversation didn't illustrate my point or question at all, I just found it funny. My real question is ... those WITH tattoos - does all of your ink MEAN something?

I think the logic behind getting something with meaning is that it won't be as likely to be regretted. If you just get something you think is cool you may outgrow it, and then you're stuck with a tattoo you don't like anymore. That's why teenagers shouldn't get tattoos. Because what's awesome one day may not be awesome the next.

I have one tattoo on my left foot/ankle. It's the Sanskrit symbol "ohm". Hindus believe it is the sound the first god Brahman made to create the universe, so it represents the connection between everything in the universe. I'd like to get another one but since I haven't been able to think of something that means enough to me, I haven't gotten another one.

robinogue

I would love to get a half sleeved tattoo, why no reason I just think it looks HOT :blushing: but seriously.. I do have some tattoos that have special meaning for me and I have a few just because...

razorbecky

I have 3, two of them dont really mean anything. One is a dolphin (just thought it was pretty) and the other is a moon and star
then I have my initials before i was married, A friend and I both went right after we got engaged

i dont mind people asking

m0_0m

My tattoos don't have any deep profound meaning...They are carrots (yes, carrot tattoos)
I HATE the disappointment in peoples faces when I tell them I thought they were funny, awesome, and I just really liked the design. To me my tattoos are a reminder to stay random and curious. I've tried to explain that but it's like that reason alone does not satisfy people enough. It can be really frustrating.
However, I've found I can now judge a person's character on their reaction to my tattoos alone.

Rabid_Hamster

Honestly, who cares? It's your skin. do with it what you will. For anyone considering getting one, I recommend they consider where it will be. Take care to think about how it will age. Colors will fade and you can always get them filled back in, but some areas stretch as you age. Sure it's a butterfly now, but it will look like a condor when you're 70. :noway: That rose on your chest will be a Sequoia when you retire. :sad:

tinamarie2002

I think if you chose a tattoo because it was pretty then that "means" something for you. If you chose one because it was cool then that also " means" something for you...etc. I figure when someone says to choose one that means something they are really trying to say choose something that you can live with for the rest of your life. I have one tattoo on my back, a black capped chickadee, I refer to it as my biker chick looking over my shoulder, does that suggest it means more to me than someone who chose something because they thought it was pretty? I don't think so.....
First time replying on a blog, hope I did this right , sorry if I didn't

Bluescat1

When I was getting fitted for a pair of running shoes a couple weeks ago, this was the conversation:
Him: "So why sleeves? What do they MEAN?"
Me: "Why do you have a justin beiber haircut?"
Him: "Point taken."

Because you have "sleeves' , you are going to get attention and questions. I don't think that everyone that ask the question "So why sleeves? What do they MEAN?" are asking to be jerks about it, but an answer like "Why do you have a justin beiber haircut?" would be unnessary. Why not just tell him if they have meaning or not and not attack his hair?

letobot

haha i love this!! This is the scenario I get often: People- "What does all that polynesian mean?"
Me- "Nothing, it's just what i want to look at everyday."

I totally understand getting a tattoo that means something, but who made up the rules? Ef it and live!! and get what you don't mind looking at all the time.

amelia_atlantic

Haha! I also think by the time you have full sleeves the only appropriate answer to the "why sleeves?" question is "Because I like tattoos."

All my tattoos mean something but more so that they mark a part of my life. Sometimes, I don't remember why I got one but I remember who was there and what we did during/after.

bmorton82

I have 7 tattoos, including a large chest piece, and they all have meaning to me. They may not stand for something or symbolize anything in particular but I can look at each one and recall where I was at in the time of my life, perhaps what prompted me to get it and I appreciate those memories. The majority of them I had done when I was under 18 and, while I may have been just a youngster, I think that I made some pretty great choices and I wouldn't change a thing.... except turn a band on my arm into a half sleeve which I dream about everyday. To each their own, I think.

I heart ink.

rataliek

THANK YOU!

Some of my favorite tattoos are either little friday the 13th tattoos, space fillers or one's i got on a whim with little to no time to think about them whatsoever with friends. My big meaningful pieces are just as awesome but i definitely don't think a tattoo needs to have significance to you. I guess when you get to the point where you know you'd like to be a "heavily tattooed person" you get out of the mindset that they all need to mean something. My next piece is going to be a peacock that goes from my armpit to my knee and i'm getting it because it's going to look AMAZING, not because it means strength/peace/love/change or because this one time my dad took my to a peacock farm and yadda yadda yadda. There's nothing wrong with meaningful tattoos, obviously, but I'm all for a fun tattoo that means nothing to me. To each their own!

NoAdditives

When I was getting fitted for a pair of running shoes a couple weeks ago, this was the conversation:
Him: "So why sleeves? What do they MEAN?"
Me: "Why do you have a justin beiber haircut?"
Him: "Point taken."

Because you have "sleeves' , you are going to get attention and questions. I don't think that everyone that ask the question "So why sleeves? What do they MEAN?" are asking to be jerks about it, but an answer like "Why do you have a justin beiber haircut?" would be unnessary. Why not just tell him if they have meaning or not and not attack his hair?

I agree. You're guaranteeing yourself questions and attention. You don't have to be rude to those who ask simply because they're curious.

danawright14

I have 4 tattoos and not all of them mean something, the first one i got when i was 16 and it's a picture of a butterfly that i got off of my favorite bands first album the second one is 4 hearts connected with smoke and i just got that because i thought it looked cool, the third one i got is " Hodiernum vive diem" live for today in latin and i got that because i like the saying and my forth one is "In the end It dosent matter how many breaths you took but how many moments took your breath away". and i got that because the saying is so true and i got it after i got engaged.

Not all tattoos have to mean something at all i think of my body as a blank canvas and i can do whatever i want to it and if someone has a problem with it then whatever they dont have to look at it (even though its SEXY lmao).

MichelleV1990

I've always loved mermaids, the ocean, Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang, and flowers. I have the ocean theme running from my ribcage to just above my knee. I have 3 butterflies flitting around a flower, representing my 3 children and my husband. Charlie Brown and some of the gang, are located on my bum...not out of disrespect, because I think Charles Shultz was the greatest, but because I needed a canvas big enough that didn't have another theme going on. I also have a sun on my lower back just because I liked the way it looked. I've never been into oriental writing, but I came across a symbol for "Warrior", and have that on the back of my neck. Life has been a struggle for me. A lot of it was my own doing, but it just seems like I've had to battle quite a bit, so it seemed appropriate. I guess if you get the things you like, they all have some sort of meaning, no matter how deep it is.

jgriffin88

Some of mine are in memorial to those I've lost and those I love... Some don't mean a thing ... I just like the art.

jenalderman

Mine just means that at the age of 39 I wanted to overcome my overwhelming fear of needles. I chose to do that by getting a tatoo. It didn't work...lol. But, I'm still glad I did it!

umachanxo

I don't have any tattoos, and I don't really want any.
But it's up to the person to decide what they want, right?
Just because one person doesn't like it, doesn't mean someone else shouldn't have it if THEY like it.

Skeels

Women with Tattoos are hot! That is all I have to say .............:drinker:

tjklloyd

I have 7, and of the 7, 3 mean something. I have my left wrist with my sons zodiac sign, my right wrist with my daughters and bracelet around, and a foot/ankle piece with lilies and a breast cancer ribbon for my mamaw. I have a tramp stamp that i just wanted, so I drew flowers with tribal, a frog on my right shoulder and a a little boy frog giving a girl frog on my right hip bone...I just like frogs. I think that whatever you like, you should get inked!

0AmyMarie0

My first tattoo was a fairy tramp stamp, didn't mean anything, just liked it, still do. My next though, will be cherry blossoms with my kids names in them...that will mean something!

Ironman2be

My Cubs tattoo reflects my lifelong passion of being a Cubs fan, and the frickin torment they cause me each and every year.

My taz tattoo with the roadrunner and coyote, well, all that means is that i woke up from a hard night of drinking in the Marines and found this damn cartoon on my arm...

DietingMommy08

Okay I have 12 single tattoos and a half sleeve.

SOME Of my tattoos actually have a direct meaning....
SOME of my tattoos I just got because I was going thru a bad time and tattoos help me relieve stress.
I always referred to tattoos as my sane way of "cutting" and my therapist said he hears that a lot. Lol.

So I can either tell you what my tattoo means or what I was going thru when I got it.

pinn44

I have a total of 6 and 3 mean something. I regret getting one of the ones that means something cause it represents a horrible time in my life. Thought I was reminding myself never to let it happen. But oh well. It's really what people want. Why do we have to have rules and regulations about everything?