Tattoos making me feel better about my body

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  • Sox90716
    Sox90716 Posts: 976 Member
    People get tattoos for various reasons. So long as you are happy with your tattoos and reasons then good for you! You're always going to have naysayers but it's all about being happy, comfortable, and confident with you. People get tattoos for deeply personal reasons, to have fun, that drunken weekend, whatever. So long as you don't regret them and are getting them done in a clean and steril environment then it shouldn't matter what others think. I have 4 and I love mine.

    THIS^^THIS! A THOUSAND TIMES THIS!
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    I am not going to read through all the posts because they are revolting. Let me just say this: "Yuck" How can anyone in their right mind try to get their body in shape and then "F" it up with tatoos? Are you so unaware that your body is going to change with age? I am absolutely not on board with body disfigurement. Some of you remind me of Natunal Geographic magazine from the 1960's. Nose bone, anyone?

    Wow. If you don't like tattoos then why would you even take the time and effort to post this? Your lack of respect for people and their opinions/choices is what is truly revolting here. You aren't just bashing the art, you are bashing the people and the memories that are associated with them.

    I'm not saying that disagreeing with something is bad. There have been at least one really good post from someone who doesn't like tattoos but was respectful in how they conveyed their opinions.

    Me, personally? I love tattoos, although I don't have any myself. They can be so beautiful and I have found that 90% of the stories behind them are just as beautiful as the actual tattoo themselves. I would love to get one myself, but I'm scared of needles..lol.
  • teflongirl
    teflongirl Posts: 1 Member
    Mine are cosmetic--tattoo eyeliner and eyebrow embroidery. I love them because they do not streak when my eyes tear or when I sweat during a workout. Best investment ever--people see it and do not even know its permanent. Otherwise I am tat bare.
  • psychic_atrophy
    psychic_atrophy Posts: 26
    I am not going to read through all the posts because they are revolting. Let me just say this: "Yuck" How can anyone in their right mind try to get their body in shape and then "F" it up with tatoos? Are you so unaware that your body is going to change with age? I am absolutely not on board with body disfigurement. Some of you remind me of Natunal Geographic magazine from the 1960's. Nose bone, anyone?

    Do you realize that many people with tattoos feel that those tattoos are a part of them, a part of their story. Saying "yuck" and that they "f***ed up" their body is really a very personal attack. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but there are more appropriate ways of expressing it. You wouldn't walk up to a stranger and tell them they looked "f***ked up" or at least I hope you wouldn't. Why post of a forum with a bunch of people with tattoos and do essentially that?
  • leomom72
    leomom72 Posts: 1,797 Member
    gunna get mine as soon as i hit my goal and tone up some..and they will have meaning :wink:
  • Larisonlj
    Larisonlj Posts: 426 Member
    I have 5 tattoos so far (more to come ;) ) 4 of them with a meaning behind them
    I'm saving for a new one now that I will get once I reach my goal weight (it will be a phoenix)




    [old skin even looks bad w/o tats]

    Oh, I had a BEAUTIFUL phoenix that I almost got and ended up with somehting else. Don't get me wrong, I love what I have but I regret NOT getting the phoenix. It was during a time I was 'rising from the ashes' in my life so it had great significance to me. Maybe that's why I regret that I ended up with something else.
    Anyway, I have two and they still mean as much to me as they did when I got them. I've had one for 21 years and the other for 6 years.
  • paleirishmother
    paleirishmother Posts: 242
    I can't keep my cellphone wallpaper the same for a week without getting sick of the picture. I could never handle that on my body, permanent. Yikes.
  • ptak1sm
    ptak1sm Posts: 172
    I have 2 so far and I'm planning on getting another one within the next few weeks...my goal weight tat :) My first 2 have meaning from the stages of life i was in at the time, the next one is gonna be a celebration of what I've accomplished and a reminder that it didn't come easy. Everyone is beautiful, ink or no ink :)
  • toriaenator
    toriaenator Posts: 423 Member
    i have two and i love them :D
  • toriaenator
    toriaenator Posts: 423 Member
    you know whats REALLY revolting? closed minded people who will go and insult others because they do something you dont agree with. what the heck is wrong with you?! can you not just think these thoughts in your mind rather than put others down? grow up
    I am not going to read through all the posts because they are revolting. Let me just say this: "Yuck" How can anyone in their right mind try to get their body in shape and then "F" it up with tatoos? Are you so unaware that your body is going to change with age? I am absolutely not on board with body disfigurement. Some of you remind me of Natunal Geographic magazine from the 1960's. Nose bone, anyone?
  • alisiaendris
    alisiaendris Posts: 213 Member
    I think when I am old,struggling to get around, and living in a nursing home, the last thing on my mind will be, "Gee, I wish I did not have these tattoos that remind me of the good ol days. What was I thinking?!"
  • a_mandolin_
    a_mandolin_ Posts: 336 Member
    A couple of gorgeous ones on here so far! I love looking at pictures of others tattoos :) Keep em coming!

    I've been saving up for a while and have finally started on what I've been wanting for a while - two Lion King scenes, covering the majority of the fleshy part of each calf. One appt done, 3 more to go.

    My only regret is that I'm doing it now, during the winter, and all I want now is a nice hot bath, lol!

    Also, just because it amuses me...

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  • WVmom24
    WVmom24 Posts: 266 Member
    I have many many tats, and yes they make me feel better. But not because they are "hiding" parts of me, they are works of art on my skin. They accentuate me, they add to me, they are an extension of my personality. Tattoos are beautiful and I feel more beautiful with them no matter what my weight is. To those that shun it and say the body is a temple, I say...what kind of temple doesn't have art on the walls? ;)
  • a_mandolin_
    a_mandolin_ Posts: 336 Member
    ...To those that shun it and say the body is a temple, I say...what kind of temple doesn't have art on the walls? ;)

    Love that!
  • melantie
    melantie Posts: 30
    I can never understand why people who hate tattoos always have to voice their opinion about it!

    I have lots of them, most i love, 1 i don't like too much as it wasn't done correctly - i am now thinking about some stuff to cover up the bits that were done crappy. I don't regret getting it, i just regret that the tattooist (professional too!) Didn't listen to my requests and did it his way and since it was on my back i didn't get to see it till it was done.

    Yes tattoos will look different when we are older, but EVERYONE looks different as they age. I'll be happy to just be ALIVE at 80! We are living in the here and now, not worrying about what its gonna be like in decades to come.

    If you want a tattoo get it! Nearly all of my tattoos have a meaning, some i just liked the picture!

    I am lucky that my husband does tattooing so i can get them free in a sense (just have to pay for the materials)

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