Tattoos :)

Boardergurl
Boardergurl Posts: 206 Member
edited November 13 in Chit-Chat
So here is a question for anyone with full/half sleeve tattoos! Does any regret getting them at a younger age now that they are grown up with careers ? :)
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  • jnichel
    jnichel Posts: 4,553 Member
    The only thing I regret is going to a Loverboy concert in the mid-80's.
  • Boardergurl
    Boardergurl Posts: 206 Member
    Why in the heck would you regret that :p
  • NurseWizzle
    NurseWizzle Posts: 312 Member
    I'm too much of a wuss to get more than the one tattoo I have now.
  • jnichel
    jnichel Posts: 4,553 Member
    Boardergurl wrote: »
    Why in the heck would you regret that :p

    Well, outside of the fact that it was Loverboy, I didn't get the sweet lovin' that I was hoping for.
  • jrline
    jrline Posts: 2,353 Member
    No regrets I plan on getting more over my lifetime
  • boss333
    boss333 Posts: 10 Member
    I havea half sleeve and work as a caregiver. Never thought they would let me :)
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  • Boardergurl
    Boardergurl Posts: 206 Member
    I just keep hearing it from all angles about what happens when I'm older! Its not like I"m 18! I'm 30 been at my job for 7 years! it may not be my forever job but really there is long sleeve shirts right!
    People just don't get it! you think the judgment would stop!
  • Boardergurl
    Boardergurl Posts: 206 Member
    @ Robbo will you ever get one? or just not your thing?
  • Beploveshomer
    Beploveshomer Posts: 283 Member
    I don't have sleeves, but I regret the largish one on my upper arm, it was a tribal type thing I got with my skeezy ex when I was 18. I tried to cover it up with makeup for my wedding 5 years later but it rubbed off and my sister called me Biker Bride.
    5 Years later I got it covered with a horse jumping over a brick wall but now it's huge and whenever I wear tanks I just feel ridiculous, not to mention the ones on my legs, which were meaningless and just done for the fun of it. I REGRET ALL OF THEM UGH.
  • decy63
    decy63 Posts: 175 Member
    I'm 52 and am halfway through getting a sleeve done will I regret it when I'm 70 F..k no.
  • Boardergurl
    Boardergurl Posts: 206 Member
    Ya I don't regret any because there is a story behind them all! I would be covered head to toe if I could!!!
    That's amazing Decy63! What are you getting?!?!?
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  • strozman
    strozman Posts: 2,622 Member
    edited February 2015
    Robbo_79 wrote: »
    if done classy and tasteful it shouldn't affect your profession, although some customer facing roles don't approve if it.

    i don't have a single tattoo myself.

    No tatoo crew checking in.

    Love them on girls!!!!!!!! Would get one myself, just can't commit lol
  • boss333
    boss333 Posts: 10 Member
    decy63 wrote: »
    I'm 52 and am halfway through getting a sleeve done will I regret it when I'm 70 F..k no.

    Haha hell yeah
  • wolfsbayne
    wolfsbayne Posts: 3,116 Member
    I'll be getting a quarter sleeve for my 40th birthday. I work in an office and while I have a visible tattoo on my wrist, I have respect for my bosses. I don't regret any of my tattoos.
  • Boardergurl
    Boardergurl Posts: 206 Member
    wolfsbayne wrote: »
    I'll be getting a quarter sleeve for my 40th birthday. I work in an office and while I have a visible tattoo on my wrist, I have respect for my bosses. I don't regret any of my tattoos.
    So does that mean you cover them up when you are at work all the time?!?!?


    strozman wrote: »
    Robbo_79 wrote: »
    if done classy and tasteful it shouldn't affect your profession, although some customer facing roles don't approve if it.

    i don't have a single tattoo myself.

    No tatoo crew checking in.

    Love them on girls!!!!!!!! Would get one myself, just can't commit lol
    Its a HUGE commitment that's why its taken me as long as this to get a sleeve! I have a leg sleeve that I just finished and am starting my arm tomorrow!


    BLACKxLABEL wrote: »
    Regret now that I'm older? Hell no, I'm still working on them. I will say, that with as many tattoos that I have, I will never have a tattoo on my neck or higher because it is gross in my opinion.
    I have a small star on the back of my neck and for the most part you never see it! and a little flower in my ear lol
    Hands bother me! I don't like when hands are tattooed!
    You do however look like you have an AMAZING collection of ink! <3

  • IllBeBack1Day
    IllBeBack1Day Posts: 982 Member
    No half/full sleeves but i do have six. Each have a different story and dont regret it. Don't ask me the stories, i don't kiss and tell :P
  • TrainingToBePerfect
    TrainingToBePerfect Posts: 1,418 Member
    i got my first in 2008 (ankle) now i got one on my ribs and foot and biggest on my thigh!! I don't regret any.. Maybe just add plenty more. My thigh isn't completed yet.. Still another 3 hours to go !!! rkl2tft6ignf.jpg
  • jmacok
    jmacok Posts: 34 Member
    I am trying to decide on a sleeve and have no issue wearing long sleeves while teaching/coaching.
  • TrainingToBePerfect
    TrainingToBePerfect Posts: 1,418 Member
    ^ as you can see the ring, hair, eyelashes. chain earring not all completed. lol
  • wolfsbayne
    wolfsbayne Posts: 3,116 Member
    Boardergurl wrote: »
    wolfsbayne wrote: »
    I'll be getting a quarter sleeve for my 40th birthday. I work in an office and while I have a visible tattoo on my wrist, I have respect for my bosses. I don't regret any of my tattoos.
    So does that mean you cover them up when you are at work all the time?!?!?

    No, most of mine are in places that are covered up, anyway. My wrist is rarely covered.



  • JustinAnimal
    JustinAnimal Posts: 1,335 Member
    OMG... who is that?
  • machelle04
    machelle04 Posts: 690 Member
    No regrets just wish I had time to get my side finished.
  • JustinAnimal
    JustinAnimal Posts: 1,335 Member
    And people are barely answering the OP's question about having a SLEEVE, not tattoos in general. OP, I am hesitant to do any kind of sleeve. I think they look awesome, but fear they'll limit job opportunities in the future. As a teacher, I fear a sleeve wouldn't be cool unless I wore shirts with long sleeves all of the time, which I don't like doing. My two (soon to be three) tats are in places they are covered, but I'm kind of a private person and don't necessarily want everyone to see them.
  • fitmomhappymom
    fitmomhappymom Posts: 171 Member
    I didn't get a full sleeve, but I did get a couple small tattoos when I turned 18. While they are small and well done, I wish I hadn't gotten them. If any of them are visible at work people ask a million questions about them (the tattoos aren't anything profound or inappropriate) and then I have to get into conversations about my choices as an 18 year old with people I hardly know. I'd just rather not. Also, I feel like tattoos age you. Like you can tell the age of a person based on the type of tattoo they have. Not to mention EVERYONE has them these days, I think there is something more unique and sexy about being a blank canvas rather than covering yourself in tattoos.
    Again, just my thoughts based on my experience.
  • Tupeloblossom
    Tupeloblossom Posts: 142 Member
    I have a few tattoos and I do not regret having them. I do regret that they have no meaning to me. I got them because my ex was a tattoo artist and I was young and thought they were "cute". I want to cover them up with tattoos that mean something to me.
  • triinityz
    triinityz Posts: 146 Member
    Nope, I love them, they are part of me and I don't regret them for a second!
  • Boardergurl
    Boardergurl Posts: 206 Member
    JustinAnimal wrote: »
    And people are barely answering the OP's question about having a SLEEVE, not tattoos in general. OP, I am hesitant to do any kind of sleeve. I think they look awesome, but fear they'll limit job opportunities in the future. As a teacher, I fear a sleeve wouldn't be cool unless I wore shirts with long sleeves all of the time, which I don't like doing. My two (soon to be three) tats are in places they are covered, but I'm kind of a private person and don't necessarily want everyone to see them.

    Thanks for the response! I hear ya on a private person! but then I hear the you wouldn't get them if you didn't want to answer questions or tell people! my leg sleeve is VERY personal ill tell people if they ask but usually if I don't know you I say I got it cause I wanted it!
    I work in an office with VERY old school men! They don't understand it and rag on me about wasting my money and such! but nothing about when im older!
    I just say you spend your money on your BMW I spend mine on my art!
    Do you think as a teacher they will get more widely accepted?!!?!?
  • rayneface
    rayneface Posts: 219 Member
    My entire left calf is tattooed, I often forget it's there until I am in the shower then it's like...oo! Pretty!!
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