Couldn't find another thread about this so I thought I'd start one. I know tattoos are a fairly common thing these days and not just for the "rebellious" types or gangsters or bikers. Now you see people of all ages going and getting tattoos be it for sentimental reasons or just for fun. So that got me to wondering if any of you guys have tattoos and want to show them off. They don't have to be gaming or WoW related. I'd love to see your ink. If there's a special story behind getting it or reason why you chose that one please post that too because I love hearing the stories behind tattoos people get too. Mine are below.
This is the second one I've had done. I've been wanting to get one done because the meaning behind the semicolon. 6 attempts with the first one at age 20 that landed me in the hospital as a 51/50 for 4 days after taking a full bottle of Xanax and full bottle of Ambien. I'm here and in a better state of mind. I'm not going to lie and say I haven't thought about it because I have within the last 5 years. The difference is I have people I can talk to that I trust, I'm taking my meds religiously, and I know I have a reason to be here. That's why I wanted to get this done is to have something I can see to remind myself that my story isn't over. I also got it to show others in public who may struggle with these feelings that they are not alone and that their story too isn't over.
This one was my first and I got it 22 years ago. I had recently came out and went down with a friend to get this done. Yes I realize the yellow and orange are faded. Sadly they starting fading pretty rapidly around the 5 year mark. My guess is tattoo artist used cheap ink. I don't regret it but I probably wouldn't have got this again if I was given the chance. It's not that I'm ashamed but I think its too of a "basic bitch" type tattoo. If I wanted a rainbow one I would have got something better looking. Young and dumb tattoo lol
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My next tattoo is going to be an angelic SpongeBob SquarePants in memory of my little sister and mom who died 2 1/2 years apart (sister age 21 on Christmas eve & mom age 50 exactly 1 month before my 30th bday). I've already paid a tattoo artist to design a sketch to do it and have my appointment in a month to get it done. The first picture shows the wings and halo styles I liked. The second one shows the facial expression I liked. and the third shows the robe style I want. The artist is going to do two sketches for me to pick from. One will be with him in his "normal" clothes he wears on the show holding the guitar in the first pic. The other one will be him in the robes holding a golden harp. I'm leaning more towards the guitar with normal clothes but I'll make my decision once I see the sketches.