My mom, my dad, my brother, random strangers: "why do you get tattoos?"
Here it is: Well, part of it anyway.
I am an artist. I love all things unique and beautiful and art in all forms.
Tattoos are very meaningful to me. They mark friendships, love, breakup, pain, coming of age, ups and downs. I have some great times in my my life but also so very rough ones and tattoos have seen me though them.
People ask me won't you regret getting those when you are older?
I don't know, I doubt it. I look at them now and feel empowered at everything I have accomplished so far and I am grateful that I have these reminders with me forever.
Plus I will be the coolest old lady @ the nursing home!
Mostly the reason I get them: it is something that is therapeutic and something that I do for me. They help to make me who I am.
I will offer that you go out and read a collection of poems that help explain the love of body art.
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