I was thinking about....

Getting a tattoo of a tear by my eye in memory of my recently deceased Wife. I'm really keen on the idea, but I'm afraid it might hinder some future job interviews.

 

I've never really been a fan of that tear tattoo thing... around here it has some gang meanings that are, well, not terribly good. Did you have any other thoughts on commemorative/memorial tattoos for her?

 

Her initials and the dates she was born and died in fancy lettering somewhere on my arm.

 

when me pal Stevie passed, i thought of getting a guitar (we used to jam a lot together) tattoo on my arm with his initials. did she have any passions or hobbies that you could remember her by?

 

Making hemp jewelry, but I've been wearing one of my favorite pieces that she made before she died.

 

The tear thing...around these parts...means that you did serious jail time :-/
Also associated with gangs :-/

 

Around here it's (the tear) associated with gangs as well.

 

I saw someone with a tat near his eye and that was jail and from cry baby lol

 

i thought it meant you've killed somebody and served time for it...
so...i'm not sure that's a very good idea :&

 

I've heard that too.

 

As stated above, I don't think the tear idea is very good, just because of the negative reputation associated with it.

 

The tear by the eye is a tattoo you get in prison for murder. If that's the sort of image you want to portray....that you're a murderer, go for it. If not, it's not really a good idea.

 

I like that idea... along with maybe a symbol/picture of something that sorta signifies her, or was important to her. A portrait would be really beautiful if done right, but good tattoo portrait artists are pretty damn hard to find

 

Yeah, whatever is meaningful to you. I wouldnt get the tear though.

 

Yea teardrop is for a murder, I'd think of something a little better bro.

 

Thanks all. I've pretty much tossed the tear out the door. I didn't really study up on it's backround. That's why I like this site.

 

that's exactly what it means........ id advise against it but maybe you could get a tattoo of an eye crying with her initials/etc. i want to get one for my boyfriend who died a couple years back...... just an idea

 

Sorry to hear about your boyfriend, Court.


Yea, a portrait sounds like a good idea....but as was said, a good portrait artist is hard to find.

 

portraits are beautiful if done right just look around go to a big city and find an amazing artist

 

I like this idea. Having the eye encircled or arced over (kind of like a gravestone) by a chain of hemp knotting could look really great if done right. I wish I could better illustrate the idea I'm trying to convey..