I'm getting a tattoo

badass man

 

Sorry, but I've gotta ask this question,...

What if one decides down the road that he/she doesn't like the tattoo? This is the biggest reason I don't have any body art. It's not that I don't find some of it attractive, but what if your tastes change? For example, I've had clothes that I thought were the coolest thing, and one day I'd open my closet and wonder what I ever saw in that ugly rag hanging hanging in there. What I like and what I'm attracted to has changed many times over the years.

I'm not being judgmental. Like I said, I've seen a lot of very nice tattoos, but I'm just afraid I'd wake up one morning and question my choice. I'm curious what people's thoughts are.

P.S. The one tattoo I've always thought I'd get would be a skull with a knife going in diagonally from the top with the word "Mother" underneath. I have no friggin' clue where the idea came from. I actually liked my mother. That tattoo would be sooo out of character for me. Maybe that's its appeal, LOL.

 

I wanted a tattoo since I was 16. had plenty opportunities. I've spent years thinking about what i want just to avoid that shit.

I'm gonna get bowser, on a surf board just rippin waves... wearing sunglasses just like fuckin WAILING on a guitar... in front of a giant pot leaf.

Yeah...

 

For me, that's a risk I'm willing to take, and part of the experience. Your body is the blank page and your tattoos are the story. It's all about seeing how the story has changed/progressed over the years. I've changed a lot since my first tattoo and even though it might not be my first choice if I had to do it over again today, I don't regret any of my ink one bit.

For me, I try to make the premise of my tattoos as vague as possible (i.e. no boyfriends' names haha) and the "meaning" of my tattoos has kind of almost evolved with me.. if that makes any sense at all. The only one that ever worried me is my Johnny Cash tribute because it's very specific and I don't regret it YET.. but I kinda want to just be shot in the face the day I start to regret anything about Johnny Cash, so...

Now, if you're sore about the Tweety Bird tattoo you got when you were drunk and 15 then... all I can say is find a bad ass artist who is really good at cover-ups

 

if you think you're going to change your mind about it don't get it yet.

 

If i decide i dont like it then i have to live with the decision i made. just like any other experience or choice, i have to live with my decisions and learn the lessons from those experiences.

i dont regret a thing i've ever done, because without these events i wouldn't be who i am today. the same goes for tattoos. i am constantly evolving and likewise my tattoos are constantly gaining new significance and meaning.

plus, i dont get tattoos i dont like. i get awesome tattoos.

 

^^This