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<blockquote data-quote="Tiapet" data-source="post: 563838" data-attributes="member: 455"><p>I have no tattoos but there is history behind them with those in my family, my ex, and I now oldest difficult child is considering it. Body art, as she calls it, for her has always been body modification in the form of piercing. She enjoys it immensely. I have no understanding of why she does, though I have tried. She currently has 9 maybe 10 piercings at the moment. She never desired tattoos and didn't like them but suddenly she now wants one but ONLY to express a very personal statement and it will be in Latin on her foot. She loves her words.</p><p></p><p>My ex was a canvas and loved his ink. He was the first one who explained to me the idea that once you start with tattoos very often you get "ink in your blood" or rather a taste of the ink and you just want more of it and for many it causes them to seek more. Not all but it does happen. His tattoos were expressions of his children (though I don't know anymore if "all" are now represented), things that occurred in his life, etc.</p><p></p><p>My sister got her first tat when she was 16 with signed parental consent. My mother was in a phase of BiPolar (BP) and let this happen. My sister does not regret it as this too is her personality and at the time it was a butterfly. Later in life as she had children she added their names and birthdates. She then added one in rembrance of our grandfather and our father and I believe she has even more but since I really don't talk or see her much I can't honestly say what she has now. I do know she has the "taste" for it.</p><p></p><p>My mother now has 2 tattoos. Hers are pure rebellion ones, again done in a state of BiPolar (BP) at the time that she might not otherwise have done so impulsively. She was raised in a very strict religious home and could not do much in life. Her father had died many years ago. Back in 2006 she lost both her mother and then 6 months later my father. A year later things were still not so great in her mind and she was living out many rebellions over a lifetime held back and she was nearly 60! She sort of regrets them now as she did not take the time to pick a good artist (something both my ex and sister DID do). Her's just look withered and old on top of skin that was already aged.</p><p></p><p>So that's my story and how, yes, ink does get in your blood and beyond what I was told by ex I later heard from others that it does happen. Your body is a canvas, it's your choice to do what you choose....or not. Choose wisely in your artist to be sure they do good work and have portfolio to show you and people to speak with and are licensed to do so.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tiapet, post: 563838, member: 455"] I have no tattoos but there is history behind them with those in my family, my ex, and I now oldest difficult child is considering it. Body art, as she calls it, for her has always been body modification in the form of piercing. She enjoys it immensely. I have no understanding of why she does, though I have tried. She currently has 9 maybe 10 piercings at the moment. She never desired tattoos and didn't like them but suddenly she now wants one but ONLY to express a very personal statement and it will be in Latin on her foot. She loves her words. My ex was a canvas and loved his ink. He was the first one who explained to me the idea that once you start with tattoos very often you get "ink in your blood" or rather a taste of the ink and you just want more of it and for many it causes them to seek more. Not all but it does happen. His tattoos were expressions of his children (though I don't know anymore if "all" are now represented), things that occurred in his life, etc. My sister got her first tat when she was 16 with signed parental consent. My mother was in a phase of BiPolar (BP) and let this happen. My sister does not regret it as this too is her personality and at the time it was a butterfly. Later in life as she had children she added their names and birthdates. She then added one in rembrance of our grandfather and our father and I believe she has even more but since I really don't talk or see her much I can't honestly say what she has now. I do know she has the "taste" for it. My mother now has 2 tattoos. Hers are pure rebellion ones, again done in a state of BiPolar (BP) at the time that she might not otherwise have done so impulsively. She was raised in a very strict religious home and could not do much in life. Her father had died many years ago. Back in 2006 she lost both her mother and then 6 months later my father. A year later things were still not so great in her mind and she was living out many rebellions over a lifetime held back and she was nearly 60! She sort of regrets them now as she did not take the time to pick a good artist (something both my ex and sister DID do). Her's just look withered and old on top of skin that was already aged. So that's my story and how, yes, ink does get in your blood and beyond what I was told by ex I later heard from others that it does happen. Your body is a canvas, it's your choice to do what you choose....or not. Choose wisely in your artist to be sure they do good work and have portfolio to show you and people to speak with and are licensed to do so. [/QUOTE]
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