[FrankieP]

Finally got around to taking a 'later' pic of my lotus. My own design, I had it done in Brisbane on Feb 02 this year.

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[FrankieP]

There are a few tattoo threads on tPF! Finally got around to taking a 'later' pic of my lotus, it was done in early Feb, my own design.

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[bedhead]

^^FrankieP, love your lotus!

I have a lot of tattoos, some of which are very meaningful, and some of which I just find aesthetically pleasing. My entire back is covered, my upper arms are mostly covered, and my lower legs are covered. My two favorites are my cherry blossoms on my arm (photo included) and the matching tandem bicycles I got with my soon-to-be-husband (we're getting married next Saturday!).

[xsouzie]

I have 7. I have my eyebrows tattooed, a kanji on the back of my neck, a nautical star on each side of my stomach, a dragon on my left upper arm, an "ohm" symbal on my left wrist, the astrological symbol for capricorn on on my right wrist, and I have a lower back piece of a cherry blossom tree that was done lat week. I will post pics later.

[imyflutterby]

Originally Posted by mariabdc

My husband and I split up about 10 weeks ago after struggling for 18 months to save our marriage...

When he fist talked about leaving, my youngest son was just 15 days old, so i have been through a lot over the last year and a half... I had to nurse a baby and save my marriage at the same time... I dont think i/we have failed, it just wasnt to meant to be...

Anyway, I feel so relieved, happy and optimistic now, that i need to express it in every possible way... Life is good and i am going to live it to the full... I am a goddess and I deserve no less ... And so does every woman/tPFer....

I know exactly how you feel, and yes, you deserve the best! Hugs to you.

[flower71]

I am with you all the way, you have to show pics!
Thank you for sharing your hard experience (and the good ones too, i'm 100% pro breastfeeding and i felt sad when my baby didn't give me a thought after 10 months of it, he wanted more food!!).
The TPF sure has helped us all in one way or another (not our bank accounts though...)
as for the tatoo: what about an angel?

[xsouzie]

Okay, here are some of them. Sorry for the blurry ones...they were taken in the dark with only the flash. I will post my lower back piece when it's healed. Scabs are still falling off everywhere....eeeeeee

[vanessa225]

I have a tiny tatt of Hello Kitty on my thigh/butt-cheek area... I got it when I was 19 and probably wouldn't do it again, but I love it. It reminds me of my youth and to never take myself too seriously.

And I found that it really didn't hurt... (It's mainly black-work too, so I was worried about the pain.) The key is to get it on a fatty part of your body... when it gets near a bone, that's when it's supposed to hurt the worst...

[KeLLi23xo]

I have 3. This was my first. I want to get it covered up and have stars done instead of the flowers. And I was going to have my dad's initials and his birthdate and date of death. My dad just passed on March 23rd.

My 2nd one

And my absolute favorite one

[sunnypoo]

i have a black abstract design on my back - two birds. :]

[Kpassa]

When I was in the Navy a lot of my friends would get a tattoo at every new port the visited, living postcards. I never got any because I didn't want something that would look stupid on me when I was old. With modern cosmetic surgery that isn't really an issue anymore.

[schwinn3]

I have one, on my lower back of two hearts, very small since I'm not a big tattoo person, I got this as a personal reminder of something quite...personal, lol. I am actually thinking of getting one more but I am positive that it probably won't be for a few years, it has to be the right tattoo and I just haven't thought of it yet. I might get a third because everyone in my family, cousins and all, got a tattoo of something that symbolizes our heritage and family name, I always told myself I'd only get one, but obviously that's going to change. When/if I get the next two, they will also be small.

[mariabdc]

Thank you for your input and, particularly, the pics...

chodessa... it wasnt difficult to share my story with all of you... in fact, i felt i ought to tell the Chloe gang (though some of you already knew from PMs)...

perhaps some of my bizarre posts/behavior result from this experience...

tPF and the bags have kept me sane when things were going really bad... thinking of bags was so good, it took my mind off other worries ... though it has been a very expensive therapy!
I dont regret it, though... and can boast four beautiful chloes now that make me the happiest woman on earth...

[ceseeber]

Here's my blind attempt at photographing my ink. Since it's symmetrical, using one's imagination can figure out what the sun looks like. I like it, but at the same time I'm hoping to get something bigger and bolder to cover it up. I'm leaning in the direction of a cherry blossom tree, but it seems as if it is a popular design. This link shows that tattoo design I love, love, love!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/reana/2254701804/

[swee7bebe]

this is my first tattoo...it's on my lower back. sorry for the poor quality pic...it was taken w/ my cell phone right after i got it 3 years ago



i just got this one on saturday night...it's on the inside of my right ankle. love, love, love this one. the first one was kind of an impulse thing (i picked it out when i was at the tattoo place) but i've been wanting the second one for a while.