Really? (That your friends were being odd about it - definitely understand the time it takes to settle on something!!) Were they hoping you’d get a tattoo that matched theirs…?
When I was working as a therapist, slot of the PT was done in a warm water pool. I saw many tattoos and loved to hear the stories behind them, many of them stories of overcoming strife, only a very few regrettable.I got my one and only tattoo at 60, two small sea turtles representing my grown children on my inner forearm. It's enough . Although I think some of our tattoos will look saggy and funny as we age!
(I did know one woman to unfortunately get an angelfish tattooed on her breast. It’s more of a flounder post-menopause, so I think your choice of location is far better 😂)
I also don’t think I could ever get a tattoo for similar reasons!
I too love stickers! I don’t even commit to those 😂. Instead I have clear phone/iPad/kindle covers so I can put the sticker inside, and never commit to the stick lol. I’m sure a psychotherapist could unpack this for me 😅
Wow, Bryn - loved this post. Getting a tattoo isn't on my life list - and in fact I wish I'd never had my ears pierced when I was a teenager!
'The gallery walls can change for the next show. As space and need evolves. As do I.'
I remember a fabulous article I read about the Naked Bike Ride event in a local town - and the line that went something like 'bodies with blurred dark lines like Stilton cheese'. I always look at tattoos on others with interest - I think they tell such diverse and fascinating stories - but I don't want one myself.
Sounds like we share that feeling, then, of admiring the art but being content to not participate in the art form. There’s truly beautiful pieces that folks commission for their bodies, but ugggggh, I could NEVER decide.
(And now with the possibility of being compared to Stilton - what an abundantly clear yet unflattering simile. Maybe because I don’t like Stilton 😂😂)
LOL! I love all kinds of blue cheese, but I wouldn’t like to look like one!
I was reading an article about one of our Olympic swimmers, Adam Peaty, the other day - his tattoos are beautiful. I’d still choose the wall rather than my skin, though.
It took me years to settle on a tattoo design, much to the chagrin of my friends who all already had theirs!
Really? (That your friends were being odd about it - definitely understand the time it takes to settle on something!!) Were they hoping you’d get a tattoo that matched theirs…?
Nope, I wanted one that would stand the test of time!
When I was working as a therapist, slot of the PT was done in a warm water pool. I saw many tattoos and loved to hear the stories behind them, many of them stories of overcoming strife, only a very few regrettable.I got my one and only tattoo at 60, two small sea turtles representing my grown children on my inner forearm. It's enough . Although I think some of our tattoos will look saggy and funny as we age!
I love that choice - thank you for sharing!
(I did know one woman to unfortunately get an angelfish tattooed on her breast. It’s more of a flounder post-menopause, so I think your choice of location is far better 😂)
Yay for the revival of Stuck On SJ!
🥳 Thanks!
I also don’t think I could ever get a tattoo for similar reasons!
I too love stickers! I don’t even commit to those 😂. Instead I have clear phone/iPad/kindle covers so I can put the sticker inside, and never commit to the stick lol. I’m sure a psychotherapist could unpack this for me 😅
😅😅 there must be a link to this decorative FOMO and precious traumas. I need an honours student now to sort this question out!
Hmmm maybe I’ll get my PhD in stickers 🤣
🤓😂
Wow, Bryn - loved this post. Getting a tattoo isn't on my life list - and in fact I wish I'd never had my ears pierced when I was a teenager!
'The gallery walls can change for the next show. As space and need evolves. As do I.'
I remember a fabulous article I read about the Naked Bike Ride event in a local town - and the line that went something like 'bodies with blurred dark lines like Stilton cheese'. I always look at tattoos on others with interest - I think they tell such diverse and fascinating stories - but I don't want one myself.
Sounds like we share that feeling, then, of admiring the art but being content to not participate in the art form. There’s truly beautiful pieces that folks commission for their bodies, but ugggggh, I could NEVER decide.
(And now with the possibility of being compared to Stilton - what an abundantly clear yet unflattering simile. Maybe because I don’t like Stilton 😂😂)
LOL! I love all kinds of blue cheese, but I wouldn’t like to look like one!
I was reading an article about one of our Olympic swimmers, Adam Peaty, the other day - his tattoos are beautiful. I’d still choose the wall rather than my skin, though.