Tattoos telling a story in Ink
 

I got my first tattoo at the young age of 50. I had considered it many times before but I had added incentive at that point.

My future ex often told me she would leave me if..... The list was quite long and included if I ever got a tattoo. So when I moved out, I got a small tattoo as a reminder and in hopes that if I did fall for her charms again, she would toss me away.

Turns out I was strong enough to move on without it but I do not regret that act of individualism and freedom.

I have since had a second one done as a tribute to my honey Rene.

I got my first tattoo when I was 40. Sometime in my late 30s, it occurred to me that the only person keeping me from getting a tattoo was me. I decided that when I turned 40, I would either get pregnant or I would get a tattoo.

I designed my tattoo and drew it on my foot with washable Crayola markers many times, getting it just the way I wanted it. In the meantime, a very wise woman told me that if I just waited awhile, my baby-making hormones would go away, but if I had kids I would have them for the rest of my life.

I went with the tattoo.

It's sort of tribal, black lines with blue shading. It's a combination of the triple Goddess and Cherokee symbols for the sun and moon. I still like it a lot, and I don't regret it one bit.

Been thinking of getting one but not quite there yet. The reason is because I am having difficulty on exactly what I want ... you know, what it looks like and it must have extra special symbolism of course.

I won't put it in a readily visible area and I require it to be small.

I got my first tattoo, when I was about 42 yrs old. It was a 1940s pin-up grrl, but a few years later (after I broke up with my first butch partner), I had it changed to a Mermaid.

I am actually getting my 2nd tattoo, soon. Little tiny stars, near my ear and neckline area.

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