I don't think I will ever get a tattoo. Why? Because I am so paranoid I ask myself "hmm, why would I pay money to give the government a free way to ID for the rest of my life?"

That being said, I know many do have a tattoo and most have great stories to go along with their tats. Care to share stories and pics?

I got my first tattoo at 46. Always wanted one but had to do one that I knew I could proudly live with for the rest of my life and be proud of always. My Mom was born in Dublin Ireland and was adopted. I have spent over 15 years looking for her birth family and have finally found them. I got 1 shamrock with 4 leaves and 4 smaller shamrocks with 3 leaves on my right outer ankle to symbolize my Irish Pride. The 4 smaller shamrocks represent My Husband, 2 children and myself. I absolutely LOVE it!

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Tattoos are things I just don't understand. Why ink your natural God-given skin? So many ways to make a statement...with accomplishments, education, helping others. Just sayin... I'm not understanding this craze. But, do your thing, if you so choose.

I got my first tattoo at 46. Always wanted one but had to do one that I knew I could proudly live with for the rest of my life and be proud of always. My Mom was born in Dublin Ireland and was adopted. I have spent over 15 years looking for her birth family and have finally found them. I got 1 shamrock with 4 leaves and 4 smaller shamrocks with 3 leaves on my right outer ankle to symbolize my Irish Pride. The 4 smaller shamrocks represent My Husband, 2 children and myself. I absolutely LOVE it! 20160428_211822.jpg

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Very cool! I have 1 on my for arm above my wrist. I really like yours. I have been told that it really hurts on upper foot and ankle area?

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I got my first tattoo at 46. Always wanted one but had to do one that I knew I could proudly live with for the rest of my life and be proud of always. My Mom was born in Dublin Ireland and was adopted. I have spent over 15 years looking for her birth family and have finally found them. I got 1 shamrock with 4 leaves and 4 smaller shamrocks with 3 leaves on my right outer ankle to symbolize my Irish Pride. The 4 smaller shamrocks represent My Husband, 2 children and myself. I absolutely LOVE it! 20160428_211822.jpg

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That's pretty! I have a nasty scar on my calf/ankle and always thought about having a nice tattoo to cover/disguise it. I like this!

I got my first tattoo at 46. Always wanted one but had to do one that I knew I could proudly live with for the rest of my life and be proud of always. My Mom was born in Dublin Ireland and was adopted. I have spent over 15 years looking for her birth family and have finally found them. I got 1 shamrock with 4 leaves and 4 smaller shamrocks with 3 leaves on my right outer ankle to symbolize my Irish Pride. The 4 smaller shamrocks represent My Husband, 2 children and myself. I absolutely LOVE it! 20160428_211822.jpg

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Very cool! I have 1 on my for arm above my wrist. I really like yours. I have been told that it really hurts on upper foot and ankle area?

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Thank you! It was pretty painful but as far as tattoos go I have nothing to compare it to since this is the only one I have.

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I got my first tattoo at 46. Always wanted one but had to do one that I knew I could proudly live with for the rest of my life and be proud of always. My Mom was born in Dublin Ireland and was adopted. I have spent over 15 years looking for her birth family and have finally found them. I got 1 shamrock with 4 leaves and 4 smaller shamrocks with 3 leaves on my right outer ankle to symbolize my Irish Pride. The 4 smaller shamrocks represent My Husband, 2 children and myself. I absolutely LOVE it! 20160428_211822.jpg

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That's pretty! I have a nasty scar on my calf/ankle and always thought about having a nice tattoo to cover/disguise it. I like this!

Thank you!

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Tattoos are things I just don't understand. Why ink your natural God-given skin? So many ways to make a statement...with accomplishments, education, helping others. Just sayin... I'm not understanding this craze. But, do your thing, if you so choose.

Who's to say those of us with ink don't also have or do any of those and more?

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Tattoos are things I just don't understand. Why ink your natural God-given skin? So many ways to make a statement...with accomplishments, education, helping others. Just sayin... I'm not understanding this craze. But, do your thing, if you so choose.

I agree, to each his own. I think of it as art. And beautiful art if we'll thought out

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.....do your thing, if you so choose.

I am. And the beauty is you don't have to understand.

But while we're at it, do you wear makeup? Do you shave? Do you cut your hair? Ever dyed it or gotten a perm? Oh yeah, and did you have a surgical procedure that removed most of a perfectly healthy stomach? All of these things are forms of altering your God given body.

I have three butterflies on the top of my foot, one for both of my sons and one for me. Our initials are in the details of the wings. I also found a pic of a sleeping angel on a cloud, from her toes hang 2 stars, for two important people in my life that I lost too soon. This I have on my left shoulderblade. I want another, and will reward myself when I hit my healthy weight!

I appreciate everyone who has taken the time to explain this. I suspected tats have a story but we don't often get a chance to find out.

For the records...I have none and I'm not interested getting a permanent ID. But saw a bunch at a wediening this weekend and was curious

I have 5 tattoos. My first one is a semicolon on my wrist. It symbolizes that I will go on no matter what my struggles were in the past. My second one was a mountain range on my other wrist. I love the mountains and my soul truly feels at home when I'm there. The 3rd is a broken arrow on my left ring finger. Though my path is broken, I continue forward. The 4th is a Number 3 in calligraphy on the ring finger of my left hand. It symbolizes my 3 children. And the 5th is the one pictured. It is a Viking stave that represents safe passage through rough seas/safe journey. I got this one just this past week.

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Tattoos are things I just don't understand. Why ink your natural God-given skin? So many ways to make a statement...with accomplishments, education, helping others. Just sayin... I'm not understanding this craze. But, do your thing, if you so choose.

Well people have been explaining why.

I just don't understand why you didn't just skip over the thread if it truly doesn't interest you, but you support others doing their thing. Why make the comment?

I have one tattoo on the top of my foot. It is a purple ribbon with my nephew's name in cursive. I will be adding my niece's name to it soon. They both have Cystic Fibrosis, it's my way of honoring them and to keep in focus that all life is precious.

I want more, three more to be exact.

I have 8 tatts.....and love them.....my first one was the name of my so, along with the blue fairy as I have always told him I wished for him and the blue fairy brought him to me as Gepetto had wished for Pinocchio to be a real boy.....that was his fave movie as a very young child. Then after I got one in memory of my brother who has passed as well as my grandmother....I also just have a few cause I like them and they mean something to me....my last one was about 2 years ago....I do have the urge to get another and I will but nothing to the point of it speaks to me.....I do not look at it as a way the government can ID me....it is more of a story of me......I find it also therapeutic in the way that sometime the pain of getting one helps you heal....my last one was on the inside of my calf and it was a doozy.....it was my worst one yet.....but it is beautiful. Your either a tat person or not.....