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 have 10. I'm working on my sleeve. I enjoy ink. It's a great way to show an artistic side. I've done my sleeve a little different, I had them all in a henna color outline instead of black..I have a coy going upstream, a lotus( in color blue and lilac) a heart, a skull with rose n bird( my fav) and recently got a dagger , with highlighted yellow roses for my trip to TEXAS, which, I didn't need n extra seat, or extender belt! To each is own with ink, but I love it, shows the talent out there and it's a great accessory.

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I decided to do something really different that I'd thought about doing for a while but never did when I reached goal, so I got a tattoo. It's a reminder of the determination needed to succeed.

I'm in the process of getting my first one at 55 years old. It signifies my WL journey. From "ugly duckling" to "beautiful swan". Even though I never thought of myself as an ugly duckling....

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I got my first at 18. It's my sorority letters on my inner ankle. I was only a pledge and as pledges, we were forbidden to wear letters. WHOOOOOOOOPS! I've always been a rebel. Almost didn't get initiated over that one and to whomever says hazing isn't real? HA!! You're right...

My second is a little butterfly on the top of my foot. It's a cutsie little nothing.

My third is a sparrow that goes along the side of my left foot. It's just for decoration.

My next will be a little lemon behind my left ear. You know the guy from the lemon head candies? It will go there to symbolize the lemon sized brain tumor I had evacuated a few years back. I've not done it yet because vibrations still make my metal plates rattle my brain a bit.

Should we talk piercings next? I've got a lot of those!

I Ed from the Lion King w his tongue stuck out by my crotch.

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This Ed?

I think I want to see how that one came out.

Yes OKCPirate! It's just his head w his crazy eyes and tongue out...

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@@krazy kat - come on, we want to see a picture (you knew it was either going to be me or @@KindaFamiliar who was going to ask)

I don't understand the comment involving the goverment but i just like tattoos

I have a small paw print on my wrist

I got my first at 18. It's my sorority letters on my inner ankle. I was only a pledge and as pledges, we were forbidden to wear letters. WHOOOOOOOOPS! I've always been a rebel. Almost didn't get initiated over that one and to whomever says hazing isn't real? HA!! You're right...

My second is a little butterfly on the top of my foot. It's a cutsie little nothing.

My third is a sparrow that goes along the side of my left foot. It's just for decoration.

My next will be a little lemon behind my left ear. You know the guy from the lemon head candies? It will go there to symbolize the lemon sized brain tumor I had evacuated a few years back. I've not done it yet because vibrations still make my metal plates rattle my brain a bit.

Should we talk piercings next? I've got a lot of those!

I have 4 in each ear

Tragus, daith, conch, outer conch, rook, lobes, dermal punch.

I'm sparkly.

In principle, i have wanted a tat for decades. I still don't have one because i have yet to find something that I want permanently stamped on my body. some tats are very cool, but alot of them aren't that great - it is hard to find a wonderful artist.

Anyway, at this point, I am staying tat free!

In principle, i have wanted a tat for decades. I still don't have one because i have yet to find something that I want permanently stamped on my body. some tats are very cool, but alot of them aren't that great - it is hard to find a wonderful artist.

Anyway, at this point, I am staying tat free!

I'm with you. But I am seriously thinking about the Roman numerals of starting and goal weight, something small on the inside of my upper bicep. CCCV/CXC. Be nice to see for motivation at the gym. I'll let you all know it if I do it.

When I was a kid, my grandparents had a picture of a wolf standing above a town looking down. I made up many a story about that wolf. I now have my own with blue eyes, I named her and she always watches my back. I have wanted one since I was 18 but it took till I was 43 when I finally decided on it.

My oldest sister found us 4 years ago and we all decided a couple of years ago to get matching tattoos so I have the trinity symbol on my ankle.

I would not change either one. I am not planning on another but you never know. I personally love ink as an art form, I figure to each his/her own.

I want one..or 2. I just turned 43. The first one I want is the infinity symbol with my children's names in script within the symbol.

Something like this

And then something to remind me of how far I've come when I'm at goal.. Not sure what that will be.

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Edited June 13, 201610 yr by cindyw41