Tattoos...where/ how/ why?

Definetly addictive

I've only the one, it is on my hand, running from between my thumb and forefinger up my arm.. it is a tamoko, representing my daughter, me and my husband and our respective families.. DH got another at the same time running up his arm to his ear, about five times the size of mine - but he's a pro, I just started out small!

I'm getting another continuing up my arm wrapping around to my elbow in the next few months. I decided to get on on my hand/arm because I figured why hide it, and I figured it's a spot that isn't going to sag/stretch and look haggard in my old age (Well I blimmin well hope not anyway!)

The pain is definetly bearable - not exactly pleasant but not bad at all.. go for it! Would love to see yours once you've got it!

Emmecat wrote: Hi Any of you have tattoos? I'm *thinking* about getting one with Clodaghs name but would like to hear some feedback/ stories about where you got one, why there and how it was actually getting one done(seeing as I hate pain lol)

We should go get one together. LOL I have been considering one for a while, not of the boys but a portrait, or some other commemoration type deal, of my dad. But I am too chicken, broke and have NO idea where to go. I reckon if I can give birth I can get a tattoo....but in saying that I didn't find my births particularly painful (in fact I rank shaving nicks above labour/birth pain) so who knows????

I have one on the underside of my left forearm. It is about four inches long and just has my Husband and my Daughters names written in black with a red heart in the middle.

Gosh yes they are So addictive!!!! when i got my first one, I thought, yep that ONE will do lol, oh how wrong I was.

I have 'Tramp Stamp" pfff, I like my tattoo lol, its a tribal design that has a heart in the middle

Ooohhhh those are SUCH good responses! Thank you for sharing and all the lovely photos!  DF wants 'some' tattoos as well...although I told my mother last night adn I thought she was going to have some class of fit lol. It's not the 'done' thing in our family lmao

I have a dragon inside my ear (represents mum cause shes always in my ear) haha And roman numerals on my left wrist which i want to add to. Im also going to get buba's hand print, name and DOB either on my ribs or spine.

I couldn't for the life of me find it so ill just post a pic here :)



The other half of the wing is kind of hidden.
I get so many comments about it and even my tattoo artist hadn't done one before and took photos after it was done

ETA: Sorry the pic is huge. Nothing i do makes it smaller.

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Otautahi Tattoo are awesome. DH has had a lot of work done at Southern Ink but a few years ago they were better. One of his mates brothers used to work there but doesn't anymore so he goes elsewhere.

My mate does tattooing too, if anyone's on my FB you'll be able to see him if you search my friends, he's the guy with complete facial tats