My Tattoo Obsession- even though I'm underage.

Alright, I suppose it is a bit silly to say I have an obsession with tattoos when I don't and can't even have one. Nevertheless I really appreciate tattoos and I think they're beautiful. I can't stand the close-mindedness of our society and the overall bad attitude on the subject. I'm not saying everyone has to like tattoos. That would be wrong. But to often hear things like "you'll regret it", "you're ruining your body", "you will never get a job" upsets me. Sure- if someone got a giant, meaningless tattoo that they thought up that morning, I agree it's foolish. But in most cases tattoos have long-thought-out meaning, and are beautiful pieces of art. Enough of my ranting though...


According to my Countdown App on my handy-dandy iPhone there are precisely 284.13 days until I turn 18. That is precisely the amount of time until I could get a tattoo and not kill my father. Although I would be lectured, a lot. That's not saying that I'm going to rush out and get inked on my birthday. It could happen though. I've been thinking a lot about possible tattoos lately and the one that is standing out the most to me is a wrist tattoo. I dream of a simple wrist tattoo with the word doubtless in pretty cursive. In my post My Not So Scarlet Letter: D I talk about my issues with doubt. This tattoo would be meaningful for me not only because the definition means something that is certain or assured, but because it would remind me to doubt less. I'm even considering putting a small space there in between the t and l.


It would be a mixture between this:

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...and this:

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So who knows, maybe I will be tattooed. Maybe I wont. Perhaps it wont be until much later in my life. Only time will tell- 284.12 days now.

Does anyone have any tattoos that they adore? Awesome or tear-jerking stories that run behind them?

The pictures used in this post are not mine. If they are your pictures and you wish to have them removed-just let me know.