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I am very lucky to have my parents—I know that. I'm sorry, @Michaelshane. I get along famously with both of them (other than their thoughts on my piercings and tattoos). They are both amazing people. :-)

Same. Never.

Haha, @Alicia. I'm 45, and my parents HATE my tattoos. I dread telling them every time I get a new one. I feel you. :-)

Nice. Welcome!

P.S. Welcome to LST!

I've had a couple of tattoos heal badly, including a black and gray one. I don't think it is infected yet. If it oozes pus or a red circle starts emanating from it and keeps getting bigger, I'd see a doctor. As it is, I'd just keep your hands off it and don't pick. You will probably have to get it touched up, however, once it is fully healed. That's what I had to do with the black and gray bird on my leg after it did exactly what yours did. I've only had one tattoo actually get infected, and that's because my skin just rejected the main color in it completely. I got an antibiotic shot in the ass, and I eventually healed. It had to be totally recolored, however, because the color actually FELL OUT. Completely. My artist was baffled, but he used a slightly different color, and it was fine.

No. Don't start that here, please. Use a sharpie and move on.

Dagger! Back of bicep! DO IT. It will look fantastic on you.

So foot tattoos should be OK by this time of year, right? Today it's 48 degrees, and I'm in flip flops. I have actual cold feet.

You need to do it, @Devious6! Where are you going to put it? Any ideas you are mulling over?

I really hope so. Because if not, I'm worried about him.

I have a lot more than 13, and I have never once sat around and obsessed about them. Ever. Not my first and not my last ten. I just didn't. I don't think it's the norm. Perhaps the original poster has OCD or something. Seriously. He needs to put it in a balloon and let.it.go.

You need to let it go. You probably shouldn't get any other tattoos.

Thanks, @iowagirl! I'm really very pleased with how it turned out. I reckon I will do something similar on the other foot. Josh Henderson is pretty much in charge once I tell him my idea. He'll come up with something great to complement the other foot, I bet. You are a crazy nut to do both feet in one go! My foot is just now starting to look like a foot again. It looked basically like a slab of ham for the first few days. Brutal. Still so happy I did it, though.

DO NOT DO THAT. Hahaha. Trust me.

I think I'll be waiting until next spring to do the other foot. This is going to take a while to heal—I can already tell that. It still looks like a slab of ham. Very swollen. OUCH.

The shading wasn't as bad as the outline. The outline. WHOA NOW.

Thank you, Dan! I've thought about that ... I'm going to have to be uneven for a while now. I have to forget how much it hurt before I do that again. Hahaha!

I had to force myself not let my leg jump. Gritted teeth the whole time.

P.S. My brother's name is Sean, hence the mistake. Never known a girl Sean, but it's a nice name. :-)

Alrighty. Bye then!

Based on this post by @flowerchild in another (three-year-old) thread, he doesn't have a shop. He's "self-taught." If you can call it that. The post I am referring to: "so how is one supposed to get better if they never ask questions or seek the advice of those who might actually be a little more advanced than himself? When I was learning how to tattoo, plenty of people were rude every time I sought help. There are kind tattoo artists out there. If you truly want to keep the craft alive, the community should be a little more welcoming."

Couple of hours. IT. WAS. BRUTAL. I usually sit and have a great conversation with my artist, but not for this—for this, I just had to grit my teeth and power through it. It was excruciating.

I didn't bleed! Like, at all. No fair!

I'm so happy with it, but GOOD LORD. That was brutal.