Alicia

I've just remembered something a (tattoo hating) friend said to me once:
Her "have you still got that tattoo on your leg?"
Me: "no, it fell off; can you believe that?"

I've just remembered something a (tattoo hating) friend said to me once:
Her "have you still got that tattoo on your leg?"
Me: "no, it fell off; can you believe that?"

I'm really glad to hear that! I never really had chance to get nervous about my previous ones as they were all pretty spur of the moment decisions, but this one has been in the planning for a long time, so kind of makes sense 

I've just remembered something a (tattoo hating) friend said to me once:
Her "have you still got that tattoo on your leg?"
Me: "no, it fell off; can you believe that?"

I'm really glad to hear that! I never really had chance to get nervous about my previous ones as they were all pretty spur of the moment decisions, but this one has been in the planning for a long time, so kind of makes sense 

that is totally normal IMO,I have a lot of tattoos and that happens to me everytime.

Absolutely! Can't beat a good man in uniform 

Hey!!! What about a little love for the Army here???!!!  This is me in Bosnia in 1996 - deployed my battalion from Germany to there as part of the NATO implementation/stabilization force.

All the nice girls love a sailor... so they say! 

I've just remembered something a (tattoo hating) friend said to me once:
Her "have you still got that tattoo on your leg?"
Me: "no, it fell off; can you believe that?"

I'd have to leave if I went into a shop that was burning incense. Horrible stuff! Gives me a massive headache. 

All the nice girls love a sailor... so they say! 

I've just remembered something a (tattoo hating) friend said to me once:
Her "have you still got that tattoo on your leg?"
Me: "no, it fell off; can you believe that?"

Hey, sailor! :-)

I've just remembered something a (tattoo hating) friend said to me once:
Her "have you still got that tattoo on your leg?"
Me: "no, it fell off; can you believe that?"

Luckily I was a Sailor.So I'm allowed to have tattoos.
 

Same here oboogie, I get on great with mine (mostly!) and I manage not to take their opinions on tattoos too personally  I think with them, it's a generation thing. In their "day" only sailors and convicts had tattoos! My dear mum thinks woman with tattoos are "cheap"... I told her, completely straight faced, that "this tattoo I'm having next week may be many things mum, but cheap is not one of them". She was not impressed lol! 

Same here oboogie, I get on great with mine (mostly!) and I manage not to take their opinions on tattoos too personally  I think with them, it's a generation thing. In their "day" only sailors and convicts had tattoos! My dear mum thinks woman with tattoos are "cheap"... I told her, completely straight faced, that "this tattoo I'm having next week may be many things mum, but cheap is not one of them". She was not impressed lol! 

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. :-)

Wow. Just wow.
I don't know if I think you're amazing or a little bit crazy! Probably a bit of both  

Thank you! I'm very excited (6 days!) and will be sure to bore you all share some pictures next week! 

My mum had a look on her face like she had smelt something particularly unpleasant when I was telling her  
I did consider not telling them and just popping over to visit next week with new ink all done but thought at their time of life the shock might be a bit too much lol! 

Well, I did think the rib piece was yours...but stand by my comment that your planned cover up sounds awesome!!!  I was 61 when I got my first and my mom was in a nursing home. I wasn't sure how she would react - she smiled and said it looked great.

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. :-)

So I told my parents yesterday about my tattoo plans... bearing in mind I'm 42 years old.
My mum: "oh dear, but you won't be able to wear vest tops and stuff in the summer then?"
Me: "errrr, no? What?"
She genuinely thought I was going to go through all that and NOT show it off? Mad woman!