I saw this on facebook today and I just had to share it because it is pretty poignant for my life. I have several visible and sizable tattoos and I love them and they are a part of me. However, they are not the biggest part of me, or even a BIG part of who I am. They are attached to me, literally and may help people recall who I am but they do not define me.
I think I kinda let people down when they find out that I am educated, responsible and mostly normal and not socially maladjusted and angry or making a statement. I sometimes get looks like if I am normal why do I have them.
I like to share them to an extent and I am proud of the quality of work and the artist I have chose but mostly they are kinda a private thing and I don't like drawing attention to myself.
Amen! I don't have a ton of tats but the one's I have don't have super deep meaning. I have two stars on the back of both of my arms and people always ask "what do your stars mean?" They seem bummed when I look at them and shrug and say "nothing, they're just stars" lol!
ReplyDeleteI totally hear you, it's like because you have them on your body where people can see them, you should be willing to explain them to anyone that asks...
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