I was originally born in scotland & i’am very proud of my background & heritage. I wanted a tattoo that ment somthing to me and not somthing i regret. So i decided on a celtic design called a triquetra it is a small design that has 3 edges each which represent somthing differnt. it has alot of meanings but the meaning that caught my eye was; Past, Present, Future. I was planning on getting this tattoo for ages until i finally got it on my 18th birthday on my left wrist.
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I WANT THIS SO BAD.
i want a sanskrit tattoo on my neck :) maybe even in another place .
and when i stop being a pussy for pain . i want to get a meaningful quote on my rib cage ! cheaaa muthafuckkaaaa.
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My meaningful tattoo is designed since I’m 10 y.o. It is a wooden door in the middle of my back. A standard door, rectangular but old, with the door number 8 (for eternity) on it. I want the door to be slightly open to suggest possibilities.
I want this ‘cause to me doors are wonderful symbols of life. To explain it, I like to use Jim Morrison’s words: There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors.
I know how I get. I have had an idea for a specific tattoo (love written in script on my wrist) for over a year now, and I was certain that was the way to go, but lately I’ve been wondering if a different word wouldn’t be a better idea. I also know that once I get one, I’ll love it for awhile and then I’ll get over the novelty of it and want something new… and I don’t want to fill my skin with tattoos. I still love the idea getting a tattoo, but I’m learning that I have to acknowledge who I am and use that knowledge. I may always have the desire to get one, and maybe someday, but now is not the time.
So I originally “temporarily” gave up on this goal, but now I’m flat-out giving up. I’m OK with that, though, as it’s just not for me at this time in my life, or anytime soon.
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After yeaaars of thinking about it I am finally getting a tattoo. I didn’t want to commit to something that I would hate 10 years later. Or something that would sag many years later. Taking all that time to think about it is a good thing: it’s going to mean a lot more to me.
And if it freaks my mother out that’s just bonus.
I’ve had a design in my head for a few years now. I always brush it off as costing too much or wimp out at the last minute. I need to just get it done with.
I need to be in a good place, both emotionally and physically, before I get this tattoo. I still want the same thing in the same place, but I will not rush into this decision.













