Do you have a tattoo? Here 12 readers tell their stories …
“I am madly in love with my life partner: my dog, Robin. She is my first soulmate and star of the North. When I adopted her in 2015, I wanted to remember the connection. So I painted a geometric white spot on her chest, and the tattoo artist outlined it. Everyone is trying to guess what condition he is in! ”- Emma (both photos, above)
“My artist friend Minka he gave me a “fancy since 1979” tattoo at my 40th birthday celebration. It was her gift, and wow amazing. And I stole the idea of wine glasses from my friend Sam. It’s fun. The more tattoos I have, the dumber they become. ”- Coffee
“My sister and I have the same tattoos of Little Bear (she, left) and Big Bear (me). Elyse is seven years younger than me, and growing up we often found ourselves in a situation where we lived the dynamics of mother and child. As adults, our years began to feel closer, but we also managed to nurture our age difference as part of our relationship, not in spite of it. I think our tattoos respect both, celebrating that they are big and small, but also friends. ”- Carmen
“I got this tattoo after the separation. Tattoos can be healing. “- Nicole
“I made this tattoo when we decided we were done with the kids. I have always wanted three children and it took me a while to realize that our family is complete with two. I made this tattoo to mark that rite of passage. It was sad, but it was good to handle. I have two birds with aspen leaves. Chickens are cheerful resourceful little birds, and that’s my nickname for my kids. “- Merridy
“As part of the Berbère culture in Morocco, women have their foreheads tattooed, and sometimes their arms, cheeks, chins, etc. I got that a few years ago when I moved to Morocco and felt reconnected with my family and culture.” – Habiba
“I got this tattoo on my birthday, as a gift to myself after my first abortion.” – Ruby
“When one of my two friends had to move out, we got similar tattoos to mark the end of an era and the beginning of a new one.” – Clear
“My tattoo means ‘breathe’ on Ogham, a primitive Irish script. I have anxiety like all of us, so here we are! ”- Lindsay
“I lost my brother and sister last year. My brother was covered in tattoos and always paraded our names all over his body as a sign of honor. I thought it was only appropriate that I did the same. ”- Lynn, Bam and Jackie’s younger sister
“These are stick and prick tattoos that I drew and tattooed on my legs. All of this was done during my newborn’s sleep! ” – It’s here
“As a medical student, I got this tattoo as a promise to myself: I will succeed through medical school and I will provide abortions as part of family medicine across the spectrum. That now seems more important than ever. I know it’s not scary how serious this tattoo is, but I’m the first doctor in my mighty, Little Shell Chippewa of the Montana family, bad women. I am so proud to be a future physician in the communities I care about. He is a talented tattoo artist Virginia Elwood; she donated the entire price to Planned Parenthood. “- Jenny
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