Wicked Tattooed Mom

That's me lol.

Hi, everyone. Lately, I’ve read a couple of insightful articles that address "Tattooed Parents." and I read a comment that goes, "I believe the problem is not with the person who has the tattoo, but with the person who thinks a tattooed person is a "bad guy". I was like, 'high five on that one!" I am a mother of a beautiful girl and yes, I do have tattoos. Only two (2) tattoos. One on my right foot and the other is on my left calf/leg. I have had some friends and relatives ask me how I feel that the way I look could affect my mom's life and other "not so good" comments. So I said, "in a good way!"

So to start with, what's the story behind those tatts? My first one is a purple butterfly tatt on my right foot. I am a huge fan of butterflies and angels. When my husband and I first met online and were getting to know each other, he told me that his favorite color was purple - and so do I. I remember me giggling constantly at every stupid joke he made and told me I am like beautiful angels fluttering and flying high lol. Always smiling and laughing. Anyway, before he knew it, I made a website with flying purple butterflies and poetry that I wrote for him with the background music "In the arms of an angel". Ever since it's been everything purple, especially butterflies and angels. I then thought of getting a butterfly tattoo.

My husband is from Vegas and when he came to visit me for the first time, we both got a tattoo as a remembrance of our love story. There it is, the purple butterfly. On his wrist, he had my name tattoed as well.

My second tattoo is a heart with angel wings. We had the same design but he had it on his arm instead. We got this both on our 3rd wedding anniversary. Instead of dining out or watching a movie together, this was our date was made of.

The design by the way was sketched by me and cannot be found on any tattoo catalogs. I am not as good as those sketch artists here or anything like that, but I am proud, my design is on my skin hehe.

When I was a lil younger, I never thought of having a single tattoo. Now, these can hold so much meaning to me.

My mother though was preaching me for days and weeks why I tried getting inked. I just told her, "it's a part of my life". What a person puts on their body may reflect on them as a human being, but it doesn't have to make them who they are. We shouldn't judge someone by the ink on their skin. To me, it's one of the ways to show your individuality and a way of self-expression that is forever.

For first timers or if you're planning to get inked, you should consider the following before doing it.

1. It's permanent. - Like it or not, it will be on your skin forever. If it doesn't have any meaning to you, don't do it. There are ways to remove it like lazers, but it doesn't really give a smooth finish or doesn't erase perfectly.

2. You will always be judged. - Based on my personal experience, I've got a lot of negative comments like, "it doesn't look good" on on me especially I'm already a mom and so on.

3. Make sure your tattoo artist have sanitary permit and stuff like those. - Research first if the tattoo clinic is clean and the kits are sanitized. You might end up getting skin rashes or worse. Know your artist very well too.

To end my story, I wouldn’t worry about what others would be thinking of moms with tattoos. I'm a genuine person. I don't drink. I don't smoke. I don't party. I don't cheat or anything like those. By the way, I am not saying that those who drink and smoke are bad. They do what they do. I do what I do. As long as we're not putting others down, that's all that matters. Some people are just getting way too far judging others. Other people hopefully will learn someday that appearances like getting inked are superficial. That's it. Thank you for reading! Have a wicked day all. One love.~bloghound~
September 27, 2017

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