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I've been considering one now for the last almost 3 yrs...... I know what I would like and haven't changed my mind......however my OH is very sniffy about it .....he's concerned that in a few years time I may regret my decision.

I've given myself a five year deadline to think it through my and my friend has offered to take me for my 40th present in two years time.

I just wondered if anyone regrets their decision as most people I speak to have said they don't xx

Muffy fair be it from me to comment but..

1) Tats are for young people your nearly 40.

2) They look so common sorry but they do.

3) You may regret it. I have a homemade ones since I was about 11 and I do.

4) Well I dont have to worry what to get you for your birthday. What size tracky do you want ?






pmsl...

I think ive told you before Muffy I dont regret mine at all and ive had it almost 20 years.

The small dolphin is more of a blue whale as I am bigger 20 years on.

BUT ......and this is important - I took a lot of advise about where to have it. No one knows unless I tell them I have a tattoo or unless I choose to display it.

I have to say seeing OAP's - in particular ladies on the beach with mishapen and discolured Tatt's isnt a good look.

But if you are doing it for you - then go for it enhoy it but think very carefully about it and check out the artist before you go and pref have someone recommend them.

added: Muffy we are approx the same age - I wasn't suggesting you were an OAP!

I have a little butterfly on my back.I love it but one is enough for me. Annie

I have 2 and don't regret them, mind you I forget I have them most of the time lol. I have one on the back of my shoulder and the second is to the side about where my jeans waistband is.

Hayley re #2 you're wrong ;-pppp

Have you ever seen them when age is about,

70+....see if somebody can show you,,,,,,,,,,

they look b-----awful,,,,,,,,,,,,,faded,wrinkled and nothing like their original,,,,,,they look like them old wrinkly things you see on old mens arms,,,,,,,,,,just a mass,,,,,,of a long gone tat,,,,,,,,

my friends mum at 65 had 3 done and her belly button pierced,@Blackpool,,,,,,,well that was over 10years ago,,,,,,as her skins sagged so has the tat,,,,,,,,and well it looks awful,,,,,,,,,

but its a personal choice,,,,,,,,,,but its more cool now not have have them,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Julie each to their own......the first time I saw one on a girls lower back I thought it was lovely.....now everyone has them...

Will agree Hayley,,,,,,,,people ,are ,not common that have one or them,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but common because they have,,they are every where you look,,,,they are not unique,,,,,,

it was a sign in the late 1890's and early 1900's that a tatooed women was ok,,,,,,,,if you know what I mean,,,!they were to be seen in pubs where the sailors docked,,,,,,,,,,,

i have a small flower on my lower back, nobody can see it unless i show it to them and i don't regret it, i love it but because of where it is i'm not flashing it at people all the time, but remember they are for life so make sure you really want one before you have it done. x

Really Kay ? **wonders if BC has one **

The tat I'm considering will not be visible to anyone except me and OH lol.

It's nowhere RUDE though lololol

It's a sort of memorial to my lovely dog. who died 3 yrs ago......long story but it will be a butterfly xx

I have a small one hun, in a very hidden area lol!!


I had mine done 11 years ago and no regrets,go for it hun!!


Caz xxx

Yes Hayley ,

I nursed an elderly lady,,,,,,well she had one on her arm,,which looked like a big varicous blue vein or lump of blue cheese,ha ha,

I asked it was unusaul to see them on women of her age 87,,,,,,,,,she told me why she had got it,, and why what it stood for,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,my ears nearly dropped off,, she was so refined and a darling but,,,her past,,,,,,,,,,,!!!,,oh my word,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

I'm with Hayley on this one.

I loathe tattoos and never think they look good on anybody.

Unfortunately I had to have three done in hospital when I had radiotherapy recently. They are only little black dots (look like blackheads ugh!!!!) and I hate them with a vengeance!

I couldn't speak to my daughter for two weeks when she had some horrible serpent tattoo'd on her lower black when she was 18.

She's 26 now, and regretting having it done.

Dee
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My f-i-l had one of a beautiful girl and her name when he was a young man. He didn't marry her, or anyone else, till he was 50 and his wife gave him what for forever about it!! Often wonder who the young lady was.

A friend had a very discreet rose on her hip a few years back; didn't look too bad then she had surgery and it disappeared.

Get a fake one, ladies!

i have one on top of my arm and i dont regret it

lol Hayley

I know what you mean about everyone having them on the lower back but theirs are always in the middle, mine is to the right or left, canny remember now pmsl

btw it's a cat lol

I have always fancied having a butterfly on me bum. But like Maddie says I too have put some weight on lol - have put weight on - pmsl - have always been on the very large side but now even more so! So instead of a petite blue butterfly it would end up looking like some very cold bat on me arse!!!

Tina xxx

I wouldn't have one, personally, but I think if you're going to have one it should be unique and not a general one that anyone could have.

My dad has a rose tattoed on his arm with the name m*******. this was a woman he was engaged to. They broke up before he met my mum. Fortunately mum has the same name...we joke how he went looking for someone with same name. It's very faded now and looks a bit rubbish, but it's a part of him and a part of his past. Brother has a huge one on his back which will no doubt start to look crap as his body starts to get saggy.

i have one on me ankle and dont regret it i got it wen i was 21 but to be honest like others have said i kinda forget its there unless someone mentions tattoos

and when im old ill just wear pop socks to cover it lol