Meaningful Tattoos
Meaningful tattoos
Tattoos can have deep meaning, a permanent reminder of something powerful in life or an experience that cannot and should not be forgotten. Many times, tattoos can give people a feeling of empowerment, a design that inspires and reminds them of something they have overcome. The great thing about tattoos is that are expressive and can sum up your thoughts and feelings.
It is also a great way to start a conversation, make a powerful statement or honor those who we love.
My Meaningful Tattoos
I have a total of 5 tattoos, 3 of them have special meaning to me. My newest one is an infinity sign with my kid’s names. My mom passed away in 2019 from cancer and I knew I had to get one for her. Last year I kept reading over and over the birthday cards that she had given me. I decided to tattoo her handwriting on my forearm. The year before I saw a car decal that I loved. I knew I wanted to have that tattooed on my back.
Some meaningful tattoos
Heather: “The tree stump from the book “The Giving Tree”. It symbolizes my unconditional love for my children.”
Kevin: “I was drowning in sin. Addicted to drugs, I cursed God, I was a general in satans army you could say, but God still loved me. God still rescued me, brought me from my sin and gave me a new life. Gave me a new beginning, cleaned my slate and told me Christ took the punishment.”
Stephani:” My peanut butter tattoo, my daughter got the jelly. She loved pb&j as a kid, so we got that together”.
Memorable Tattoos
Lisa Marie: “I lost my brother October 26, 2021. He battled esophageal cancer for 10 months and lost. He was 57 and full of a life and he owned a hair salon and was an amazing hairdresser for over 20 years. We were very close, I worked in that salon on and off as a shampoo girl from 16 into adulthood. His name was George, and this was my tribute to him.”
Zada: “I have a sound wave of my dads voice. With the app it can be scanned and played back”
Ali: “I’m a personal trainer, but I got “into” fitness when I was in the deepest depths of my postpartum depression with my second child, unsure if I’d make it out alive. Fitness and lifting weights helped bring me out of my rut, and now I have a personal training business that helps other women and struggling mothers do the same , so I have a dumbbell on my bicep to remind me of my passion and what I made it out of”.
Michaela: “I got single rose a few weeks ago on a trip. When my dad passed the funeral home gave me a single fake rose and now it’ll always be with me.”
Dana: “Lost my dad to suicide in September 2018. This is in his memory.”
Tia: “My daughter and I went and got them on her 18th birthday. They also have a part of my mother’s poem dedicated to me. So, grandma, mom and daughter are included.”
Memorable Tattoos
Wayne: “My Dad a former Navy Seal, great father and all-around giving person passed away in 2012 from Acute Myeloid Leukemia brought on by agent orange from Vietnam. He loved his country, his God and his family. I miss him dearly.”
Lisa: “This is my mother/daughter tattoo. We have it in the exact spot on our wrists. It means eternal love.”
Ashley: “I always said I’d never get a tattoo (not because I dislike them) but my Momma passed away in May of 2020. We have a LONG story but hung in there together always! I love you Momma! ~ Your Sweet Pea”
Taylor: “My first tattoo, just got it a few weeks ago. It’s in my nana’s handwriting. She passed in December of 2021.”
Memorable Tattoos
Ashlyn: “For the horses in my life and the ones who have past who’ve helped me grow as a person and helped my mental state.”
Jennifer: “My dad was a LEO in NJ. He was shot when I was 7 but luckily survived. I got this for him. Little did I know the first time he would see it was after waking up from a coma after surviving a major heart attack where he coded twice. I’m so proud of him”.
Joshua: “This piece is dedicated to my kids and a band that my family as a whole have come to love. The band is called Ice Nine Kills their music for the last 2 albums have been homages to horror movies so in order to represent my kids and the band I had them pick their favorite songs. The chainsaw crossing is for the song SAVAGES of which is based on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre which is one of my daughter’s favorite songs:
The butcher knife is for Stabbing in the Dark which is based on Halloween.
The shovel up top with the quote “sometimes dead is better” is for my favorite song Funeral Derangements which is based on Stephen Kings Pet Semetary.
The toy block is for the song Assault and Batteries and that one is based on Childs Play the chucky movies.”
Leslie Ann: “3 birds-Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but eventually everything will be alright. Woodstock’s-Best friend with cancer who died, loved Snoopy. Balloons-Kid’s and grandchild’s birth stone colors.”
What tattoos do you have? How many do you have? Do they all have meaning to you?
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