Do you regret your tattoos

[Moominfan]

Been wanting a tattoo for years but I know I'm a fickle soul. I'll go through a phase of wanting a certain theme and it passes. I'd like a tattoo for a tattoos sake, but would hate to regret it. Does anyone regret their tattoos how long did you wait until you decided on one?

*maturity

To be honest Waitrose I think that post shows immaturity and low intelligence more than any tattoos!

What do you mean Blair?

Still love mine despite it having my ex husbands name in it, design is still pretty and it’s somewhere I am able to cover if I want to

No I don't regret tattoos. I have quite a big one on my spine

That thinking tattoos are immature and stupid makes you yourself look silly.

Ah, I see what you mean. I was talking about myself and how I worry other people view it.

I’m a registered nurse working in A&E so far from stupid and immature.

Absolutely hate mine, it's small and hidden thankfully. The kids call it my tramp stamp. I'll get round to getting it removed one day.

Just as an aside for the tattoo snobs, years ago I was at a book sale with my Grannie at her church. We were in the basement and she was struggling to get to the loo, when an enormous, burly, tattooed prisoner (lifer on day release as part of the booksale) saw me struggling to help my Grannie (not one of the “naice” middle class folk had offered to help and had been making snide comments about the prisoners all day!) and offered to help. He scooped her up and carried her to the loo, then waited outside and brought her back. He then helped us to the car at the end.

So many people had judged him based on his numerous tattoos, yet he was the only one there who offered my wee Grannie a hand!

Tattoos aren’t a measure of someone’s character!

Thing is I like tattoos in general. For example my husband is covered in them and I love them on his body. I don’t even think twice about them on other people’s bodies. I like tattoos. They just don’t fit in with ‘me’ anymore.

If it helps, I wouldn’t judge a nurse in a&e for tattoos, I’d just think you’re a person doing a great job helping people!

If it helps, I wouldn’t judge a nurse in a&e for tattoos, I’d just think you’re a person doing a great job helping people!

I agree with this! Also agree that if you don’t want your tattoos anymore Waitrose that’s entirely your choice and I didn’t think you were commenting on anyone else’s choices.

I hope people don’t judge me Blair. If I could get over that maybe I could learn to live with them.

I like mine, they aren’t what I would get now, and they aren’t where I would put them. I have a gorgeous one as a tramp stamp that would have looked so much nicer on my arm, but I got it done in the early noughties- so it is what it is. I don’t regret that.

I see them as the story of me, on me. Im booked in for another but. I’ve had the design for 18 months and can’t decide where I want it.

I love seeing tattoos on anyone in health care as it usually gives me a distraction to talk about when they're doing whatever procedure it is. As long as I don't put them off with my prattling on.

yeah I sometimes regret the big one on my leg, but then i mostly regret the self harm scars underneath that i got the tattoo to cover up. I wish i didnt need either, or i wish id chosen a smaller design as a cover up, but then im not sure it would have worked either. Now I keep thinking i need more so it doesnt look so on its own, but since I dont love LOVE what ive got, maybe that will just intensify it.
I dont massively regret it or anything, but sometimes i feel self conscious, but not as self conscious as i was about the scars

And I’d definitely never judge a HCP professional with tattoos.The best and most amazing nurse that cared for my dying dad had the most gorgeous full sleeve.

My very first thought when I first saw her was ‘beautiful tattoo‘ not ‘idiot‘

I have quite bad face blindness so I love it when people have visible tattoos, as I can actually recognise them. Especially in settings where everyone has to dress the same.

That is so very true bloo

I chatted to that nurse about her sleeve, the only bright bit of my memories of those weeks.

What's a tramp stamp as opposed to a tattoo?

A tramp stamp (I fucking loathe that expression, it’s misogynistic in the extreme) is a tattoo at the base of the spine (just above your arse crack).

Ah right ta

nokidshere I realised my response reads as aggressive, it wasn’t aimed at you sorry! I just really really hate that expression

yetalk

It's ok I got that

nokidshere oh good, I was a bit worried

(I fucking loathe that expression, it’s misogynistic in the extreme)

I hate the expression too. It's ridiculous.