So why do I get tattoos?

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So why do I get tattoos?

There is a lot of judgement in regard of my tattoos. Some consider them ugly, some inappropriate, some just don’t like the idea at all, and there is a little few that really understands the meaning of a tattoo, for me.

Let me try and explain my reasons.

We, as human beings have a tendency to forget things, we misplace our car keys, phones, favorite jacket or never seem to find a suitable tie or pair of socks. This are little things that we forget on a daily basis. There are however some more important things that get our of our memory. Things like first kiss, first beating we took in school, first rose we offered to a dear person. People change throwout the years, we grow pubic hair, beards, breasts get bigger, brain gets more busy, thoughts more complicated and ideas elaborate. This is all part of our evolution from toddlers to teenagers and later on, grownups. Nothing abnormal you would say, it’s OK to forget things, if we wouldn’t be able to do that, we’d go crazy.

So it’s OK to forget, what is not OK is not being able to recall all the periods you pass threw. You need to know your personal history, it’s who you are, it’s the road that got you were you are.

I have 3 tattoos, none of them have any fashionable reason, none of them is placed in spots were people could easily see them. None of them is done for someone else but me. Every single one of that 3 tattoos stuck to my body have a story, a meaning, something to remind me about, so every time I look in the mirror I remember those times, those thoughts, those people, those places. Those tattoos remind me of who I was, and who I am.

Getting a tattoo is no easy thing, you look for a drawing that is very specific for your purpose. Then it’s doubt, caused mainly by that lot of dudes that would judge that drawing, a sad part that needs to be taken to consideration (if you can’t stand up for yourself and confront all the judgement, you shouldn’t bother). And nevertheless, there is the pain and treatment, that however brave you might be, can make you quit the idea.

Just to be perfectly clear, I don’t get tattoos because it’s cool, or because I just want to get on someones nerves. I get tattoos because I have no regrets and I don’t want to forget. Because it’s my life and I want to be able to take joy in the future, of the things I did in the past.