Everyone who has ever told me I will regret my tattoos, you’re right. You finally won the argument.
You’re right in the fact that I’m “too pretty” for a tattoo. I wasn’t aware that adding ink to my body, for which I chose to do, would make me less desirable to my future spouse. Forget the fact that I spent time and a lot of thought into what I wanted, it never crossed my mind that I have to make my decisions based on someone else’s view of “pretty.” So you won, my body is no longer “pretty,” but it’s a pretty cool piece of art.
You’re right in the fact that as I age, so will my tattoos. It never crossed my mind that I’m eventually going to get older. My body is going to change and so will they. However the rest of me will be “saggy” and “ugly," why not have some tattoos to make me look more kick ass than the rest of my fellow seniors. So you won, I’m always going to think about how my tattoos will look when I’m older.
You’re right in the fact that you wouldn't get my tattoos on your body. Because they are MY tattoos. Good thing they aren’t on your body, right? I’m incredibly happy I made a lifelong decision based on what you would get on my body. We live in a great world where my decisions should be in line with everyone else's around me. So you won, I won’t get another tattoo without thinking about the rest of society.
You’re right in the fact that picking something close to me means I will forever have to explain it to people who don’t understand. The conversations I have over and over about what they are and why I got them, gives me more and more reasons to show them off. I never thought that getting something close to my heart would make me love it even more. So you won, getting something close to me means that I get to enjoy it each and every time I explain the meaning.
You’re right in the fact that I will regret it. I’ll say yes every time someone tells me I’ll regret my tattoos, because I know that’s what you want to hear. I’ll regret my tattoos every time it brings a smile to my face, and I’ll regret my tattoos every time they remind me to keep pushing on. So you won, I’ll regret my tattoos for the rest of my life. Not because I regret getting them, but I regret not getting more.
