Ask HN: Why did you get a tattoo?

Re:Ask HN: Why did you get a tattoo? by RSHEPP on Friday June 21, 2024 @11:43AM (#40750737)

My step father and father died before I turned 15. I was an emotional train wreck, I never had a support system around me. I never had a chance to grieve in way to heal the pain. A tattoo was my attempt to heal. I also adapted work that my step father created and decided that would be my first.

My subsequent ones were in my travels, a replacement for souvenirs. I have tattoos from Antwerp, St. Louis, NYC and LA.

There is also a rush of adrenaline during the process and after that can be addicting.

If you have no interest, I highly recommend not getting one.

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Re:Ask HN: Why did you get a tattoo? by JohnFen on Friday June 21, 2024 @11:51AM (#40750806)

> If you have no interest, I highly recommend not getting one.

Entirely this. No tattoo should ever be done casually. If you aren't sure you want one, and don't know what it would be if you got it, then you shouldn't get one.

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Re:Ask HN: Why did you get a tattoo? by thenoblesunfish on Friday June 21, 2024 @04:25PM (#40753437)

Thank you for your story.

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