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Originally Posted by fishin fool
Do what brings you joy.
This life is your journey and nobody else can live it for you.
I started getting tattoos after I turned 50 and I love them.
They bring me great joy and the actual experience of getting
tattooed is a cool journey in itself. At this age I could care
less what anyone thinks, this is the first time in my adult life
that I am doing things for me and it brings a great feeling of
freedom. So get your nose pierced if that's what you want
and enjoy it.  |
My mother got a second ear piercing, this time on the upper part of her ear, when she was 58ish, and then got second lobe piercings soon thereafter. She then got her first tattoo with her younger sister a year later. It was right after her mother, a very conservative and devout Catholic woman, passed away, and sort of way of mourning her, and liberating themselves from their upbringing. I found it a beautiful experience.
Her tattoo is of two bluebirds flying upward, against a background of a dogwood branch in bloom, and covers a good portion of her right shoulder and back. A very beautiful tattoo for the very beautiful experience she went through.
I sort of envy her, and am considering getting a tattoo myself, but have no clue what I want or where on my body I would have it. It's a very permanent thing to have done, so I want to be sure of what I want, and to be very happy with it.
I guess my point is, you're never too old to start getting tattoos or pierced. There is no age limit for such things.