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Old Apr 06, 2018, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by *Laurie* View Post
I'm 55, got my first tattoo at age 42 and never stopped after that. I have beautiful artwork on my body. "Age thing" my as$. It's an attitude thing and a complete misunderstanding about self-expression. And I don't know how it was "way back when", but these days tattoos are expensive. Working poor can't even afford them.
A lot of poorer people will get home jobs done. My students from the alternative school often got their friends to do tattoos on them. Anyone can buy a tattoo gun and ink these days. Stupid for sure and they look like **** but there you go.

I got my first at 19 and I now have six. I’m currently waiting on my trusted artist to call me to do my other forearm tattoo. I work as a teacher but because of the scars I would never show my arms at work anyway (and I’m always cold) so I didn’t care about getting a forearm tattoo (or two lol). I have two more planned after the forearm. Then I will have four done specifically to deter me from self harm. Whatever works right?
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