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I was literally a block away from Chris's tattoo shop when I stopped and turned around. Not for any real reason, except that I just suddenly . . . didn't know. I'm getting the Minor Threat sheep on my forearm, which is super prominent, and I guess I just had a moment of being like HOLY FUCK AM I READY FOR THIS FOR LIFE? I get the feeling I'll do that at my wedding, too, but at least with this I had the ability to turn around and rethink it without like, being totally batshit insane. For me, in a weird way, tattoos are so much a part of my journey, and so much a part of healing from things that happen on said journey, but I need to be sure this is something I'm gonna want to see for the rest of forever.
I'm sorta glad I had that, because any sort of second thoughts with tattoos means you're not ready, and I'm not wanting to carry a load of ink and regret on my arm for the rest of my life. I've never regretted anything else I've gotten, but I've also sat and considered and looked at them a lot longer than I have this one. So I took a cut out of it and taped it to my arm, and I'm gonna wear it for the rest of the day, just to look at it.
I'm sorta glad I had that, because any sort of second thoughts with tattoos means you're not ready, and I'm not wanting to carry a load of ink and regret on my arm for the rest of my life. I've never regretted anything else I've gotten, but I've also sat and considered and looked at them a lot longer than I have this one. So I took a cut out of it and taped it to my arm, and I'm gonna wear it for the rest of the day, just to look at it.