I'm actually getting a tattoo next week for my ex that died its going to be a replica of a necklace he gave me

I'am getting two tats in memory of lost loved ones. One for my dad who died when I was 13 and one for my brother that just passed away in Aug...

My father died in February. Before he died, I had a memorial tattoo done of him. It was from a sketch that appeared in the newspaper in 1969. I found a good artist who worked it up in a tattoo format. My Dad was very pleased when I told him that it was how I remembered him. He was glad I didn't think about him looking the way he did when he was old and sick. If you want to see the tattoo, it is in the pictures part of my profile. Feel free to look and comment.

As far as the pain of getting a tattoo, don't worry about it. Concentrate on your breathing and you will hardly notice anything going on around or to you.

My Dad's picture is on the first page, the tattoo is the photo on the next page.

Yes I got one after my daughter Miranda was killed 3 yrs ago,its a heart with angel wings and halo and her name in middle.

Got my tatoo yesterday and I love it, I did cry but I was thinking of Robert and telling his story while I was getting it. He would be so proud of me.

Do you have pictures of it yet?

i'm getting angel wings on my upper back. not sure when but it will happen. i want it to represent the irreplacable presence that my Mother has always have in my life....and always will. therefore the symbolism of the wings has the deepest meaning for me. if i ever doubt her presence i will have it to look at.

pic is in my profile for anyone who wants to see :-D

This is mine if it worked.

It didn't work, but it's on my profile.

I simply hate tatoos even though they are very fashionable and would never have one to remind me of a loved on who died, but I can fully understand that it helps people grive and the resons behind it.

People grive differently and its what you find is comforting to you and if a tatoo is your way thats fine, but on the other hand I would look at it that if you see that tatoo on your body everyday you are not giving yourself chance to try and forget or find peice ( I don't mean to forget your loved one I think of my granny all time who died last year, but my own oppinion is a tatoo wont let you peice but I understand fully why people do this.

My condolences to anyone who is breved and god bless take care and enjoy you tatoo

I hope that by doing this posting I have not upset or ofended anyone because its not ment in anyway like that I was just saying that I dont think tatoos help but as I have already said what helps one person to grive is not suitable for others everybody finds there own way of comfort and god bless to you all.

Take care

Pinklady

pinklady, it doesn't sound like you do understand fully why people do it, but that's ok. it's not your thing and that's cool. pain for pleasure is not for everyone, and certainly beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

some people get big memorial pieces with sad images, even gravestones, and the persons name, date of birth, and/or date of death. that's not my style, so that's why i chose an image that would remind me of the way my loved one lived and not the way he died. every time i look at it i smile and that gets me thru my day. to me that's healthy. i know he'd love it and my getting it shows my love for him. this works for me, and i'm dealing with his death better because of it.

i'm at peace as much as i possibly can be right now :-)

I'm thinking of getting a tattoo of praying hands and my husband's name below it.

I got a tattoo of a large rose on my leg 7 days after my mom died. She had a lot of tattoos and loved body art. She loved roses, I love roses. It's very meaningful and I cherish it dearly. Photo in my profile.