I have 4 West African adinkra symbols on my stomach. One is a symbol of hope and faith, another a symbol beauty, another one is a symbol of God's presence, and the last symbolizes the importance of remembering the past and living in the present. How about you?
2006-12-23 13:24:08 · 31 answers · asked by ♥sista 5 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Tattoos
i have a memorial tattoo of a skull. it reminds me that this day could be my last.
http://www.ratemyink.com/?action=ssp&pid=24747
i have a koi swimming up a waterfall to represent the struggle of life. i love it, but it's not done yet.
http://www.ratemyink.com/?action=ssp&pid=24748
my newest tattoo is a korean takeout box with a fortune cookie. it represents my family (my mom is from korea)
http://www.ratemyink.com/?action=ssp&pid=25077
2006-12-23 14:08:20 · answer #1 · answered by somebody's a mom!! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first one I ever got was the side view of a blue rose, a drawing I made myself and which when I went overseas, I had it put on. That was 20+ years ago. 1 year ago, I had another blue rose put right over the old one to express a new chapter in my life. It was more painful than the first time!
To me, it has always symbolized a spiritual drifting through this world. Nothing is permanent. It softly reminds me to seize the day!
2006-12-23 15:13:56 · answer #2 · answered by Hoolia 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am getting a small shamrock on my lower back, as well as my 2 best friends. The shamrock, or clover, has 3 leaves, and each of the leaves mean something: 1 leaf for being Irish, 1 leaf for being Catholic (the clover used as a symbol by St. Patrick as an example of the Holy Trinity, one leaf for each the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit) and one leaf representing me and my 2 friends (there are 3 of us all together).
I've thought about this for a long time and didn't want to get a tattoo just for the fun of it. I wanted it to really mean something, and it will!
2006-12-23 13:42:43 · answer #3 · answered by Jennifer V 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a angel that is half evil and half good. It represent a women because 1 day u love us the next day u hate us, every girl has 2 sides. Its just depends on which 1 ur going 2 show us: ) Yesterday i found out that my girl of the last year and 5 months has been cheating 4 the last 3:'( U girls r dirty Lol
2006-12-23 13:34:39 · answer #4 · answered by Nick 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have 2 tattoos currently.
The first that I have is a tribal wolf on my breast over my heart. The tattoo has several meanings for me - the first because the wolf is my totam spirit. The second is because I was raised Jewish and my Hebrew name translates to "wolf" (was named after my great-grandfather who emigrated from Russia and died six months before I was born).
The second is a catalaya orchid on the inside of my left ankle. Orchids are my favorite flowers and in the Victorian flower language, this particular variety stands for refinement and mature beauty. Very appropriate, considering that I wasn't a kid when I got the second tattoo.
2006-12-27 07:25:28 · answer #5 · answered by Ravanne_1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a tribal (i know, yawn) sun with a scorpion inside it. everyone who sees it asks me if i'm a scorpio, but i'm not. i just didn't like the lizard that was pictured inside at the shop, plus i didn't really want fish swimming around my ankle. it really has no meaning to me, other than i went through some frickin pain for it! it's on my ankle, and did not feel nice or numb after a few minutes. BUT, i would do it all over again, and i'm going to get a large one done. i didn't really think too long about the first one, but i really recommend it. i was 23, and it was a birthday present from my friends. i wasn't a kid, and i haven't regreted it yet, almost 6 years later. the area won't sag when i'm old, and it's not a cute one, because i am not a girly girl, and my hubby loves me for me. my next tat will be huge wings on my back, and will represent whatever i am feeling, whether it's the birth of my child, or just being me. we have no kids yet, but i would get something for him/her. i think that as long as you are old enough, and have thought long and hard about your decision, then anyone, man or woman, should get one. don't listen to people who don't have any, and just put down anyone who does. i have permanent art on my body, and i love it.
p.s. Even the "stupid" tattoos remind us that we were young, or drunk, etc once, and should still be kept on us to remind us that we are all humans, who make mistakes. there is always a story behind them. i went to TGIFs after mine to celebrate!
2006-12-23 15:50:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a leprechaun stealing a pot of gold on my right shoulder blade. The reason I got it is because I am 1/4 Irish and I am mischevious. I have no luck whatsoever even though I am 1/4 Irish. I like to surprise people and do things that people don't expect me to do and I don't like following the fashion trends and all of the other trends. I am thinking about getting the word Renegade tattooed on my right ankle because I don't like following trends. and I like to be my own person instead of the person the current trends want me to be.
2006-12-23 17:55:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yours sound beautiful and interesting!! I have 2 chinese cariactures that stand for Love & Happiness, Like the Al Green song. My cousin and I got the same tattoos on our lower backs for christmas a few years ago when things were rough at a christian tattoo shop and I love them they remind me of how far I have come and of my strenghts. I am looking to get the zodiac Libra sign with my childs name entwined on my foot to remind me that every step I take is for us
2006-12-23 14:07:32 · answer #8 · answered by candie g 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a flower pattern on the back of my neck. I got it off an antique plate that an abusive ex broke because he knew I loved it.I glued it back together! I symbolizes me and the plate making it through that awful time in my life!
2006-12-23 13:29:58 · answer #9 · answered by danielle f 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a frog on my right ankle......I got it done in Chicago with my friends....so I always think of them when I see it.
I have a heart themed design on my lower back. I had it done in Florida, so I always think of our vacation when I see it. (Which isn't often to tell the truth!) Lol! I also think of a love lost.
I have my name on my left arm that has no meaning really. It was my first tattoo, and I wanted something small. I didn't know if it would hurt...and I was broke...so it had to be cheap. Lol! It does remind me of the night I went to get it though. :D
2006-12-23 13:28:03 · answer #10 · answered by outlawsister1973 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have three boy's. After my youngest son was born two years
ago I got a tattoo on my right ankle. My tattoo is three
blue footprints. When I get more money for another tattoo I
plan to add on there names and/or birthdates next to the
footprint that represents them.
2006-12-23 18:00:47 · answer #11 · answered by georgia_peach 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋