Tattoo virgin

   After listening to people tell stories about getting a tattoo... I'll stay a virgin to that. My Moto was..."I'll never get a tattoo... EVER!"

       I won't mention any names, but my girlfriend Sheri and her hubby Terry got tattoos while on a trip to Reno one year. Sheri went for the more feminine one... the lower back. Today's terms call this a tramp stamp. How rude... She's not a tramp. Well hubby Terry went for the masculine armband.

      As Sheri tells it... "It hurt like hell!" She went into detail about the pain, how bad it felt, and even how she had to revert back to lamaze breathing to get through it. She was pretty damn sure she was going to the hospital before it was all said and done.

      Terry had his own choice words. I'll keep it clean though. He didn't think it would hurt that bad while he watched Sheri get hers. Well... surprise dude, it hurts...LIKE HELL. He put his man face on, gritted his teeth and prayed for it to hurry and get the hell over.

      After hearing their journey to the cool thing to do these days, I said "Screw that, I'll never get a tattoo, EVER!"

      I've got other friends (Ivan) with tattoos,who told me, it doesn't hurt, you get one then you'll have more. Nope, not me screw them all.

      You see the shows on TV and they make it look like it doesn't hurt . No flinching,  no crying, and no look of pain on their faces.

      One Sunday while cleaning house I decided I want a tattoo. A heart with an "S" in the middle, to honor my son... Skyler, on the top of my left foot. That's a long way from the heart if I were to bleed to death. Right? Ya same side as my heart to. DUH   So I tell my hubby who gives me the look of, What did you just say? I'm kinda an impulsive gal so if I don't get it now, I'll bail.

      So here I go, the tattoo virgin, down to the local tattoo place to tell Cyrus my plan. Hubby comes along cuz he just wants to see me scream in pain how bad it hurts and how stupid this was. Moral support right? HaHa

      With the tattoo in place I pick dark purple for the color. Cyrus offers a dry run so if I want to bail I can. Not a chance in hell, I tell him...Go for it. I'm prepared for pain worse than childbirth. Skyler was only 9 pounds 1.5 ounces. No big deal, I can do this. 

      My friends are whiners...it didn't hurt. Felt more like a paper cut. Looks cool tooo...

Loving it and showing it off, I decide that I want to add on. I want the word "Forever" underneath the heart. Yeppers, looks good! Finished I thought...Ha Ha nope. Now I get "Always" above the heart. Yep Ivan was right, they are addictive.

      So am I done now Ms Tattoo Virgin? HELL NO! I want a pair of lips on my left hip and Skyler's name in Chinese on the back of my neck...Who's the SUCKER now?