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Let's Talk Tattoos

Linking up with Melanie for
 
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I literally found Melanie's blog today via Crazy/Simple Mama who I also found today via First Name Smith.  Gotta love all of these connections!
 
Onto the link up.  Tattoos.  It's no secret that I am a lover of tattoos. 
 
This is my tattoo.  Excuse the leg stubble.  I got this when I was (I think) 23.  My name (Vanessa) means butterfly, hence the tattoo.  I love it.  I have no regrets about getting this baby at all.  I love the colors and the design.  The only thing I would change is the outline.  I wish it wasn't so dark or so thick.  I may eventually go back and get that lightened to a grayish color.
 
 
While I do love tattoos, this is my only one.  My husband hates them.  We butt heads a lot on this topic because I want a few more and he doesn't want me to get them.  I did promise him when I got that one that I wouldn't get anymore but things change. 
 
I would really like to get something for my Grandmother.  She has had a quadruple bypass, diabetes, hernias and breast cancer.  I saw this tattoo on Pinterest and fell in love.  I like the wrist tattoos a lot. 
 
But then I thought that maybe I could so something more simple like this and get a pink ribbon on one wrist for breast cancer and a red ribbon on the other wrist for heart disease.
 
 
I'd also love to get something for my children.  We only have one baby girl right now but I hope to have at least one or two more so I would like to get something in honor of them.  My ultimate dream would be to have a large back piece done.  Some kind of branch or tree or something.
 
I think tattoos are beautiful and I just love looking at them.  Yes, they can sometimes be tacky but I still love to look at them.  Would I ever get a full sleeve?  No, I wouldn't but that doesn't mean there is anything wrong with the person who does have one.
 
One of these days I'll just go ahead and get those ribbon tattoos or that tatto for my kids despite what my husband thinks.  Maybe.  Some day.

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  1. Melanie @ 4KottezOctober 16, 2012 at 10:55 AM

    Thank you so much for linking up - I love your tat. I also am in love with tattoos and that wrist one with "Hope" is adorable. Thank you again for stopping by and checking it out - this has been a blast.

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    1. Vanessa MillerOctober 16, 2012 at 11:03 AM

      Thanks for hosting! I love finding new blogs to read!

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  2. KateOctober 16, 2012 at 11:29 AM

    First off--I love the name of your blog! So cute!

    I think getting tattoos for your children is a great move. I'm not that into tats, but every once in a while I think about getting one down the road and if I did, I'd probably do something for my future kids. Something nice and mushy. :)

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    1. Vanessa MillerOctober 16, 2012 at 11:38 AM

      Thank you! I stole it from a movie. I think tattoos should have some kind of meaning no matter how many someone has. What better meaning than your children?!

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  3. S.Lennyn82October 16, 2012 at 2:05 PM

    Im a mom of 3 (7yr old & 5yr twins) and I love tattoos. My first was a butterfly and now 10 later lol. I have 3 snowflakes on my wrist for my kids:)

    sara xx Happily following along
    http://beautifulworldoflennynb.blogspot.ca/

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    1. Vanessa MillerOctober 16, 2012 at 2:28 PM

      Thanks for following! Snowflakes...cute idea! Were your kids born in the Winter?

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