Everyone who has ever had a tattoo PLEASE read

I've had my rib cage, spine, and lower back tattooed (all pictures in my gallery)
And in MY honest opinion, none of them hurt - but that's only because I personally have a super high pain tolerance
I fell asleep while getting my back and ribs tattooed

First thing's first - do not get a tattoo just because your mom says you can.
It should be something VERY carefully planned out, debated, narrowed down, and waited upon.

This should help...

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Do not worry about the pain, worry about what you want to have displayed on you for the rest of your life. I have quite a few, including most of my right arm sleeved and I plan on getting more. I have one cover up and a flame job I wish I had waited on to get a better one. Think it out well in advance. As far as jobs go, I never had a problem with jobs and tattoos, but most of my adult life has been in the military, the rest was as a police officer, and my tattoos never came up as an issue, but they do for others.

Also I see you are 14 years old. Dude, wait on it (that is if you can even find a shop that will do it). Not saying you are too much a kid, or not responsible enough, but at 14, I would wait. I got my first one at 17 and had it covered up later because I hated it, and now I want it back because I like it again, lol. Your mind wil change over time.

Pain? Nahh...A little discomfort but well worth it!

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Originally Posted by 82shovel

I have 36 of them and my advice since you need your Mothers permission is to wait... Tattoos will always be around when you are ready, but if your tastes change (which they do) tattoos are forever. They cost more to remove and its allot more painful. Take your time and dont rush into it.

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I got my first tattoo at 16, I regret it.

It is a stupid tattoo, a joker with a skull, I thought I liked it. Turns out not so much.

Find you tattoo concept, wait 6 months, find your artist, refine said concept, and finally lay down some ink.

Take your time and remember cheap work is just that. Quality cost money, expect to pay good money.

Build a relationship with your artist and he or she will usually make you a deal with later work.

Mike

i got 3 tattoos and i like them all the one i least like is my last name across my back if i wer you dont rush it and dont walk in a shop and get a tattooo that looks good or cool wait till you will get something that emans alot to you i got my dog tags around my arm because of my time n the service and i ended up making special forces (rangers) so i got them and i love them as well does everyone else that see's it so in short wait till you have an idea on paper of something that has meaning to you :gj:

In your profile it says your 14....

You really have no business getting a tattoo.

I do not mean to sound mean or condescending I just want you to really think about what your getting.

When I was 14 I didn't know what I was going to wear to school, much less what I was going to wear for my life.

Mike

14??? tattoo shouldnt be in your vocabulary yet your way too young to get marked for life and no reputable tattoo shop/parlor is going to mark you for life
goood day

dont worry about the pain. you will be too excited for it to affect you much. it doesnt feel good but its not that bad. your arm (where short sleeves cover) is not very tender (except on the inside of the bicep) and that will probably be your best bet. dont worry about the pain...dont be a baby lol
goodluck and show us when you get it.

Please in God's name don't get a Tat. Your only 14 guarantee in ten years you will regret it,

Daniel