how many tattoos do you have?

@britt_200 (1226)
United States
June 13, 2009 5:56pm CST
i only have 1 and im pretty sure im not getting anymore! it hurt too bad! im wondering how do you even go back and get more...i dont think i ever could. so how many tattoos do you have? does the second one hurt as much as the first one
10 responses
@di1159 (1580)
• United States
14 Jun 09
I have 2. The first one didn't hurt at all, so I had no qualms about going for number two. The second one was a bit more uncomfortable, but it was lot bigger and took a lot longer. I suppose where you get it contributes to the pain. There are some places on the body that hurt more when you get a tattoo.
@di1159 (1580)
• United States
14 Jun 09
That spot hurts a lot I've heard from my friends! I have a small one at the base of my neck and larger one on the small of my back.
@britt_200 (1226)
• United States
14 Jun 09
thats the only place i wanted one...except on the back of my ear..behind my ear on my head...but the tattoo artist said that one would hurt worse. which one of yours hurt bad?
@britt_200 (1226)
• United States
14 Jun 09
mine is on my wrist...where are yours?
@daliaj (5674)
• India
26 Jun 09
I am sorry to say, I hate tatoos. I don't have one and I will never get one. I believe we should think a lot before making a permanent mark in our body. My policy is not to have permanent marks in mind and body. In India, people get tatoos on their body as a part of their religions belief. For example, if you have a big disease, you pray to god that if you come out of that you will make a tatoo of holy cross of Jesus on your hand. The same with other religions also. Also, in India tatoos are made from extract of certain leaves, so it will always be in green or greenish black. I have never heard about having tatoos using injections in India. I think it is crazy to suffer such a pain for tatoos. I am scared of injections too.
@britt_200 (1226)
• United States
26 Jun 09
it hurt..it did hurt...but i like it...the way i see it is its a piece of artwork. a permanent piece of artwork. i love it. i want more also. i guess in different parts of the world they have different views on tattoos.
@carlas (198)
• United States
31 Jul 09
I say, the body is a temple. why not decorate it?
@YazEid (1139)
• Philippines
13 Jun 09
I have no tattoos and I think I would never have a one .. I'm 24 now and am a doctor ,, I think people will judge me badly regarding it .. although I wished to have one when I was younger ,, but here in Jordan it was hard to have a nice tattoo all were strange and bad .. have a good time Britt
@britt_200 (1226)
• United States
13 Jun 09
that sucks...you could always get one hidden...thats only if you really wanted one. here you have to search around to get a good tattoo artist to give you a good tattoo.
@YazEid (1139)
• Philippines
14 Jun 09
it still risky here to have a tattoo , with increased number of infections (hepatitis C and AIDS ) I don't wanna really take that risk . but I have once made a temporary tattoo on my shoulder .. it was nice , and there was no needles and no pain :D
@Hucheng (163)
• China
29 Jun 09
i am always dream of having a tatoo on my neck,but it will be a dream for ever,because my girl ever told me if I had one,she will cut the meat where the tatoo is off my body.:)
@britt_200 (1226)
• United States
29 Jun 09
AH lol thats crazy!!! lol well thats ok...i never really WANTED a tattoo...it was kinda spontaneous...i just decided one day that i was going to get it.
• United States
20 Jul 09
Hi There I have 3 myself. My first I got when I was 18. It hurt but not to bad I got it on my thigh. I watched a movie to keep myself distracted at the parlor lol. I got my second one when I was 23. Its a large butterfly tramp stamp lol. Thats what the boys call it anyhow lol. It hust like crazy and took 4 hours. Alot of blending. It kept making my leg spasm. I didn't think I'd get another after it. But last year my best friend and I decided we wanted to do something to celebrate being best friends for 15 years. So we got matching ones on our neck. It hurt but not as bad as my back. I plan to get 2 more in the future. After 3 kids the pain really isnt as bad lol. I know with age they may not be as pretty as they are now. But I will always have the memories. Which mean more to me. Wanted to share the pics with you but I can't figure out to add them here. If you'd like to see I'll be loading them up in my personal files soon
@britt_200 (1226)
• United States
20 Jul 09
o yeah id love to see them! thats so true! its about the memories and the art on your body that preserve those memories...i like it...but i guess ill get another one but when i first got the other one i thought i would NEVER get another one again!!!
• United States
20 Jul 09
I have three. One on the side of my left calf and one on the right side of my head; both of these are just personal symbols that no one would get. The third is on my right bicep--it's a black and white piece from a 1919 silent film, "The Cabinet of Dr, Caligari." I plan on adding to this (a, Expressionistic cityscape that goes over my shoulder) one when I get a little saved. From what I've heard it's supposed to hurt the closer it comes to the bone, but the one on my head hurt the least of the three, so I don't know if that's true. I can say that they don't hurt less the more that you get. It think it just depends on where it is. The one on my arm hurt most the closer it got to the sides (toward underneath). Same with the one on my leg.
@britt_200 (1226)
• United States
22 Jul 09
i would assume the ones on fatty tissue wouldnt hurt as much like the legs...mine is right on my wrist and THAT HURT!!!
@Galena (9110)
19 Jun 09
yesterday I had two. today, 3. had another one today, as they had a bit of time after my mans appointment (having a full sleeve, but started feeling a bit dizzy in the heat after several hours, so they had time to fit me in before the next customer. even though they're booked up for the rest of the year) so Yay! I love tattoos.
@britt_200 (1226)
• United States
19 Jun 09
yay! thats tight!!! i was talking to my boyfriend and im thinkin were going to get one done together...im scared to get another one...but im ready i think!!!
@SuzyLong (775)
26 Jul 09
I have 5 tattoos and only one of them hurt me and that was the 4th one as I had it done on the bottom of my back. A tattoo only really hurts depending on where you get it as the ones on my arms, the one on my shoulder and the one on my leg didn't hurt much at all. I have designed 3 more tattoos that I want to get, one of which I'm booking next week, and one of them is going to cover the whole bottom half of my left leg. I love getting tattoos as I have designed them all and they all mean something personal to me.
@Toxicon (163)
• United States
20 Jun 09
I have three tattoos, two of them are almost 20 years old, the other around 8 years old. It is an art form, and if you find a great artist you're proud to wear their work on your skin. Sadly the artist that did two of the three has passed away, so I cant get any more work done from him. if I can find anyone with as much talent I would certainly get more.
@britt_200 (1226)
• United States
20 Jun 09
i love mine...the one thing i did want...was my uncle to do my tattoo...but unfortunately he just passed away about a year ago...but i know what you mean about finding that artist you want to wear...lol
@Hucheng (163)
• China
26 Jun 09
what I wonder is,which part of your body the tatoo is on?
@britt_200 (1226)
• United States
26 Jun 09
its on my wrist.