I recently had a tattoo covered up. The tattoo that I had covered was a symbol of my marriage- it was a sparrow carrying wedding rings. I got it when I was 19 years old to celebrate my engagement. It cost $75, is about 8" from wing to wing, and was done in the shadiest tattoo joint I have ever stepped into in the North Georgia mountains. I almost passed out when I got it, and I almost immediately regretted it. Even though I was about to get married, the tattoo just seemed too...permanent.
When I told my friends about my plan to cover it up, they were split almost 50/50 (not that others' opinions have EVER made me think twice about a decision that I feel strongly about). Some said it was too soon, and that I should wait until everything was final to cover it. Others thought that it was a good idea and some suggested that I should make it funny. I decided to wait a bit AND not do anything as a joke. Joke tattoos are best reserved for drunken frat boys anyway.
The truth is- it is a shitty tattoo, with colors that I HATE (pink, teal, blue). It reminds me a lot of an airbrushed Spring Break '98 t-shirt. And no one wants to wear their senior year t-shirt forever.
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