my family must be rejoicing with a title like that. it's absolutely true, i one hundred percent regret intentionally sticking a needle filled with ink into my body. and i am totally resorting to outting myself on my own blog instead of calling each and everyone of you and saying "you were right. i was wrong."
some of you probably had no idea i even HAVE a tattoo. well, i do. it's on my left hand, between my thumb and my pointer finger. ya know, in that little area that is hide-able if you bring your thumb close to your fingers. i used to write reminders there all the time, including the bible verse, john three:thirty. so i wrote it there and went into a shop in the haight and made it permanent. on my birthday, five years ago.
why did i do it? well, i wanted to be reminded of that verse. i wanted to be rebellious. and i wanted to do something unexpected of me.
i got all that. and i got awkward encounters in professional situations. or people asking, "who's john?"
but the reason i regret it the most? because it doesn't serve its purpose: i don't see it anymore. it has become like a freckle on my skin. it doesn't serve as a reminder unless someone else asks about it. it's useless.
so. there. i said it. i wish i didn't make a decision to get a tattoo on my nineteenth birthday. HELL! my prefrontal cortex wasn't even fully developed. again, what was i thinking?!
7 comments:
Like so many teenagers who's prefrontal cortex is not fully developed... you weren't thinking (it's not your fault) :).
Don't regret it too much - and don't spend any money on getting it removed!
I had no idea you had a tattoo. Can't wait to check it out next time I see you...
and, majorly impressed you just admitted that on your blog. go you. you got guts.
Do you know I have a book called "Never get a tattoo" and I try to put it in front of people who are contemplating one?
Oh well.. they have all sorts of technology these days that can remove it!
im really proud of you for admitting this em... its a big deal. do you regret getting it re-done when i got my belly button pierced on the bottom? haha. oh we are crazy. no worries... at least its not a tramp stamp!
oh i thought you did. weird. maybe i just got it pierced where you got yours done.
i didn't even know you had a tattoo...wierd (not that you have one, but that i've never noticed it).
hahaha. you are bold! going along with your empowerment streak...
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