Remembrance tattoos

I have been wanting to get on in remembrance of my mom, but I can't come up with a design that really says what I want.

There is a lady I work with, her neice got a rather large tattoo in rememberance of her dad (co-workers brother) on the back of her calf. The work DAD spelled out and within each letter is a little about what he loved - corvettes, Disney, bowling, beach, sunset Green Bay Packers etc. It turned our really nice!

I like your idea, will you be getting it on your wrist also?

I do not have one but my Aunt does in memory of my Uncle. She picked something that was personal to him. He loved comic books and used to draw/doodle. She took in one of his superman 'S' drawings and had a tattoo of that with his initials. She also has an infinity symbol with their wedding anniversary date and their initials. The infinity she got when he was diagnosed with stage IV cancer. 

My only advice is to incorporate something personal of him into what you choose. I have seen beautiful memorial tattoos.

I'm planning to get the Scottish battle cry of my family name in honor of my cousin who died in a car accident on NYE. (he was the last male in the family and just before he died we had a conversation about him carrying on the family name). I just haven't settled on a location for the tattoo yet.

This is mine for my nephew/godson who died by suicide in 2006.  Sorry for the redness of it...this was taken right after it was done. It's really a black and gray, no red

I have plans to get my dads signature of "love dad" on my wrist.

I agree with this. initially I wanted something with my husbands badge and all things related to his career etc. It had been planned for years prior, but it didn't feel right. I kept postponing getting it done for a variety of reasons but the reality is that the idea just wasn't right. Im glad I waited. When the right idea came along, it all clicked together and I had always been grateful I didn't go with my initial thoughts and idea. Maybe someday I will but for different reasons.

You can barely see it but there is a point on my shoulder where the tentacles form a heart. That was by accident and was not a point of the initial drawing. However, its my favorite part and the reason I love it so. When it is right you will know and it will mean all that much more. If you are struggling to make it work, put it away for a bit and come back to it.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

I'm getting one soon. My father was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's last year.

I haven't completely decided on the design, but most likely it will be an anchor and forget me nots. My father loves the ocean and owns a sailboat. He was my anchor growing up, and now I have to be his anchor. It's also a reminder not to drown while being someone else's anchor.

We all have buttercup tattoos in honor of my fiance's mom's fight with ALS (long story about the buttercup).  He and his sister both had "Love, Mom" in their mom's handwriting added to theirs and it is so beautiful.

My dad died in 1979 when I was only 18.  I wish I had something that said "Love, Dad" in his writing, because I would have it added to my family tattoo on my arm.  But my mom was the one who signed everything, so I've had no luck finding anything.

I have a big tattoo on my chest, a mastectomy tattoo. But in it is a stethoscope for my Mom who also had breast cancer, a hummingbird on my shoulder for my grandma who also had breast cancer and a big bright poppy for my great grandma who had breast cancer. The tattoo is a healing piece for me, a remembrance for those women who came before me, a connection to my husband and a reminder that I am still me, after any battle. Mine is not suitable to show, otherwise, I'd post it. But if you're on my Facebook, you can see it.

My mom had a poem my dad wrote to her tattooed on the inside of her arm between the wrist and elbow at the one year anniversary of his passing. The artist even copied his handwritten signature.