The Birdhouse Lady
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Moose. It's what's for dinner.
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Location: Alaska -The Last Frontier
Jun 30, 2014 17:15:19 GMT
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Apr 14, 2017 19:06:39 GMT
When my dad passed away I wanted to get a tiny anchor tattoo on my ankle. My sister wanted to get a smaller version of one of the tattoos he got while in the Navy. It's been almost three years and neither of us has done it yet. (she has other tattoos and I don't have any)
I'm so sorry for the loss of your dad. I know the pain that comes with the loss of a parent and it really sucks. Hugs to you.
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Post by fwscrapper on Apr 14, 2017 19:34:41 GMT
I have one on the top of my foot. It is my mom's handwriting. It says, "May you always be happy." It is something that she wrote to us on our wedding day 10 years before. I would upload a pic, but not sure how.
I waited about 3 years after my mom died to get it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2017 19:37:10 GMT
For my brother. He was a photographer and this was his first slr. He died of AIDS, so rainbow wings. His initials are the camera model number. It's on my inside left forearm and from tip to tip, covers from elbow to wrist.
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Post by dewryce on Apr 14, 2017 21:05:09 GMT
twoboyzmom I'm very sorry for your loss. I like the idea for the tattoo. Our son was born too soon and my DH and I got tattoos for him. Mine is a copy of his teeny tiny footprint, it's done on white on the inside of my wrist. Almost no one notices it, I just have it there for me. I find myself rubbing it from time to time when I think of him.
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Post by birdy on Apr 14, 2017 21:15:48 GMT
I have a tattoo on my ankle that had my kids initials in it and vines/flowers.
I am planning a 2nd tattoo (probably on my back/shoulder blade) of just the outline of a dove in remembrance of my sister. She died of cancer at the age of 5. She always loved mourning doves and would hide around the house making their call trying to make us think there was one in the house. For as far back as when she died, whenever something significant (happy or sad) happens in our family, we either see or hear a mourning dove.
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Post by Princess Amy on Apr 14, 2017 21:15:55 GMT
A coworker had snapped a picture of her father' s EKG strip while he was hospitalized. She said at the time she had no idea why she did so. After he passed, she had his EKG heart rate tattooed on her wrist. It's simple but very unique. Sorry for your loss.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Apr 16, 2017 3:46:52 GMT
Anyone have one? Pics if you can! I'm going to get one in honor of my dad who passed Saturday. Something like this, but with an emerald green ribbon for liver cancer. A co worker has one like this for her dad.
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Post by lodgelady on Apr 16, 2017 10:18:13 GMT
These are all such sweet reminders.
My Dad passed away three years ago and I've been planning my Memorial tattoo but haven't gotten it yet. At first, all four of us (children) were going to get the same one but we're finding that we each want to remember or honor a different aspect of him. My next step is finding an artist that can draw out my thoughts and I'm thinking of placing it on my inside left arm, from elbow up.
The design is going to be a folded American flag with a set of dog tags draped over it, one will say POW and the other will say Not Always Missing. Dad suffered severe PTSD for the last 10 years of his life along with Agent Orange poisoning.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2017 15:10:23 GMT
I do not have one but think they are special. If I ever did get one, I would focus on something the person liked, something that made me smile and think of a happy part of their life. The ribbon ones, although pretty, represent a sad/difficult/battle part of their life and would be hard for me to live with and look at every day.
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freebird
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Post by freebird on Apr 16, 2017 17:31:30 GMT
my mom and all of my sisters and I got a Harley davidson #1 on each of us. Each was different. Mine has a sparrow, my mom's had angel wings and a halo, my older sister's had a daisy, my older-younger sister had hers added to an existing tattoo and the youngest had a pair of shears (she's a stylist). I want to get a cardinal someday for my grandmother.
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danceswithtrolls
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Location: Alberta, Canada
Jul 7, 2014 1:13:40 GMT
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Post by danceswithtrolls on Apr 16, 2017 19:56:32 GMT
I have two. This is the first one. My aunt passed from lung cancer almost three years ago. She collected frogs. As children my siblings and I would always try to count all the frogs in her house. She loved gardening and lilacs were her favourite. When I bought my first home, it had a lilac tree, and every year she would come over and trim some for herself to take home. So I got a lilac colored frog in memory of her. I had her first initials "J" hidden in the one side of the frog.
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danceswithtrolls
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Post by danceswithtrolls on Apr 16, 2017 20:03:13 GMT
My second one is for my father who passed 2 1/2 years ago from a heart attack. It wraps around my leg, so the picture is 3 different photos put together.
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zookeeper
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Post by zookeeper on Apr 16, 2017 21:05:33 GMT
This is my memorial tattoo for my dear sweet SIL who passed away in 2010. Her name was Shannon and orange was her favorite color. Purple is my favorite color. The peace sign is because she was a tree hugging hippie. I love it!
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Post by Lexica on Apr 16, 2017 23:56:36 GMT
I have enjoyed reading the stories and looking at the tattoos that you all have chosen to remember a loved one.
My son has a sleeve on one arm that is a compilation of the things he loves. He originally had the outline of the Mayo Clinic buildings in Minnesota and clouds at his wrist anchoring the sleeve, but has since had that covered over. The Mayo treated his cancer for a number of year and saved his life. He decided to move on from that, but he knows it still exists underneath. When my father passed away, my son had Dad's first name and "Forever Young" written under that. When Mom passed, he added her name next to Dad's.
I don't have any yet, but I'm thinking about it. The post today asking about traditions that were special in our family made me remember this silly plastic fly that my son and I used. It started when I said something to him about wanting to be a fly on the wall and accompany him in the surgery room so I could make sure he was safe. When I found a realistic plastic fly about a half of an inch in size, I bought it. I would put it somewhere that my son would eventually find and when he did, he was to know that it meant, "I Love You" and then he would put it somewhere that I would eventually find it. We never discussed finding it or hiding it. It was just a little thing that we did and was just between us. Sometimes a few weeks would go by and I would wonder if he found the last place I had put it. I would look where I had hidden it and if it was gone, I knew that I would find where he placed it for me eventually.
We started that tradition when he was 9 years old and I still have that silly plastic fly to this day. We refer to it as "the love fly" and I did consider getting a tattoo of the fly, but where? It might have a whole different meaning depending on where it was placed. If I had it on my ankle, for example, it might look to others like my feet stink enough to draw flies. lol. It was just a silly thing that started many many years ago and I guess it wouldn't translate to a tattoo very well.
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scrappinspidey2
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Post by scrappinspidey2 on Apr 17, 2017 0:02:57 GMT
It was just a silly thing that started many many years ago and I guess it wouldn't translate to a tattoo very well. with the right artist it would. My octopus started out as a very non translatable tattoo. Even my tattoo artist at the time said he would have tried to talk me out of it. The story goes that every time I talked about getting more ink, my husband would get excited. His vision of what I should get and my vision were completely different. He would spend weeks trying to convince me that I needed a giant octopus that started on my back with the tentacles wrapping around to the front, more specifically around my boobs. He had very elaborate plans regarding this particular tattoo. I would just smile and nod and say "yes dear" and then go get what I wanted. He never gave up. He would show me where everything could be placed etc. It was rather silly but he was persistent. My tattoo artist said no. He would have tried to talk me out of that one. I just laughed and said, well I didn't want it then and I don't want it now, but what can we do with it. Hence the Octopus on my shoulder was born. So If you find an artist you like and are comfortable with, talk with them about the story. I bet they could make it work.
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Post by Lexica on Apr 17, 2017 0:13:23 GMT
I like your story of the octopus. A fly is just such a negative insect that is usually associated with filth and odor. When I first thought of the fly, I was talking to a friend about it and how it is a strange thing to get a tattoo of. She suggested I get it someplace that would be hidden from anyone else, like the bikini area. Then she thought about me having a fly sitting near my girly parts and started laughing. Same thing if I had it put on a butt cheek. I suppose if we anchored the fly to something, like a rose, which is something I associate with my mom, people will think it is a badly done bee.
Has anyone watched that show about the Australian tattoo parlor on Netflix? I got hooked and watched two seasons of it over a weekend. I was so impressed with the quality of work that some of those artists can do. It was amazing! The show is about a shop called Bondi Ink.
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Post by tiggerpooh2380 on Apr 17, 2017 2:07:31 GMT
I was in a car accident at 16, and I was the only survivor. I got this tattoo in remembrance of the 3 friends from high school who passed away.
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my3freaks
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Jun 26, 2014 4:10:56 GMT
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Post by my3freaks on Apr 17, 2017 3:11:38 GMT
I like your story of the octopus. A fly is just such a negative insect that is usually associated with filth and odor. When I first thought of the fly, I was talking to a friend about it and how it is a strange thing to get a tattoo of. She suggested I get it someplace that would be hidden from anyone else, like the bikini area. Then she thought about me having a fly sitting near my girly parts and started laughing. Same thing if I had it put on a butt cheek. I suppose if we anchored the fly to something, like a rose, which is something I associate with my mom, people will think it is a badly done bee. Has anyone watched that show about the Australian tattoo parlor on Netflix? I got hooked and watched two seasons of it over a weekend. I was so impressed with the quality of work that some of those artists can do. It was amazing! The show is about a shop called Bondi Ink. I was looking at some local tattoo shops, and their artists portfolios and came across this. I thought of your story when I saw the fly tattoo about halfway down the page. It's the prettiest fly I've ever seen!
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Post by Lexica on Apr 17, 2017 4:46:27 GMT
I was looking at some local tattoo shops, and their artists portfolios and came across this. I thought of your story when I saw the fly tattoo about halfway down the page. It's the prettiest fly I've ever seen! I think that is a bee, not a fly. It looks like it to me anyway. But I agree, it is pretty with the flowers on the wings.
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my3freaks
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Post by my3freaks on Apr 17, 2017 5:53:26 GMT
I was looking at some local tattoo shops, and their artists portfolios and came across this. I thought of your story when I saw the fly tattoo about halfway down the page. It's the prettiest fly I've ever seen! I think that is a bee, not a fly. It looks like it to me anyway. But I agree, it is pretty with the flowers on the wings. It looked different than the bee on the row above, so I guessed it was a fly. Shows how much I know about flying things! LOL
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Post by bratkar on Apr 17, 2017 16:02:40 GMT
I have on my left wrist Psalms 23.4 as a remembrance for a few people.
My husband is getting his fathers signature and the musical score of the first three notes to the song; I Can Only Imagine, by Mercy Me on his left forearm on the fifth anniversary this June of this fathers passing.
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sharlag
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Jun 26, 2014 12:57:48 GMT
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Post by sharlag on Apr 17, 2017 17:46:13 GMT
If I were to get one, it would be one that honored what she loved. I like this idea.
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Post by mamastone on Apr 17, 2017 18:16:44 GMT
I have my dad's signature on the inside of my wrist. I love it! It also took me almost 9 years to decide on what I wanted...lol.
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