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Some of my tattoos have meaning

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But they all look cool, which is what's most important to me. But lemme back up....

A few months ago, [MENTION=2896]CultExciter[/MENTION] and [MENTION=50598]cmmercer13[/MENTION] were visiting SF from Virginia. [MENTION=3461]keepcalm[/MENTION] was out here at the same time, so [MENTION=3422]CABS[/MENTION] and [MENTION=5385]cltattooing[/MENTION] and I decided we should all meet up for tacos. The tacos were delicious, and the company was even better. [MENTION=5385]cltattooing[/MENTION] brought along her friend Rob Mopar, a visiting tattooer from Australia. Over dinner, Rob and I got to talking about his young son and my daughter and their burgeoning love of tattoos. I said that when my daughter was 3, she told me all the tattoos she wants when she grows up: a gray skeleton with white toenails, a donkey, a turkey, a birthday cake on her knee, and "a red dragon, but kinda silly, holding a lollipop." Carolyn laughed and said, "When's your daughter's birthday?" I told her she was turning 5 the following Wednesday. She asked me to text her the list of tattoo ideas because she wanted to paint a flash sheet for my daughter. Three days later, I got this:

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I was (and remain) blown away. Look at it! How perfect is that thing? And just so kind and sweet and thoughtful. My daughter? She loved it, right down to the stars and dots and "hanker" as filler. I knew when I saw it that I had to have that dragon. My wise wife said, "You better ask our daughter for permission. After all, these were her tattoo ideas." When she's right, she's right. (Editor's note: she's usually right.) So I asked, and my daughter assented. Today, I'm happy to say that I'm the proud owner of this goofy little guy:

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She nailed it, and I wouldn't have had anyone else do it. As a bonus, one of my closest friends also got tattooed at FTW today (his first! a beauty from Michael Bennett), so we went together. All in all, a great experience. Thanks again, Carolyn! This "meaningful tattoo" stuff is kinda cool (now and then :cool:).

LST Forever,

Ross

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misterJ

That is too awesome, might have also got that turkey I'm not gonna lie.

PS: that really is one of the nicest bday gifts I've seen in years. Love the red dragon I hope she gets a matching one when she's 18

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hogg

Thanks for all the kind words. Here's an update: my daughter was surprised that it's not bigger (she has a very skewed idea of "normal-sized" tattoos), but she loves it.

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polliwog

I think this (in addition to other posts I've read on here) is also proof that the kids of LSTers have the greatest tattoo ideas, and all questions about "what tattoo should I get" on this forum should be answered by people age 5 and under.

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Pugilist
I think this (in addition to other posts I've read on here) is also proof that the kids of LSTers have the greatest tattoo ideas, and all questions about "what tattoo should I get" on this forum should be answered by people age 5 and under.

TRUTH.

And yeah, this story is so wonderful, and made me so happy for all the awesome people involved. I love that dragon.

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Mark Bee

How did I miss this?! What a great story, and a great sheet from @cltattoing. An act of kindness has a way of spilling its borders and making life a little sweeter for everyone touched by it.

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