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What is a tattoo? A tattoo is making a design by inserting a pigment into punctures in the skin. Most people do not believe in tattoos and that tattoos are not professional. People will not get hired because they have tattoos that are visible on their skin. Which I believe is wrong that people cannot get a job because they have tattoos. I have three tattoos already, but cannot see them because they are covered by clothing. I have a cross on my right ankle, “forever and always” on my left shoulder, and a bible verse on my left side. The cross on my right ankle is the first tattoo I got and I was seventeen. I got in January of 2015. The reason I got the cross because it was something small and it was my first tattoo. The cross on my ankle represents that I am a Christian and it reminds me of that. When I get stressed I look at it and reminds that God is on my side. …show more content…
I got this tattoo July 28, 2015 after I turned eighteen. I go this tattoo because it reminds me of my dad. Every time we talked to each other on the phone or when we text, we will say “I love you” and then we say forever and always. I got the saying tattooed on me because my dad had gone to the hospital in June of 2014, because he keep getting migraines. He got a MRI done and they found a tumor on his brain. When my mom told me I was scared to death and I thought I was going to lose my dad. I told myself that I would go and get a tattoo that reminded me of my

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