I have grown up around tattoos and piercings since i was three years old. My dad is a tattooist and it is a big part of my life. All my parents- mom, dad, stepmom, stepdad- have multiple tattoos and piercings. I haven't gotten a tattoo myself, yet, but i plan to have several. And I do know all the ones I am getting, where and why. I have also had many peircings and I plan to get more. I have had my lip; and I have my belly button, ears and nose. The reasons behind getting them, well there is none in particular. I am getting the tatoos I want and I get the piercings I want because they are something I like and find "cool".
A tattoo is something meaningful to the person "wearing" it. It is not a fashion statement or a way to impress others; it's something that you want personally and means something to you. Piercings are the same way. Anyhting that is permanently stuck on your body show be meaningful to you and only you. Who cares what others say about your body modifications, its aboout you, your life, and how you feel, not them.
Some get these modifications just because they like how they look; but others get them because of the "story" they tell. Firefighters may get a particular symobol and date of a fire they lived through, some may get their childrens' names and dates of births, and some may get a fairy becasue it's something they like. Every tattoo and every person is different and unique.
I believe that any one person can get the body modifications they want and should not be judged because it is their body and life. Yes they may want it for fashion reasons but that shouldn't matter to others.
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