Tristan's new tattoo is healing nicely. He's had some peeling, and a temporary freak-out when he thought it was peeling completely away, but now that it's almost done peeling, the real beauty of the tattoo is starting to shine through. He'll definitely have to go have it touched up in December when he comes home for Christmas break, but I think all in all, he's pretty happy with it.
Happy enough that he's talking about getting more. Tattoos, that is. He wants Chinese words/symbols such as Love (over his heart), hope, happiness, etc. I told him he could be a walking billboard of inspiration. Hell, instead of majoring in foreign language in college, he could major in inspiration, and sell inspirational products after graduation.
I guess I should be happy. He wants a number of tattoos, but nothing gawdy or satanic like some that I've seen. All are positive and motivating. That's a good thing.
Man, I'm proud of that boy!
Healing Nicely
Tristan's New Tattoo
My boy is growing up. Or at least according to the laws governing tattooing in Wisconsin, he is. He went yesterday and got his first tattoo. He's been wanting one for a couple of years now, but only finally became old enough to do so this past Spring.
It's an ambigram. To be honest, I had no idea what an ambigram was until just recently, when he made up his mind that his first tattoo would be one. What's an ambigram, you ask? Well, let's see if I can explain it correctly.
An ambigram is a word that spells one thing when you read it normally, but if turned upside down, it will read something else. Or, it will be a mirror image of the original word. Do you understand with my somewhat confusing definition? I confuse myself sometimes, so if not, look it up. That's what my momma always used to say when I wanted to know the definition of something.
So, it's done, and it's cool. He's really sore today. "It's like a really bad bruise with a sunburn on top of it," is what he tells me. The funny thing is, the tattoo says "Overcome Anything." I tell him to suck it up and do what his tattoo says.
I'm such a caring mother......
