This thread is great but I think it's lacking one thing.....Pictures
I have a few tattoos. I love them all. People have said to me "what if you regret them when you're older?
My response to that is that I know I won't because each of my tattoos meant something to me when I had them done. I've never just had a tattoo done for the sake of it. I've always taken a long time to think about it and the designs are all my own.
For example:
Unfortunately, all of this tattoo cannot be seen as it's on my wrist so therefore obviously goes all the way around.
It is Sindarin Elvish written in a Tengwar script
It says (in Elvish) Nin nos, Nin Mellon, Nin Meleth, Nin Cuil
It translates as (in English) My Family, my friends, my love, my life.
As for my piercings, I have several.
My nipple piercing took around a year to heal and was very tender during that time. I persevered though and now I could hang from the chandeliers by it
My tongue piercing was exceedingly painful for around a fortnight during which time I questioned my sanity as I thought I would die from the pain. But again, I persevered and now it's no problem whatsoever.
I suffered a lot of pain for those two piercings but, for me, they were well worth it.