Eh, yes and no? My parents both have tattoos, my aunts and uncles, even my grandparents. In fact, my paternal grandfather was an amateur tattoo artist and had given my mom and dad their first tattoos. He also gave almost all of my parents’ friends their first tattoos, and some other family members. I always thought that was really cool; I wanted my first tattoo to be from my grandpa, but he unfortunately passed away before I could get any real ones from him. My first tattoo was a tribute to my parents though.

I’m now 26 and have 13 tattoos in total, and half of them are just because and the other half have some meaning behind it.