Sunday, May 29, 2016

Tattoo You



My friend had this tiny growth removed from his arm. It left a mark which was a perfect red circle. To hide the mark, he is contemplating getting an “M”’ tattooed on either side of it. So, it would read “mom” from one side, and “wow” from the other. He’d be getting a nice two for one from the tattoo parlor and they maybe wouldn’t even know it. (Are there other words you can flip upside down like that and turn them into other words? “ON” and “NO” come to mind. Of course, who in the world would have “ON” tattooed on their arm? We need to come up with a name for these words that can be flipped upside down and become other words.  Flipnyms, perhaps?) This guy probably should have done this before Mother’s day to truly honor his mother.  How much of a gift is it though to tattoo something on yourself as a gift for someone you care about? Do you receive a thank you note for that? 

That got me thinking. How many people with tattoos are just getting the tattoos to disguise scars? I need to rethink my level of sensitivity to this people group.  

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