its interesting that you bring this up - I recently (about 4 months ago) got a half sleeve tattooed on me and the attention I get from it is not at all what i expected! ..I had other small tattoos but none this noticeable or big [link] [link] [link] [link]

I'm shy, quiet, i was always extremely self-conscious and nervous/awkward ..you name it. ever since i got this tattoo done my confidence has increased 100%, it was one of the best decisions of my life and it has changed me for the better, permanently. I feel so much better about myself it's unbelievable.. Even though people stare much more, because I think it's because of my tattoo, it somehow makes it okay in my head for people to look at me - something that used to make me so uncomfortable. Now I want people to look at me, i want people to see my arm and the awesome artwork that's been put on it

and, not to brag or anything haha, but I have always been a very friendly, very nice person and having a tattoo does not change any of that People who think so are just silly and need to focus on more important things, I don't let them bother me, if anything those people make me want to be even more caring so i can burst their bubble about people with lots of tattoos.

probably the most interesting thing I've noticed since getting the tatoo done it is that most of the compliments i get are from older people, people aged 40-60 years old and I thought it was so bizarre (I'm 20) but I think it makes sense, I think it has to do with maturity and realizing certain things as you enter adulthood, finding yourself ..etc ..sounds cheesy I know ..

hah! this got long fast. I'll stop my rant now, lol

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tiptoeing through the landmines

yeah, sometimes ppl will treat you different. i draw on myself, and ppl come up to me "oh is that real" ? and leave when i say its not yet.

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Im terrified of what I might have severed . . .