Getting inked pleasantly surprised septuagenarian columnist Rod Miller. The post My first tattoo appeared first on WyoFile .

I avoided getting my first tattoo for seven years because I didn't feel ready. I learned that gender dysphoria was keeping me from feeling comfortable in my skin. My transition freed me from that ...

Then my husband died, and I understood why someone would want to permanently mark their bodies. When I was in my mid-50s, I got my first tattoo as a memorial for my husband. "Can you replicate this ...

I never wanted a tattoo. The thought of a needle pushing ink into my skin made me squeamish. But when my three kids, all in their 20s, got matching shamrocks etched on their bodies to bond over their ...

In the dimly lit bathroom, as the walls crept closer and closer, I stared at the stark purple lines that took up my entire inner forearm. “It’s not that big,” I whispered unconvincingly as I examined ...

Getting a semicolon tattoo with my son was a way to honor the grief and challenges we'd endured. We decided to add my parents' ashes to the ink so they'd always be with us. This tattoo marked a step ...

Over the years, I've amassed 12 tattoos. And now, I'm removing every single one of them. Like lots of people flexing their newfound independence, I got my first tattoo — a tiny cross on my hip bone — ...