Water Your Worth

I find myself saying this often to people when they say, “wow, nice tattoo!” and my response lately (when not just a quick passer by) is, “Yeah… thanks… if I would have known that I would be a single mom I probably wouldn’t have done it…”

You see, I have several tattoos all over and I can usually cover most of them up but when I wear shorts my leg gets a lot of attention everywhere, because I have a full zebra stripe leg that was made specifically for my leg shape and movements. It really is unique and well done but now that I am so focused on being a mom, guardian and teacher for my child I find the attention it gets rather annoying. I feel like I would be better off without any tattoos at all now and yet at the same time they are unfinished art. I do not hold any regrets in life but hindsight is usually 20/20…

I have a memory of years ago when I only had a handful of tattoos, laughing with a friend of mine after riding our bikes because I was going off about how a guy rode up behind me and was clearly faster than me but stayed behind me longer even as I asked him to pass, then he says, “I like your tattoos (include d-bag tone as you read).” and finally passed around carrying on with his ride. This has been a constant rant of mine that tattoos are usually pretty personal and while they are art can we comment on something else to get attention? For me if a guy comes up and the first thing he says to engage in conversation is about my tattoos, I am immediately shut down with a response and a carry on away from. I am so much more than my tattoos!

Here is the real kicker though. As I say, “You know… if I had known I would be a single mama roaming around, I probably wouldn’t have gotten my tattoos….” I also think about it and how I was previously and this is what I feel I would have honestly said before being a mom, “Yeah! I will be the cool tatted mom.” (Shake my head for real) Oh the ways we change as we move with the Holy Spirit and as a mother.

Will I get any more tattoos, cover any up, remove some and or finish the art in mind..? I honestly have no idea anymore. “I’m kind of over them now.”, I had told a lady recently when talking about tattoos on our walk. However, no matter what, I am not able to do anything about it now so I will continue to be the local zebra lady wherever we go.

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Thank you for your time. You are worthy of the image God made you to be.