Getting my tattoo tomorrow...(UPDATE W/ PIC post 70)

[pixiewings71]

pixiewings, that was so great of your daughter to help that kitty. It is very hard to take care of an animal like that. I, too, slept with Sassy every single night until she got really sick and started sleeping under my parent's bed. I'm allergic to animals (it's gotten better as I've gotten older, but there are still a lot of cats and dogs that I'm allergic to...just deal with it at work. haha) so every single night I would sleep with her in my arms and every single day, I would break out and be extremely itchy on my arms. My parents tried to get me to stop holding Sassy so much but eventually gave up when they realized that I didn't care. HAHA. Hugs to your daughter and her kitty! And I hope they enjoy every moment they have together.

Oh they do, those 2 are so attached it's insane.

So now the WHOLE family knows about the tattoo.

Mom's side:
When I got home from having it done the second thing my mom said (after "Wow, that's a lot bigger than I thought it would be") was "What will it take you to not tell Grandma (my mom's mom) on Christmas?" Went to dinner Christmas Even at Cheesecake Factory. My aunt called me down to where she was sitting and asked if I got it done. Grandma was sitting right next to her and therefore found out on Christmas. This was before we even ordered and she didn't talk to me or my mom the rest of the night. Gave us a couple looks but that's it. My little 9 year old cousin thought it was cool. My uncle asked to see it then said "It's horrible" (the fact that I have a tattoo in general, not the specific tattoo). So overall didn't go over very well. Christmas day my grandma still didn't talk to me (but that's ok because she hasn't talked to my mom in over a month even though my mom takes her out to lunch and shopping every weekend, but that's a whole other thread)....

Dad's side took it much better.
I walked in the house before everyone got there because I had to work so I just went right after work. I showed Grandma first. She said "That's cute! Just do me a favor" then she leaned in and whispered "don't get anymore". Then I showed Pap and he said "oooo, that's nice." (I like that side of my family more ) My uncle on that side was the one that took me to get it. My other uncle gave me cash for xmas and I said to him "This is what you got me for xmas" and showed him my Tink. He just said "Oh, that's cool!" They took it a little better than my mom's side.

I'm glad everyone knows. My Gma was rude about it too but I didn't let it bother me at all. She got over it. LOL Enjoy your new body art.

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

Oooops did I shatter the illusion!!!! Well I live about 60 miles west of London and sometime sound slighly cockney other times like a farmer!!!! (what I've been told!!!)

And I completley agree the Irish accent is lovely!!! Very sexy!!!! Although I actually love listening to American accents!! Love that New York twang!!!

Accents are great conversation starters everytime I've been to Disney so many conversations start by people who hear my accent I had one little girl about 10 who kept asking me questions so she could hear my accent!! Was very funny!

LiLIrishChick63 - I agree with you sometimes having a pet is easier than some people!! And I love my dog dearly he is part of our family. We all still miss our last dog loads, and he passed away 8 years ago, he was a great dog I would get a memorial for my pet just as I would a family/friend!

Simba928 how you feeling now?? Any pics yet??

Kelly

lol ugh i HATE the New York accent. you mean like someone from the Bronx or something, right? drives me nuts!

i'm sorry about your doggie....it sucks when they have to leave us like that!

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

So here it is!!!

It was not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. It hurts really bad right now, but I'm sure it didn't help that I had to work yesterday. I work at a humane society and all the dogs and cats somehow managed to claw at it. I was holding a puppy and she reached up, over my shoulder and whacked it with her paw. How she did it I do not know, but she did.

And about Sassy...I desperately wanted a cat when I was little. My parents finally gave in and got me one when I was 4. I picked her out of a cage full of kittens and from that moment we were inseperable. She was my best friend. When I couldn't talk to anybody else, she was there for me. I'm not really a people person. I'm not social at all. I don't have a lot of really close friends (I have a couple but not many). Animals are my life. Like I said, I work at a humane society and LOVE it. It's not just a job for me. I am going to school to eventually get into animal behavior. Sassy is my driving force behind all of this. On those days at work (like yesterday) that I wonder why I keep doing this and why I get so involved with and attached to my animals there and consider just quitting, I think about how I used to tell her that she was such a lucky cat and not many animals ever get half the love she got. That's what keeps me going in my job, trying to get as many animals as I can into a home so that they have the same opportunity Sassy had. When she got sick (she was diagnosed with renal failure last October), my dad would not let me take her to the vet by myself, even though I was 18 at the time. My parents knew it probably wasn't going to be good and they knew how much I loved her. She spent the weekend at the vets and I visited her every day and called twice a day to check on her. When she came home I gave her fluids every single night and syrringe fed her when she wouldn't eat. My grandfather had kidney failure for 2 years before he died about 8 months before Sassy died and my parents used to semi-joke that Sassy got taken care of better than my grandfather did when he was sick. On a Monday night, I looked into her eyes and knew something was off. I gave her the fluids and never let go of her. I slept with her for the last time that night and she died in my arms early Tuesday morning. I still miss her, one year later, and will NEVER regret getting this tattoo in memory of her.

the tattoo looks GREAT!! the artist really did a good job!

awww i'm so sorry about your kitty! you sound kind of like me. i mean....i'm kind of a social person but i'd still rather be around animals than people lol. i'd love to find a job where i can work with just animals but i don't even know where to start looking, you know?

 

[Darsa]

It looks great! And what a wonderful story; I have a HUGE soft spot for people who love furbabies!

I really can't imagine other people getting all up in a bother about what YOU do with YOUR body... on the other hand I've seen some tattoos that have made me go "uh, why?" (normally the ones that look like the person did it themselves after an all-night bender). Yours is gorgeous tho; VERY well done!

 

[Kell-Bell]

lol ugh i HATE the New York accent. you mean like someone from the Bronx or something, right? drives me nuts!

i'm sorry about your doggie....it sucks when they have to leave us like that!

Well being british I blame TV!!!!! We must get the 'nice' version actors do in the movies and TV shows!!!

Now being a southern gal in England I don't like the northern accents Liverpool especially grates me!

He was a great dog, left us all with fantastic memories, can't ask much more than that.

Simba923 love the tatt its cute the way she is sat on the word. Glad your pleased with it, cause your opinion is the only one that matters!