I got a tattoo with my son Thursday night to celebrate his 18th birthday.
Weve been planning this since he was 10.
Mom, he said. When Im old enough I want this for my tattoo: A flaming skull in a sombrero, with a rose in its mouth. And a snake going in one eye and out the other, and the word Mom under it on a pretty ribbon. So for his birthday that year, I made that tattoo design into a cake, with the words, Only 8 more years til your first real tattoo! I had a friend, a tattoo artist, come over and with Sharpie markers, we gave him and the kids at the sleepover celtic arm sleeve tattoos. Cutest sleepover pics ever.
When he was 16, the design changed. Hed get a shot glass with the word, Mom. Id get a spice jar, labeled Ginger. (Hes a red head.) Oh, I liked this one too.
In the end, he settled for dice. Dice? They mean a lot to me, he explained. Because of Robert Jordan And you play D and D, so I know you like them too.
So the tattoos were planned. Mine: Big rainbow colored geeky dice, loud, gay, proud. His: understated regular dice, thrown randomly, wood grained, black and gray tones. Unique, but alike.
On the way home tonight, he told me the real reason behind the dice.
Dice symbolize luck. I wanted to have this done to show how lucky I am to have you as a mom.
I teared up when he said that. Still teared up now. I fucking love my kid.
Weve been planning this since he was 10.
Mom, he said. When Im old enough I want this for my tattoo: A flaming skull in a sombrero, with a rose in its mouth. And a snake going in one eye and out the other, and the word Mom under it on a pretty ribbon. So for his birthday that year, I made that tattoo design into a cake, with the words, Only 8 more years til your first real tattoo! I had a friend, a tattoo artist, come over and with Sharpie markers, we gave him and the kids at the sleepover celtic arm sleeve tattoos. Cutest sleepover pics ever.
When he was 16, the design changed. Hed get a shot glass with the word, Mom. Id get a spice jar, labeled Ginger. (Hes a red head.) Oh, I liked this one too.
In the end, he settled for dice. Dice? They mean a lot to me, he explained. Because of Robert Jordan And you play D and D, so I know you like them too.
So the tattoos were planned. Mine: Big rainbow colored geeky dice, loud, gay, proud. His: understated regular dice, thrown randomly, wood grained, black and gray tones. Unique, but alike.
On the way home tonight, he told me the real reason behind the dice.
Dice symbolize luck. I wanted to have this done to show how lucky I am to have you as a mom.
I teared up when he said that. Still teared up now. I fucking love my kid.
xmisskrisx:
awww that's so sweet! you must have raised him well
lovelygamer:
They are both really good and what a sweet story :-)