From a super young age I've always struggled with anxiety. Things got especially bad when I was in high school but I worked on it and learned how to manage it. I got to a better place with myself and wanted to get something that reminded me that I can get through tough times. A few days after I turned 18, my friend took me to this divey little tattoo shop in my city. I decided to get "inhale" and "exhale" in my own hand writing to remind me to breathe
My mom didn't know about it so I hid it from her. I actually managed to hide it from her for about 3 months before I accidentally rolled up my sleeves and she freaked out at me! She told me the lines were nice but the script wasn't great 🤣 I then told her that it was in my own hand writing and told her the meaning behind the tattoo. She changed her mind about it quickly and decided that she really loved it ❤
I'm really not one to think that tattoos need to have any kind of meaning. I definitely do not have meaning behind many of my tattoos; they're just art. And because I don't know how to write script for tattoos, the loops of my hand writing are a little blown out and the "exhale" looks like "whale"... My first tattoo is much like everyone else's - a little janky lol. But I'm glad that I have a couple tattoos that are important to me.
