Something for my Sister

So I got something for my sister done a while ago and have not posted it. One because I wanted to tell my sister first and two I kind of like the idea of no one knowing about it. But I think it is time to let every one know what I have done. Besides It is not like I can hide it and I don't want to. I am proud of what I did. I wanted one that meant something that showed the bond between me and Megan and was not really sure how to do that until about a month ago. I will explain later in the post.

I had been thinking about getting one more tattoo for a while now. Tammy (a friend of mine) got a tattoo on her foot and I loved it and had wanted one on mine for a couple of year now.

I had been looking at designs and had though of a good one in mind but wanted some ideas i could show the tattoo artist this time around. When I saw this design I feel in love with it. I loved how simple it was but not to simple. It was not to big and not covering everything. But I wanted to make some changes to it. I wanted to add some lyric to the song where the dots where and along the bottom of the foot. It took both pictures in and between me and Adam (the Tattoo Artist) we came up with something I really like. I didn't know you could not have really small writing and since i wanted so many lines we had to cut some back and I said I wanted at least 3 lines and he made sure we got them in. He was very nice and I think he did a very nice job. It took a hour to design and get the layout and about 2 hours to get tattoo. it didn't hurt as much as i though it would. I was told by some people that getting it on your foot that it really hurts. but it felt like the rest of them that i had gotten. Out of everyone I had been to he is one I would go back to. He is willing to do touch ups for a year since the wording is small and he is worried about the back wording so that is nice that I can go in and have it look at for the next year to make sure it will stay nice. This is the one I am most proud of because it was not just for me. And it was the one I didn’t think about for years at a time.

Here Is My Tattoo

The reason for this tattoo is that when Megan was going through her breakdown I didn’t know how to help her. I didn’t fully understand and being about religion didn’t help. I have never been religious. Megan has felt more strongly in her belief then I ever will. And to try to help her or understand what she was going through was hard for me. I felt powerless. To see my sister struggle with the thought that she could lose everyone around her because of a single thought that started this chain of events was so confusing to me. I told her she could talk to me when ever she need to, even if it was 2 in the morning. I would listen. I didn’t know if I could help but I could always listen.

Around the middle of March Shinedown released a song called Unity a couple of months after her breakdown. I told her she should listen to it. At first I thought she might not like it because it does get a little heavy with the guitars, and her taste and my taste in music is different that I was not sure if she would like it. Granted I didn’t really listen to the words that much so it surprised me when she said she liked it and the meaning. I had to go back and listen to the words and when I did, I was surprised to hear how close to home it was for her and how I felt. I picked these lines in the song because of her and for a while I wanted a tattoo that represents our bond. It surprises me that how different my sister and I are but how similar we are too. My sister and I are very close and she is my best friend.

The lines say on the picture above

‘Cause I’m not gonna leave you behind

If I told you that you’re not alone
And I show you this is where you belong

The picture to the left

Your moment of truth is the day that you say I’m not scared