Now That They're Older, They Regret Their Tattoos

Today we're looking at heavily tattooed people who regret their tattoos now that they're older! Theres a lot of accounts from heavily tattooed people online who now regret their tattoos. Tattoos regret is a huge thing talked about online. If you get tattooed young you've heard many people telling you you'll eventually regret your tattoos. Today we're looking at people who now regret their tattoos.

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[halhansen]

At 14, I wanted a tattoo. my father said I could get one when I was 16 but to start looking and let me know what I wanted and he seemed genuinely interested. I started changing my mind on which tattoo I would get. My father would bring up my first tattoos, and I thought they looked ridiculous, so I realized my taste will change as I grew up and therefore I have no tattoos.

[brunumb]

🙋‍♂ I got my first tattoo last year at age 74. I figured that if I regretted it for the rest of my life, it wouldn't be that long. 😛

[Ben-Rogue]

I knew as a teen, that there was nothing I liked enough or would continue to feel strongly enough about, that I'd want permanently on my skin...

[gordonneverdies]

I got tattoos while incarcerated and I regret it. Luckily I didn't go too far. The guy who gave me my last one told me to chill out and wait a while. I'm thankful for that advice.

[LynneAhlgren]

my mom was always told she would regret tattoos when she was 40, so she started getting them on her 40th birthday. She's 61 now with a full sleeve! Her advice to me was just to take your time, do a little at a time, don't rush the process.

[REIDDEBSTER]

Laser Tech here. I remove tattoos for a living and the most regrettable place for people is the face and hands. It stops a lot of them from getting the career they want. Black is the easiest color to remove but Red takes more time and the most difficult for me is blue ink. Most of my clients are in their late 30s to 40s and got them when they were younger. My business is booming because of all the regret. 💰

[thealphatimmy]

I’m a heavily tattooed person, started at 15 and 28 now. I personally don’t let my tattoos affect me or how I dress at all, one day I’ll dress nerdy and the next I’ll dress in my death metal shirts, maybe it’s different for men but I will not let my tattoos define my “style”

[OrdinaryEXP]

I think one factor that leads to tattoo regret is people making tattoo "their identity". When you believe a particular thing (tattoos, piercings, relationships, aspects of your life etc.) defines you, you start to invest beyond reason and get instinctively defensive against any criticisms or advices until either you grow old and have a different onlook of your life, or reality hits you hard and force you to rethink about your choice.

I don't have any tattoo, but when I was young I identified myself as a "craft person"...now I have a room full of different craft and DIY supplies that I wish I didn't spend a good fortune on, and I could never squeeze enough time to go through even half of them. The regret is very real.

[Camelwhiskers]

I started getting tattooed the day I turned 18. I’m 27 now and I have 11 tattoos. My perspective as someone with stage IV cancer is that I would be happy to live long enough to regret any of them. 💫

[or..]

i’m only 22 but hearing that “i’m 21 and don’t regret my tattoos “ made me laugh so hard 😭 that’s why you don’t regret them. you’re still so young lolol

[jasminejohnson]

as someone who has a pretty extreme amount of self harm scars all over my body, i think i'm past the point of regret when it comes to permanent decisions about my body lol. i don't like my scars, but i don't waste my energy on regret because there's nothing i can do to change what i did. some of my tattoos could've definitely been better executed or placed, but i accept my decisions. im just happy to be alive tbh!

[GramGramGenX-lnsc]

Fix what's broken on the inside and leave your body alone. Words to live by.

[eliseintheattic]

That's one reason I never got a tattoo. My asthetic and interests change constantly and I knew I would probably end up hating any tattoo in a few years. It seemed safer to just rearrange the furniture. 😊

[missstripedsocks]

It does make me feel sad that some people, like Morgan Joyce, seem to have gotten heavily tattooed when they were younger because of external validation and now feel very insecure when that external validation is no longer there. This video did make me stop and reflect if I´m getting tattooed for ME or for other people, and the answer is definitely not the latter.

[WhalesArePeopleToo]

I honestly didn't regret my tattoos until I watched this video and saw the comments of people low-key shaming tattoos. To be clear, it's not the creator that makes me feel that way, but seeing other people be ashamed makes me feel like I should be ashamed too. One thing that's important to remember is that trends come and go. Tattoos aren't in right now, but I guarantee they will be again.

[LovePantsu]

So courageous of all these people to come forward and be vulnerable about such a hard realization about your own body 💫

[karakask]

I can understand regretting getting heavily tattooed at a young age. I'm very slowly getting tattooed, but taking my time and really considering each tattoo individually, rather than thinking about filling up space, I think has helped. I'm not as tattooed as I want to be, but I also don't feel a hurry to get there. I have my whole life. I feel like being tattooed is sometimes seen as more important than the tattoos themselves. (For context I started I started getting tattooed at 18 and I'm 45 now)

[xristinarose]

At around 17 - 21, almost all of my friends started getting tattoos and i kinda felt left out. They looked so cool while i looked so nerdy almost without any. But i knew i would regret it so i didnt and im so glad 😄 its not for everyone. Don't let social media or friends or someone else pressure you into doing life altering stuff

[jeremymccune]

I’ve been getting tattoos since I was 18 and am 41. I also have been professionally tattooing for 16yrs. I don’t regret my tattoos but I do regret not planning them out. But the beauty of it is they all mark a different point in my life. Some were for fun, some to heal from some emotional pain. I still hate sitting on the receiving end of the needle.

[farmergirl_green]

My beautiful daughter wanted to model for a huge chain store, her tattoos made her lose the job and... a ton of money. She regrets every one, not because of the job or jobs she didn't get, but because she doesn't even remember the person who wanted them. She's a mom and studying to be a teacher now, the 18yr old was a different person entirely. She has huge regret and no money for removals if no real job.. think before you leap!! Ps. I have a cute neck tattoo myself, not judging her, just so terribly sad for her 😢