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I spent a short time in the US Navy, just long enough to get a couple of tattoos that I put literally zero thought into. One, a stupid cartoon character done at a whole-in-the-wall shop while I was drunk faded away pretty badly, but the other one, a sexy sailor girl (done by Philadelphia Eddie himself!) stayed pretty nice for quite some time. I was sober that time. That was about 44 years ago. I don't necessarily regret them, but I wish I'd put more thought in to them, especially dumb old Yosemite Sam...

I have 2 significant scars I'm not happy about, but only one is my fault. The first is a big ugly scar from when I had appendicitis as a kid. They told me it would be small and go away, but 40-odd years later it's still there.

The one that's my fault is on my right kneecap. I was jumping on my parents' bed and they had this big sturdy cedar chest at the foot. I lost my balance and came down real hard on my right kneecap. It hurt so bad I passed out briefly from the pain. I couldn't put any weight on it for an hour and couldn't walk on it the rest of the day. The scar is small, but it is a reminder of my own stupidity cause it wasn't like I hadn't been warned that jumping on the bed was dangerous.

A few scars but nothing significant. I have a shit ton of tattoos and piercings, I have a forked tongue, and I used to have a magnetic implant. Zero regrets.

I had to think a lot to remember then I saw someone mention their knee and I remembered I have have a scar on my own knee that is product of my own stupidity.

I forget it exists for the most part, but if I had a chance I would absolutely avoid going through it. I fell off a skateboard and got a deep gush on my knee. It was stupid because I've never been much into skateboarding. I was just trying to pick it up hoping to "be cool" and impress someone. Stupid shit like that you know.

I don't regret the words of the tattoo I have, I just regret that I didn't do a consultation first and went right into it. It's... Not good and hardly legible. The coloring also looks bad imo, which is frustrating because I really looked at the artists profile beforehand and liked it quite a bit. Ouch.

I regret my snake bites, only because I want a slightly different piercing in the same place instead lol

Having jewellery in your mouth gets annoying when you can't stop unconsciously messing with it. I've swallowed so many of them at this point...

I very mildly regret getting my upper ear pierced when I was a teen. It caused the collagen to push to the back of my ear, creating a little bump. It has gotten somewhat better over the years.

I don't regret it, but some people say I should. A full-width back tattoo of the US Confederacy leadership. The last place I lived in the US was Georgia, very close to Stone Mountain. I spent nearly every weekebd there: running, hiking, fishing, or just enjoying the sun with a book. So, when I decided to leave the US, I wanted to take my best memory with me and got the Stone Mountain carving on my back.