I get tattoos because I wanna look dope af in life AND death. I plan on donating my body to a medical school and I want all the people who are dissecting me to think I was rad as hell
this post was submitted on 29 Oct 2025
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She has K-N-I-T on one set of knuckles and Y-A-R-N on the other
My mother who is 65 started getting tattoos when she turned 50 and now has 38 of them I think. Including hands and face.
That woman is a force of nature.
What a badass. When she's walking down the street, people cross to the other sidewalk.
That contrast/dissonance between what one might call "age-appropriate", practical clothes and the wild tattoos is fantastic. ♥️
Vaguely related thought, because I know nothing about tattoos (I'm a scaredycat) but someone who does might show up here: Since skin tends to become more fragile and sensitive with age, is there any higher risk involved in getting a tattoo at this age? Any difference in how they need to be treated?
Old skin is super thin and bruises easily, for starters. That's gonna be a bitch to ink!
If she is 81 in 2025, that means she would have been 21 in 1965. If she's in the US, that means she would have been in her mid-20's for the hippie movement.
Hard to say what country she is from or lives in now, but tattoos gained a lot of popularity globally during WW2. If you were to go into a retirement home like 20 years ago, tattoos would probably be considered scandalous scars from a shady past. But today they are pretty common.
A fresh tattoo is essentially an open wound for several days afterwards. I'd imagine you've gotta be more careful than usual about keeping it clean and free of infection. The elderly tend to be more prone to immune system issues.
I believe you would have a higher chance of blowing out, so a more gentle hand would be needed. I would assume aftercare treatment would be the same minus healing a bit slower.
Go ~~Helen~~!