Bryn wrote:
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The surgery had happened at a weirdly transitional point in my life. Only a few days earlier Iโd performed improv on stage for the first time (see โYes Andโ and โMemory Laneโ), Iโd changed jobs and was contemplating another move. The scar from the surgery seemed to be part of that too, and I had an idle thought to have a tattoo done on the scar as a permanent reminder to myself not to let work swallow my life up again.
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Every time I consider getting a tattoo, I'm stopped by the fact that I'm sufficiently indecisive about what I'd get and where. Somehow, a tattoo would represent a sort of irreversible permanence that I feel is difficult for me to commit to. (I fully accept that this may seem a strange sentiment to many, coming from a sterilised-without-breeding man - I didn't say I was consistent!)
But to add personalisation to a scar, especially one with a personal meaning and message: that I can really get behind. Unfortunately my only likely-permanent scars don't have any messages behind them more-significant than, for example, "don't let Dan play with knives". Is it possible to get a tattoo on top of an emotional scar instead?
Oh, yes, I have plenty!