Another self-reflection...
Feb. 18th, 2026 11:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
arthur_p_dentI can't recall for sure, but I think I've mentioned over the past few months that I've been getting new tattoos. Three new ones so far, and I'll be going next week for number four. I'm quite happy with how they're turning out, and while my overall vision is still a bit fluid, I know I'm going to be happy with the end result.
So here's what's bugging me. The last one I got covers much of my forearm. And, I realized yesterday that I've been wearing long sleeves in public ever since I got it. Well, not everywhere in public, just the places where I know the people I'm around - work, run club, out with friends. Even with my good (best) friend, I had to take off a pullover to show them to her, but then put it right back on.
I don't know, I guess maybe I feel like they aren't really a part of me yet. Like, those who know me know me as a fairly "normal, quiet guy", not someone with an arm full of ink. I'm not a different person, but I think I might be worried that they'll start seeing me differently.
Eventually I will have to get past this. The ink isn't going to disappear - in fact, by the end of the year I'm planning for my entire arm to be covered. And I can't wear long sleeves all summer. But for the time being, I still feel kinda weird.
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So here's what's bugging me. The last one I got covers much of my forearm. And, I realized yesterday that I've been wearing long sleeves in public ever since I got it. Well, not everywhere in public, just the places where I know the people I'm around - work, run club, out with friends. Even with my good (best) friend, I had to take off a pullover to show them to her, but then put it right back on.
I don't know, I guess maybe I feel like they aren't really a part of me yet. Like, those who know me know me as a fairly "normal, quiet guy", not someone with an arm full of ink. I'm not a different person, but I think I might be worried that they'll start seeing me differently.
Eventually I will have to get past this. The ink isn't going to disappear - in fact, by the end of the year I'm planning for my entire arm to be covered. And I can't wear long sleeves all summer. But for the time being, I still feel kinda weird.
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