There Are Stories Behind These Tattoos (18 pics)

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The tribute from a son to a mother who passed away too soon

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Despite everything, this young man has not lost his sense of humor.

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“Got our late Loki’s nose. Gone, but never forgotten, little guy.”

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“Portrait of my soulmate”

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This tattoo is a tribute to a murdered friend. The note was written to her years ago by her friend and is now engraved on her skin forever.

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“My first tattoo is an homage to the neighborhood I spent so much of my childhood in.”

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This father has a tattoo on his chest of soundwaves from his son’s laugh who died of an illness the year before.

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This tattoo was created by his grandmother. It shows his home position on the surface of the Earth along with longitude and latitude lines.

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“This piece is very near and dear to my heart! They replicated our sweetheart doggie Skunky’s paw.”

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A tribute to his dead father with a note he wrote in his second grade yearbook

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A tattoo to remember his brother who was killed. His ashes have been placed in a bio-urn and will become a beautiful tree, now engraved on his sister’s back.

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“I got this tattoo on my last day in Maui to commemorate this very special and also a difficult time in my life. The tattoo is written in Sanskrit and literally translates to, “Strength comes from an indomitable will.”

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“Moved from Sydney to Ireland when I was 10. I’m 20 now and here’s my first tattoo.”

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“My wife and I got tattoos of a diagram depicting the position of the planets as they were the exact time we were married.”

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“Dad passed away this weekend so I got his atom in memory of him. ”

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“My parents’ wedding photo”

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This man travels the world and colors in every country he visits.