[Pessimisticat]

Wow, I haven't created a thread in a long while.

Anyway!
Yesterday I got my first ever tattoo. It hurt so much, especially near the wrist and outer parts of my arm.
It only took an hour but it felt like 4. I really don't know how I managed to sit through the entire thing. Near the end, when the artist was coloring in the black, I was consistently silently screaming obscenities. xD I didn't cry but I will not pretend that it wasn't a totally miserable existence.
This experience has made me rethink about all of the tattoos I wanted to get. I'm not sure if I can will myself to get another one.

The story behind the tattoo is that my mom was recently diagnosed with Endometrial Cancer (about three weeks ago). She has to get a hysterectomy, and then they will biopsy that to find out what stage she has. She hasn't experienced any symptoms besides some bleeding, but after they did the initial biopsy (to confirm if cancerous) they kind of forced a period out of her and she hasn't had any bleeding since. So, I'm hoping it hasn't spread.

She's grown Plumerias/Frangipanis ever since we were kids, and still continues to. Since there are 5 of us, and a Plumeria has 5 petals, it worked out pretty well. It has a peachy color to it because peach is the color of the Endometrial Cancer ribbon.
I really like bold, black tattoos and I wanted something geometrical so that if I ever did decide to get other tattoos, this one would kind of be framed and kept separate from the others (not to mention I like geometrical tattoos in general).

My older sisters also got tattoos in her honor, and here they are.

Do you have any tattoos?
If so, was it torture for you or did you manage pretty well?