Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you…” ~ Leviticus 19:28
“Please, the whole town is coming.”
“And most of them are nuts off our family tree.”
She gave me that Look mothers use to frighten children into doing what they’re told.
“I don’t understand why it’s awkward for you,” I said. “You’ve never had a problem before.”
“I know, you think everything is awesome.”
“‘Awesome’ isn’t exactly the word I’d use. I’m… ‘happy’ with it. Besides, I’m a grown woman, what I do isn’t a reflection on you.”
“Try telling that to Uncle Talmadge. He’ll want to lay hands on you and rebuke your demon.”
“I’ll go change my blouse.”
*Mid-way through a tattoo I had inked in Aug. 2011, adding new elements to an existing tattoo. The quote, in Gaelic, translates to, “What does not kill me, makes me stronger.”
Thin spiral notebook 
Love your tattoo. I was just talking with 2 coworkers yesterday about tattoos. The main thing preventing me from getting one (besides fear) is I’ve never been able to decide on that one thing I might be willing to permanently imprint on my skin.
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That is a brilliant story and a brilliant tattoo. I loved ‘nuts off our family tree’ and will shamelessly steal it. Lyssa M x
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I thought that was a celtic in nature. I wasn’t aware of that passage in the Bible. So is it a permanent tattoo or just a temporary one?
Leslie
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It’s permanent. That passage also mentions not cutting your hair, and not wearing clothes made from two different materials.
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You can add to that the owning of slaves as well. Perhaps we should be looking at things with fresher eyes.
Leslie
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I agree. I’m more concerned about being a good person, and not about my outward appearance.
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True, however, appearance is of some importance. Having your hair so long that you trip over it is not good either.
Leslie
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True!
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Yay!
This is pretty awesome. That tattoo is too.
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