Divorce tattoos have become increasingly popular in recent
years, according to Nerve com., which highlighted the trend this week in a
piece called Why Are Young Women Getting #DivorceTattoos and Posting Them
Online?
Popular among younger female divorcees (Nearly 40% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 now
boast at least one tattoo, according to the Pew Research Center,) tattoos that
celebrate the end of one's marriage can be found in spades on Pinterest,
Reddit, Tumblr and Imgur right now.
While there is definitely a strong community of people in
support of divorce tattoos, some around the web are critical of the trend.
"It might trigger sad memories. Also, because we go through
emotional highs and lows during divorce it might be kind of dangerous to make a
permanent decision like getting a tattoo."
"Going through a divorce and this simple tattoo in my mom's handwriting gives me strength. It says 'Just keep swimming,'" wrote a redditor called PuppyBreath in the r/tattoo subreddit last year.
"In the months leading up to my divorce I had a horrible tubal
pregnancy, had chemo, and was deserted by a husband who said he’d always
be there,” wrote JulieAnn about her tattoo.
”When
I was healthy enough to get a tattoo, this saying was one of the things
that pulled me through everything. Whenever I have a bad day now, I
always look at my wrist and remember I’ve been through worse and this
too shall pass.”
As for Katy, who had previously got her husband's initials tattooed on
her ring ringer, a feather cover-up piece felt appropriate.
“When
we split it was a constant reminder of regret and hurt. I didn’t want
to get it removed so my tattoo artist and I came up with the feather to
symbolize freedom," she wrote.
"I absolutely love it! It reminds me daily that even if one day I do
get remarried I will not be the girl to let another man cage me and form
me to what he thought was the perfect woman like my ex did. I will
always have some form of freedom.”
Source: CBC
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