Can I Ask You a Personal Question?

Can I Ask You a Personal Question?

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Can I Ask You a Personal Question?
Can I Ask You a Personal Question?
DO YOU HAVE ANY TATTOOS YOU REGRET?

DO YOU HAVE ANY TATTOOS YOU REGRET?

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Diablo Cody
Apr 18, 2023
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DO YOU HAVE ANY TATTOOS YOU REGRET?
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I have a lot of tattoos, some bad-gnarly, some good-gnarly, and I’ve always thought of them as a linear narrative rather than a permanent endorsement. I never understood the “but what if you stop liking it?” people (who are almost as annoying as the “but what happens when you get old?” people). Don't underestimate my ability to romanticize every stage of my life! I have a tattoo commemorating my first engagement and it doesn’t bother me at all. My partner has his ex’s wife’s initials tattooed on him. Who cares? It’s no different than our chicken pox scars from the ‘80s; life is long and the bod remembers.

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