Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I regret my first tattoo. My dad took me to get it at 18, and I now wish he never had. When I turned 18, my tattoo-obsessed dad ...

Then my husband died, and I understood why someone would want to permanently mark their bodies. When I was in my mid-50s, I got my first tattoo as a memorial for my husband. "Can you replicate this ...

I never wanted a tattoo. The thought of a needle pushing ink into my skin made me squeamish. But when my three kids, all in their 20s, got matching shamrocks etched on their bodies to bond over their ...

One Kansas City tattoo shop is hosting an event for those 55-and-older to get their first tattoo.

I avoided getting my first tattoo for seven years because I didn't feel ready. I learned that gender dysphoria was keeping me from feeling comfortable in my skin. My transition freed me from that ...

Getting a semicolon tattoo with my son was a way to honor the grief and challenges we'd endured. We decided to add my parents' ashes to the ink so they'd always be with us. This tattoo marked a step ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kenny Jary of the social media account Patriotic Kenny. It has been edited for length and clarity. Back in the day, I always said that I wanted a ...