I just want to say something about tattoo’s. Well first off I am a young black lady, I’m enrolled in university, I work, and I’m pretty involved in my community.

Well, when I was younger and I guess trying to find myself and where I belong, I got a few tattoo’s at the age of 15 and 16.

Now that I’m 21 and a bit more familiar with myself and where I belong, I can say that getting tattoo’s was one of the biggest mistakes of my life.

I just feel like having a tattoo against my brown or black skin is not received in the same way as if my white counterpart had the exact same tattoo.

I am currently in the process of finding a removal option for them but I really just wrote this to urge other young black men and women to please please! reconsider getting tattoo’s.

What i got was not bad but I should have reconsidered where I got them.

Hopefully I’ve saved someone out there from making a bad decision.

Natalie