Random idea but.......

[wishandwant]

Hi ladies this may be a random/stupid idea but wanted to know what you thought!

You probably know from my posts that I list a baby just over a wk ago and whilst I will never forget I was thinking of getting a permanent reminder (apart from my scars).

I was thinking of getting a small tattoo somewhere, I'm thinking somewhere know one else will see so it's just for me really. I was thinking of a small star or angel wings.

My dad passed away a few yrs ago so was thinking of getting one for him too, so 2 small stars beside eachother or 2 angel wings!

What do you think?

Xx

 

[aviolet]

Sounds beautiful so many people get those permanent reminders just for themselves. that's a lovely tribute idea

 

[bellamamma]

I think it's perfect! I've been trying to decide what to do for my 2 losses, as well, it seems wrong to not remember them in a special way...

 

[baileykenz]

lovely idea

 

[croydongirl]

I think it is important. I just found a necklace as a memorial to our 4 angels, abut also to remind me of the journey hubby and I went on over the past year and the changes in us too.
Here is a link to our blog, I posted a pic of my necklace, I found it on Esty.com

 

[cowboys angel]

I have a tattoo for one of my m/c's. It's a little butterfly, above my left ear. It's mostly hidden by my hair, but I think of it as she is sitting and whispering in my ear, on the days I get really down.

 

[holly2234]

I think its a lovely idea. My OH has a tattoo of the name we chose for him and i have a bead on my pandora bracelet. I plan to get a tattoo too when its safe to again

 

[cowboys angel]

I think it's a great idea, and good for the mother. I got it mainly cuz when I started to recover and move past it, I started dealing with guilt of thinking I was going to forget. I never have and I know I never will. I know just cuz I don't think of her every moment of every day doesn't mean I've forgotten. But that's why I got the tattoo. Cuz it was a permanent reminder of her, not counting the "permanent reminders" I should not have put on my body. (I cut myself for a long time). The tattoo was a GOOD reminder, and helped me feel better about 'getting over' my loss.

 

[HanaLu]

I was thinking something similar to remember my Little Angel. Just waiting for his Daddy to come home and then we can pick something together. I terrified of ever feeling for one moment I've forgotten my baby. XXX

 

[wishandwant]

ok so I was thinking as I said of either 2 stars or angel wings but also thinking of a wee quote. if the wings i might put the quote in the middle then a wing either side, or if the stars probably below it.

Can you help me with quotes, ive found these ones, what do you think?

- i know every day for the rest of my life, i will be missing you
- death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal
- when someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure
- sleeping with angels, living with god
- memories will comfort until we meet again
- always loved and never forgotten
- requies aeterna....latin for eternal rest
-may angels quide us
- no easy way from earth to the stars
- hinc illae lacrimae....latin for hence those tears
- post tenebras spero lucem.....latin: after darkness i hope for light
- quem di diligunt adulescens moritur....latin: he whom the gods love dies young
- requiescat in pace...latin: rest in piece

i know theres loads there, but any you particularily like? or any suggestions of your own??

 

[aviolet]

- sleeping with angels, living with god
- always loved and never forgotten
- requies aeterna....latin for eternal rest
- no easy way from earth to the stars
- post tenebras spero lucem.....latin: after darkness i hope for light

These are my favorites, especially the one in bold. I tend to go for the ones that are more positive - i personally wouldn't want to look at a tattoo that symbolized anything negative or sad, i like the twist of something beautiful coming out of the pain. the 'no easy way' quote is my favorite because it acknowledges a major loss for you and how hard it is but it also suggests a bigger and better plan for the little one who is somewhere beautiful right now, in heaven. the ones in latin are also very peaceful and well-meaning, and i like that it's in a different language so you can keep the words a little more private.

just a suggestion that you will probably want to keep the quotes pretty short (just a handful of words like the ones i quoted) if you want to keep the tattoo on the smaller side.

 

[aviolet]

Just a random thought, I came across a cool idea of making your babies footprints (or footprints representing your baby) into the wings of a butterfly here's the website so you can see what i mean (made me think of this thread because i remembered you were considering wings of some kind) https://butterflyfootprints.blogspot.com/

 

[cowboys angel]

- sleeping with angels, living with god
- memories will comfort until we meet again
- always loved and never forgotten
- no easy way from earth to the stars
- hinc illae lacrimae....latin for hence those tears

I like these. I also really like the footprints to butterfly thing. I wish I had known about that before I got the butterfly tattoo that I got for my first m/c. Very neat aviolet.

 

[cowboys angel]

https://i55.tinypic.com/j5umwi.jpg

This is what I got for my m/c. I got it in June of 2010, and this was taken actually at the tattoo parlor so it looks very painful... (It was haha)

 

[aviolet]

that looks so pretty cowboys angel! love the placement

 

[cowboys angel]

Thanks. It hurt so bad...took 7 minutes to do the actual tattoo, and I cried... It bled for like a week, versus the normal 40 mins lol. It's directly on top of my scalp.

 

[aviolet]

Wow yeah you were brave!! I have a high pain tolerance for every area except my scalp! I don't think I could do it. At least it didn't take long to do (though I'm sure if felt long!)

 

[cowboys angel]

Well it felt long, and I also got in on the two year anniversary, so I was already highly emotional...