I didn’t tell anybody I was getting tattoos. Nobody would have believed me anyway. I was embarrassed to show my kids. Natalie was in high school, and she said, “What the hell? What are you doing? Are you, like, having a breakdown? A midlife crisis?” She was looking at Michelle, who has two tattoos, and Michelle said, “I had nothing to do with this. I’m just learning about this today, when you are.” My mom was stunned, too. And you know what? That’s one of the reasons I got them: I’m in my forties, and I don’t need anybody’s approval. If they think I’m being foolish, so what? They will get over
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