>>81479429 (OP)A lot of women get tattoos for the same reason they post filtered selfies or chase trends: attention and emotional validation. It is not about meaning or art, it is about being seen. Tattoos used to mean something, now they are just noise. What used to be for outlaws or warriors is now butterflies, Disney characters, or some fake deep quote ripped from Pinterest.
It comes from immaturity. Most of them never built a real identity, so they treat their bodies like a scrapbook. Every tattoo is another "look at me" signal. They will say it is for their kids or it represents their journey, but it is really just a distraction from how empty they feel inside.
My ex is a perfect example. She had a kid to keep someone close, not to raise a person. Treated the kid like a friend, not a son. Emotionally leaned on him like he was a boyfriend. Then she got a tattoo on her chest of a coloring he did at age 2. Some scribbled Lightning McQueen with smeared colors and shaky lines. She thought it was cute. It looks ridiculous. He will grow up and feel weird knowing his mom permanently inked toddler scribbles on herself.
She did not get that tattoo for him. She did it because it made her feel special in the moment. Just like having a kid did not come from a place of maturity, it came from fear and insecurity. These kinds of women are not building families. They are building emotional crutches.