Tattoo Story – Lizzie’s Stars
Lizzie’s Forearm Star Tattoos
I had the black stars tattoo added to my arm shortly after my 19th birthday in response to contacting and meeting my birth parents. The top black star represents my mum and dad who have raised me, the other 2 stars represent my birth mother and my birth father.
I’ve spent nearly 2 years getting to know them both and the siblings that I have from each of them and decided that the tattoo needed to be finished with the addition of those siblings. Each outline represents a different one. The top one being my adopted brother who I have grown up with. I chose to get his star at the top because he is the closest connection to who I am. When our parents are dead and gone he will be the person I turn to in order to help me remember them.
The four stars at the bottom represent my half brother Perry (from my birth father) my half sister Hannah (from my birth mother) and my 2 other half sisters Dana and Molly (also from my birth father)
Although my star tattoo isn’t much to look at I do get a lot of questions about it and it has an important meaning to me.
September 29th, 2007 at 12:23 pm
I think that is so kool that you did that. I’m adopted too and I met my biological dad 2 years ago and I’ve met his family, but I have yet to find my mother. I have a symbol that I want to get that represents the adoptive mother, biological mother and child. I think it’s neat that you are representing your family in art.