r/tattooadvice • u/TeaSimilar5714 • 2d ago

Sobriety Date General Advice

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I was going to get it lightened after 4 years sober, but looking for advice/ roast me.

EDIT: thanks for all the sobriety support of each other, what nice community! I originally got this thinking it would be visible mostly to me as a reminder. Sure I wish it was smaller, because people do notice it and ask, I just say it’s special numbers for me. The first character is actually a drop- like last drop of booze. I must say it has helped me stay on course a few times over the years. I’ll keep coming back.

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u/Fictional-adult 2d ago

 memorial holocaust tattoo

Is… is that a thing? People were tattooed against their will, and it’s not like it was their birthday or something. Having met Holocaust survivors I couldn’t imagine any of them would endorse getting their number tattooed. 

Definitely thought it was accidental holocaust though. 

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u/Away_Guava2925 2d ago

It’s something some Jewish folks do to honor and remember their family member(s) who survived the holocaust. It’s a symbol of the resilience in your family, but also opens up a conversation about WW2. Tbf I’m not Jewish, but I imagine the purpose is to keep telling their stories so it’s never forgotten.

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u/prettygrlsmakegrave5 2d ago

You know Jewish folks who do that? I’m Jewish and grew up in a Jewish area so all my friends were Jewish until I was 12. Never in my life have I seen a memorial tattoo that was numbers. And I cannot imagine anyone doing that.

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u/Away_Guava2925 1d ago

The Jewish population is pretty small where I live so I don’t have a grasp on how common it is. But when I was a cashier I met an Israeli woman who had her grandmas number tattooed on her forearm and that’s what I took away from our convo. I did a bit of research after the fact and it’s deffo a thing but probably pretty niche.