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No Big Deal, Cuz.

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Emily* and her cousin showing off (rather awkwardly in the first photo, clickthrough for the second) their new matching inner lip tattoos..

* – Before you ask they’re both in their twenties and no, Emily isn’t related to me.

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156 responses to “No Big Deal, Cuz.”

  1. Emily Avatar
    Emily

    First, My cousin and I both love our lip tattoos, no matter how “Scene kid” they are.

    Second, I think it is important to respond to what Tricky dick said in his comment. Both of us are children of “Big Whigs” (her mother is a Sr. VP and my Father is the CEO both of Fortune 500 companies) and I know for a fact that our tattoos have made our families more accepting people. They may not be running out to the tattoo shops with us, but my dad has since hired someone with a tongue ring because she “reminded him of me”. We also do not feel the need to hide who we are from our parents or our families, thus the N.B.D…Do I think these changes are groundbreaking, no, but I do think that they are steps in the right direction.

    So in conclusion, I love my lip tattoo, and I don’t care if other people don’t.

  2. Emily Avatar
    Emily

    First, My cousin and I both love our lip tattoos, no matter how “Scene kid” they are.

    Second, I think it is important to respond to what Tricky dick said in his comment. Both of us are children of “Big Whigs” (her mother is a Sr. VP and my Father is the CEO both of Fortune 500 companies) and I know for a fact that our tattoos have made our families more accepting people. They may not be running out to the tattoo shops with us, but my dad has since hired someone with a tongue ring because she “reminded him of me”. We also do not feel the need to hide who we are from our parents or our families, thus the N.B.D…Do I think these changes are groundbreaking, no, but I do think that they are steps in the right direction.

    So in conclusion, I love my lip tattoo, and I don’t care if other people don’t.

  3. Emily Avatar
    Emily

    First, My cousin and I both love our lip tattoos, no matter how “Scene kid” they are.

    Second, I think it is important to respond to what Tricky dick said in his comment. Both of us are children of “Big Whigs” (her mother is a Sr. VP and my Father is the CEO both of Fortune 500 companies) and I know for a fact that our tattoos have made our families more accepting people. They may not be running out to the tattoo shops with us, but my dad has since hired someone with a tongue ring because she “reminded him of me”. We also do not feel the need to hide who we are from our parents or our families, thus the N.B.D…Do I think these changes are groundbreaking, no, but I do think that they are steps in the right direction.

    So in conclusion, I love my lip tattoo, and I don’t care if other people don’t.

  4. Emily Avatar
    Emily

    First, My cousin and I both love our lip tattoos, no matter how “Scene kid” they are.

    Second, I think it is important to respond to what Tricky dick said in his comment. Both of us are children of “Big Whigs” (her mother is a Sr. VP and my Father is the CEO both of Fortune 500 companies) and I know for a fact that our tattoos have made our families more accepting people. They may not be running out to the tattoo shops with us, but my dad has since hired someone with a tongue ring because she “reminded him of me”. We also do not feel the need to hide who we are from our parents or our families, thus the N.B.D…Do I think these changes are groundbreaking, no, but I do think that they are steps in the right direction.

    So in conclusion, I love my lip tattoo, and I don’t care if other people don’t.

  5. Emily Avatar
    Emily

    First, My cousin and I both love our lip tattoos, no matter how “Scene kid” they are.

    Second, I think it is important to respond to what Tricky dick said in his comment. Both of us are children of “Big Whigs” (her mother is a Sr. VP and my Father is the CEO both of Fortune 500 companies) and I know for a fact that our tattoos have made our families more accepting people. They may not be running out to the tattoo shops with us, but my dad has since hired someone with a tongue ring because she “reminded him of me”. We also do not feel the need to hide who we are from our parents or our families, thus the N.B.D…Do I think these changes are groundbreaking, no, but I do think that they are steps in the right direction.

    So in conclusion, I love my lip tattoo, and I don’t care if other people don’t.

  6. Emily Avatar
    Emily

    First, My cousin and I both love our lip tattoos, no matter how “Scene kid” they are.

    Second, I think it is important to respond to what Tricky dick said in his comment. Both of us are children of “Big Whigs” (her mother is a Sr. VP and my Father is the CEO both of Fortune 500 companies) and I know for a fact that our tattoos have made our families more accepting people. They may not be running out to the tattoo shops with us, but my dad has since hired someone with a tongue ring because she “reminded him of me”. We also do not feel the need to hide who we are from our parents or our families, thus the N.B.D…Do I think these changes are groundbreaking, no, but I do think that they are steps in the right direction.

    So in conclusion, I love my lip tattoo, and I don’t care if other people don’t.

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