‘The ultimate reminder’: readers on what their tattoos mean to them

‘The ultimate reminder’: readers on what their tattoos mean to them

With number of Britons getting inked on the rise, people share the memories, loved ones and values that inspired them

After Ed Sibley’s mother died in January he had a mug of tea tattooed on his forearm – “a memorial tattoo for Mum”. Her answer to nearly any situation, good or bad, was to make a brew, he explained.

But there was another motive: “She’d always hated them. I’d always wanted them. So I figured the time was right.” Sibley’s skin is now host to a magic wand, a pair of scissors, a skull, an astronaut and a wizard playing a keytar.

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