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so what's the matter now don't tell  me your friends are bothering you

again yes they are they want me to get  a tattoo on my arm what should I do  

then I think you need to hear this  story I'm sure you learn something

important most people got their  tattoos on their 18th birthday it  

was what you did people booked their  appointments months in advance at the  

best tattoo parlor in town you didn't want  to find that they had no more appointments

left May was a very busy month because most people  had their birthdays in May so it was very hard to  

get an appointment then sometimes people got  angry at the people who worked at the tattoo

parlor or they PID hundreds of pounds  just to get an appointment Gary wasn't  

like most people he didn't want a  tattoo his parents his friends and  

his girlfriend all told him that he would  want a tattoo one day like everyone else  

I know you think you don't want it said G's  girlfriend clear but just think when you turn  

18 most of your friends will have their  tattoos already people will want to see

yours look you can tell them that  you're getting it later that you  

couldn't book an appointment but  how long can you lie why one day  

you look around and think God why  don't I have a tattoo everyone else

does but why do I need one said Gary everyone  else has one yes but I don't want one but Gary  

said clar you're always like this you think that  because you have to do it that it's something bad

you were like this when you learned to drive as  well think of it like this getting a tattoo is  

a way to tell the world about yourself it's a way  to say this is me this is who I am this is what I

want and I can't wait to see what you  choose Gary sighed and he started talking  

about something else that was the other thing  the thing that Gary couldn't talk to anyone

about he didn't think it mattered why did  you need that tattoo to tell the world  

about yourself why couldn't you just  be yourself dress how you want it talk  

how you want it and so on people know  who you are just by talking to you on

day but no the tattoo was important what  you chose for your tattoos said what you  

thought what you liked who you were some  people got tattoos of their pets or strong  

animals like lions or stars or moons  or whatever some people got words in  

foreign languages some people got simple  shapes actually Gary didn't know what  

he could get for several years when he  thought about getting a tattoo he felt

anxious he knew who he was but he  couldn't take CL and put her in a  

picture it was more than that  more than just a few words or  

a shape people thought it was bad to tell  other people what your tattoo was going to

be of course many people talked about  it Gary's friends had told him what  

tattoos they wanted they knew what  they wanted so when they asked Gary  

what he wanted he told them he  knew but he didn't want to tell

them one day his mom found out that  he was anxious about his tattoo she  

told him it was normal that many people get  anxious so just get it in a hidden Place get  

it on your palp if you need to Mom but it  was true most people got their tattoos on  

their arm or leg so they couldn't show  it to people some people really wanted  

the world to know who they were so they  got their tattoo on their head or their

hand some people wanted to keep it  hidden so they got it in their back  

or the bottom of their foot or  yes their bum but those people  

often got treated badly these days  it wasn't cool to get it a hidden

tattoo the day after your 18th  birthday everyone wanted to see  

it so if it was hidden they sometimes took  your clothes off and took a picture anyway  

Gary did not want that Gary knew that  there were some people who didn't get

tattoos one of his ankles was like that but  he had never met him his family didn't like  

to talk about him either Gary didn't understand  why why were people who didn't get tattoos treated

differently they were seen as  strange people said they were  

like children because children didn't  have tattoos they often couldn't get  

jobs because their boss wanted to  know who they were who they really

were and if someone didn't have a tattoo  they were hiding something weren't they  

so Gary knew that one day he would probably  have to get a tattoo he could keep saying  

no but one day he would have to on the day  of his 18th birthday his parents took him  

to the tattoo paror of course they did they  had booked an appointment months in advance  

without telling him Gary didn't want to go he  said he wanted to go and see his friends but  

his parents had booked the appointment for 10:  a.m. and they couldn't change it when Gary got  

there he went into a room with a tattoo artist  the tattoo artist was a woman was maybe 40 or

50 she had lots of tattoos of course all tattoo  artists did they were the only people who could  

get more than one tattoo well other people could  but they were treated as strange wasn't one

enough Gary was surprised that  that tattoo artist was a woman  

usually men got tattoos from other men  and women got from other women but his  

parents had probably chosen a woman  because it might make him feel less

anxious or maybe it was the only appointment  they could get anyway she was very friendly  

she gave him a cup of tea and asked what  things he liked what his Hobbies were if  

he had any pets or people he really loved his  parents must have told her he was anxious about  

it it made it worse Gary did have a lots of  things he loved of course but none of them  

were so special none of them were so great  that he wanted them tattoo on his body and  

where could he get it he didn't want one  where everyone could see it but he didn't  

want want to be treated badly but the guys at  the school and then Gary had an idea can I get  

a tattoo on my head the tattoo artist looked  very surprised well yes you can but you have  

a lot of hair nobody will be able to see it and  I can't tattoo you until you get your hair cut

Gary stood up could you wait while I go to  the barber then the tattoo artist side and  

checked her watch all right but big quick Gary  ran out his parents were waiting outside the

room and they were surprised to see him don't have  time to explain he said I'm going to The Barbers  

his parents probably thought he was going to get a  tattoo on the side of his head that was a popular

fashion yes it meant you had to cut your hair  short but it looked really cool but Gary didn't  

want that he told the barber he wanted him  to shave all his hair off the man was very

surprised but you're so young you have  wonderful hair do you really want to go  

bold yes yes and I don't have much time so the  barber shaved all his hair off and Gary was

bold he looked very strange but  he didn't care he said thank you  

pet The Barber and then ran back  to the tattoo artist oh my God  

said his mother when she saw him but  she didn't have time to say anything

else because he was already back in the room with  a tattoo artist I'm ready he said panting and I  

know what I want nobody liked Gary's tattoo  firstly it wasn't original everyone wanted  

an original tattoo and Garis was just a simple x  shape lots of people had those but they usually  

got something with the X to make it more original  but not gar he just had a big X shape of course  

the place he got that tattoo was very original too  original his friends all thought it was funny they  

said that only Gary could get a tattoo on the  top of his head so it was perfect for him but  

his parents hated it and his girlfriend Claire  really hated it weeks passed Gary's Hair started  

to grow again his friends stopped laughing about  his tattoo and life started being normal again  

but then the questions started when are you going  to get a real one asked his dad I mean that was a  

funny joke Gary but you need a real tattoo you  can't go bowl every time you want to show it  

to someone Gary couldn't believe it he had done  the thing that everyone wanted hadn't he so why  

was it a problem but his dad wasn't the only one  Claire asked him to get a new tattoo every day she  

Drew pictures for him texted him ideas finally  it was too much for him and he stopped seeing  

her Gary didn't get a new tattoo of course the  first one had heart and it cost a lot of money  

yes his parents had pet for it but he hated that  they pet for something he didn't want and really  

he didn't like the tattoo to had gten it was fun  but it really didn't look good Gary's Hair grew  

and soon you couldn't see the tattoo at all he  was happy with this and he didn't feel anxious  

anymore he could forget that it was there  but of course this just made everyone else

angry fine Gary had gotten a bad  tattoo but now he was hiding it  

from the world you can't get a tattoo  there and then cover it with hair said  

his mother you should shave off  all your hair again or get a new

tattoo no said Gary I won't do it I got  the tattoo okay you should be happy now  

I don't have to be like everyone else Gary  went to University and there there he had  

more problems everyone showed each other  their tattoos it was a great way to make  

friends because you could talk about  why you got your tattoo like that and  

when someone had a hidden tattoo everyone  wanted to know where it was and what it

was Gary told nobody where his tattoo was several  girls tried to sleep with him because they thought  

he might have it on his bump when people  found out where it really was they were not

happy some boys from the football  team went into his room at night  

and shaved all his hair off the  next day everyone saw his tattoo  

and laughed at him what about tattoo  they said it could be better to have

known until then Gary had been thinking about  getting another tattoo it was just too hard  

with his x-shaped one but now he knew that  he could never get one this was who he was  

and he found out that there was a word for it  tless tless people were people who couldn't get  

tattoos or didn't want tattoos some tless people  had tattoos but they removed them or they never  

showed them to people tlist finally Gary met other  tless people he was very anxious but when he met  

them he knew that they were his people they  understood what it was like to be treated so  

badly they understood why he didn't want a tattoo  and they thought he was great for that tattoo he

got Gary liked one of the tless girls very much  and they started dating they had to keep their  

love hidden of course if Gary's parents knew  he had a tless girlfriend they couldn't be

happy many times garr's girlfriend said you  know you could get that tattoo removed I  

know it's hidden but it's so much better  when it's removed when mine was removed  

I felt amazing and it's very safe I have  a friend who does it but guard said not  

it's hidden that's enough if I can't see it  it doesn't matter Gary and Kyle is tail to  

together over the years when Gary Grew Older  he started going bold he had been woring about

this now his tattoo couldn't be hidden and  he would have to remember everything that had  

happened he hadn't talked to his parents in years  and he didn't want to remember the day he got that

tattoo so he decided to get it removed but  first he had to shave off all his hair Kyle  

did it for him Gary closed his eyes and Kyle  shaved it very quickly I don't believe it said

Kyle what said Gary who was so anxious that  he didn't want to open his eyes did you have  

it removed all already it's gone Gary opened his  eyes and it was true on his bald head there was no

tattoo the ex was gone somehow it had removed  itself Gary laughed my body knows what it  

wants he said and it didn't want that now  do you understand what this story means

that no one can force me to do anything  I decide what to do with my life exactly  

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