From Roots to Wings: Letters to my Children: To Infinity and Beyond

If someone had told me years ago that I would have even one tattoo, I would have laughed and said, "There is NO way; I would EVER inject ink through a needle into my body!"

As I creep up to my 37th year, I now have three.

I used to think all tattoos were ugly. If I saw someone on the street that I didn’t know, plagued with scratchy images that were likely homemade, my first thought would be that the person was ‘from the wrong crowd’. I was wrong to think that way. As the years have passed, not only have tattoo artists perfected their craft, but people who make the decision to permanently mark their body, are doing this to commemorate something that is meaningful and personal to them.

Through the art of tattoos, people are telling their own story.

I began telling my story with a red maple leaf on the right side of my abdomen at 28 years old. I truly am proud to be Canadian, and am one of thousands (if not millions) of people who have some form of patriotism proudly engraved forever. My last tattoo was done on my trip to Vegas last year, along with two ladies that I hold dear to my heart. We decided to have our zodiac signs done; this especially represents who I am, as I am nothing if not a Virgo.

Yet my second tattoo is the most special part of my story. It represents you both. :)

I bonded your birthstone colours into a symbol that represents how I feel about being your mother. It is known as a concept referring to a quantity without bound or end. It is the infinity symbol, which in simple terms means forever.

As you move on through life, you will experience some form of change every single day. People will come and go, technology will continue to evolve and there will always be something new to learn about the world you live in.

But know this:

No matter where you go, what you do and who you will become, I will always be your mother. My love for you both, is without bound or end.

And this, I wear proudly on the back of my neck.