I was 16, a junior in high school, when i got my first one. it is a tiger on my left arm. When I was 17, I got a custom design on my left leg. Why? All my tats have and will always have meaning. I have always loved tigers and was also born in the year of the tiger, so it was appropriate. the one on my leg is a cross with a crown of thorns around the top and praying hands at the bottom. When my faith starts getting shaken, I can start looking at it and feel better. Here lately, I need to look at it more. I want all my tattoes to represent or symbolize something in my life and something that I will not regret in 20 years. I'm 18 now and planning on getting my last name across my back in a few months or so. I just make sure that I get something that I won't regret when I'm an old man