13 Awesome Divorce Tattoos

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There are infinite reasons for getting inked, but to most people, getting a tattoo is meant to represent something significant; a special time in one's life, perhaps, like the birth of a child or, in this case, the death of a marriage.

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Divorce sucks.

#3

Whenever JulieAnn is feeling down, she just has to glance at the divorce-inspired tattoo on her wrist for motivation.

"In the months leading up to my divorce I had a horrible tubal pregnancy, chemo, and was deserted by a husband who said he'd always be there," confides JulieAnn. "When I was healthy enough to get a tattoo, this saying was one of the things that pulled me through everything. Whenever I have a bad day now, I always look at my wrist and remember I've been through worse and this too shall pass."

I think she is definitely right.

#4

Trash the Dress private online support group member Jeannie shows off her skeleton key divorce tattoo.

#5

After his divorce, Jerry swore "NEVER AGAIN" to get married. To stay true to his word, he had it inked.

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These sisters' parents went through a divorce recently. It was really hard them, but at the same it drove them closer. So, the sisters decided to get a tattoo that would remind them that not all painful things are ugly and that there are blessings in each lesson.

Their tattoos are taken from a quote in Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five:

"Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt."

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#10

This divorced dad of three got a tattoo with a passage that says, "Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope."

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