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Are you ever too old for tattoos?
WOMAN'S OWN
|May 22, 2023
After Stacey Solomon questioned whether she was having a midlife crisis as she planned to get inked for the first time, we ask…
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"They are symbols of self-expression'
Abigail Rebecca, 48, is a human design visibility coach and lives in Brighton with her partner Kev.
When I chose to have a tattoo on my inner forearm at the age of 45 I was so excited. The tattoo artist and I came up with a lotus flower with the phases of the moon entwined - a beautiful design to represent the power of leadership and visibility in women.
It meant a lot to me because I grew up as a Jehovah's Witness, which I found to be controlling and restrictive. I was told what to wear and who to be friends with. My father even chose my GCSE subjects for me.

This story is from the May 22, 2023 edition of WOMAN'S OWN.
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