Slice of Life Post March 24, 2023 by Barb Edler

Skyview from my back yard.

What tattoo do you want and where would you put it?

I often think about dying because I feel like my health is compromised and my family genetics remind me that lifespans can be rather short. Plus, I’m already bat-shit crazy and that’s just getting worse. Demons in my head writhe their way through my mind by the hour. I’ve started speaking out loud to silence their voices. My biggest fear of all is that I will not get to hold my new grandson who is due July 4th.

I know that I need to let go of all these fears along with a lifetime of baggage stashed here and there around my house. Hopefully, that will happen soon, so I am not inundating my family with a bunch of junk.

Hopefully, if you’re reading this post, you understand these fears. I do have my affairs in order so there’s no fighting over my meager wealth, etc. However, there’s one thing that I have not done yet, but believe I should do. I need to get a tattoo which leads to my answer about what and where I would put a tattoo.

Answer: I would have Bite Me written on my ass because I plan to donate my cadaver to my alma mater. I want the medical students to have a big laugh when they roll me over to read my message. Hopefully, I will get to witness the moment.

Happy Saturday! It’s snowing here, but barely.

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17 responses to “Tattoos and Death”

  1. Leah Koch Avatar
    Leah Koch

    This is a surprising post! Macabre, but light. Dark, but funny. I like your sense of humor! Maybe you should get the tattoo…

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    1. Barb Edler Avatar

      I definitely would if I suddenly knew I didn’t have much time. I’d like to decrease the size of my cheeks before I do! Hope they don’t get any larger!

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      1. Leah Koch Avatar
        Leah Koch

        LOL- you’re hilarious! Don’t change!

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  2. Anita Ferreri Avatar
    Anita Ferreri

    Your post was surprisingly deep and light at the same time. I do understand your feelings about growing older and that moment when we all (if we are lucky) have more days behind us than in front of us. I learned a lot spending time with my brother who lost a battle with cancer in his 40s. We are lucky for each day we have – so eat dessert, take the trip, and get the tattoo!

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  3. kimhaynesjohnson Avatar

    Barb, I’m laughing my ass off. The description of yourself and the brutal honest humor that keeps the aging process in check is strong here. I love cadaver donation – have you read Stiff by Mary Roach? Donors for the benefit of science are my heroes. I’m applauding you! I think we are more alike than we realize – we might even be related. You prompt me back to 2017 when I blogged about decorating my own ass for a colonoscopy. https://kimhaynesjohnson.com/2017/07/11/the-bottom-line/?preview_id=1507&preview_nonce=b38e04969e&preview=true

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    1. Barb Edler Avatar

      I read your post! Very funny!

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  4. Glenda Funk Avatar

    Barb,
    I do understand those demons and those thoughts of death. I saw that tattoo prompt and thought, nah, I’m not a tattoo person. That said, maybe it would be fun to get an ass tattoo that says, “Kiss this”! LOL

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  5. kimhaynesjohnson Avatar

    And….the benefit of body donation is like a lottery win for science – have you read Stiff by Mary Roach? It makes me realize just how important the science of bodies is!

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    1. Barb Edler Avatar

      No. I’m putting it on my list!

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      1. kimhaynesjohnson Avatar

        I didn’t mean to post this twice – HA! I shared a flight of mimosas for breakfast and so strange things happened today that I can’t explain.

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  6. Rita K. Avatar
    Rita K.

    This was an unexpected post, Barb, that made me feel both happy and sad. How funny to even consider a tattoo on your ass. What a laugh that would be for those students. On the other hand, I’m sorry for your health problems and the sense of dread that you won’t make your grandchild’s birth. One day at a time, I think you will make it. Accent the positive, Barb, and stay well.

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  7. Maureen Young Ingram Avatar

    Hysterical! And yet, real fears expressed. I remember being gnawed by the fear that I wouldn’t ever hold my first grandchild – and the anxiety increased as the due date got closer. This is the rollercoaster ride of my anxiety! Love the idea of a tattoo for medical students looking at my cadaver…I wonder what mine should be?

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  8. Denise Krebs Avatar
    Denise Krebs

    Barb, oh my goodness! Yes, indeed, as Leah said, macabre, but light. Funny and serious. Like you and Maureen, I was worried about that same thing before my grandson came, and now I’m looking forward to his graduation! So hang in there. What a joy that will be when you hold him. I have poor heart DNA in my family too, so I hear you! At this age, every day is appreciated! A tattoo before I die, what would that be!? I will have to think about that because I have never considered it before.

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  9. Leigh Anne Eck Avatar
    Leigh Anne Eck

    Oh my word! This is not where I thought this post was going. I can just see those medical students now!

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