31/M. I’ve acquired ~50 or so tattoos since I turned 18. My mom saw my very first one and was not pleased, so say the least. 

While I was still living with my parents (until 24), I continued to get them in spot I could hide under a t-shirt and shorts. When I moved out, I started getting more in areas that you could only hide with pants and long sleeves.

Fast forward to today: my mom knows I have 2, but really the only spots I don’t have any are my hands, neck and face.

I had been planning on keeping the secret forever, but I’m getting married this year and it’s inevitable that the secret will come out.

My parents are Christian, don’t drink or do drugs, very by-the-Bible kind of folks.

I want to rip the bandaid off and tell them soon, but they didn’t react well when I told them I was moving in with my girlfriend (now fiancé) before marriage.

Any suggestions or stories about similar experiences would be helpful 😰