Meagan Martin

Connect What inspired your most recent tattoo?

My most recent tattoo was a cover up. I covered up the man that abused me. I covered his name. The day I finally escaped that night I covered his name…. It was a huge relief feeling afterwards. I still have our last name on me but have not been able to afford to cover it. I am a single mom with 2 kiddos fully active in sports. I have two brain tumors that cause me to not be able to work. I do my best to provide. It’s hard… very hard.

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

Each one has a different reason. A lot of my bigger ones I got because I was hurt, broken, lost. Needed the pain. I then realized I am no different than someone who self harms… eye opener! I am a former behavior therapist and had self harms clients. We clicked. I felt exactly what they did when they wanted the pain. Only thing different is mine was tattoo needles… huge eye opener!

What would you do with the $25,000?

I am so far behind on my bills. When I left the man I thought was my world- I had to resign from special education department at school district. Due to finding another tumor on my brain. He didn’t step up. He drove us straight to foreclose. I have dug us out of it but I’m robbing Peter to pay Paul… I would catch every single one of my bills caught up! Then buy my daughter a cheap car because she will be 15 in October. I have no idea how I’m going to provide that! GOD AL