money Moms and Daughters Are Getting Creative Matching Tattoos for Mother's Day This Year
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Moms and Daughters Are Getting Creative Matching Tattoos for Mother's Day This Year
Matching tattoos can be a great way for moms and daughters to feel connected wherever they are. Whether you want to make a bold statement or would rather go for something simple and low-key, these real-life ink jobs will get the ideas flowing.
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1) Gilmore Girls
Channel your inner Rory and Lorelai with this adorable message. Just like in the theme song, say "Where you lead, I will follow." It's beyond adorable that this woman's daughter finished the verse in her complementary tattoo.
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3) Stack of Books
Voracious readers, rejoice. If you two are constantly talking about your favorite books, band together with these simple wrist tattoos to share your love for a good read (and each other, of course).
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4) Wishbones
For those feeling extra lucky for their mom or daughter, celebrate your bond with a simple and delicate wishbone design.
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5) Mama Bear and Her Cubs
We can hardly *bear* the cuteness in these matching tattoos. However many "cubs" you have, remind them that you'll always be their mama bear.
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6) Minimalist Knots
Minimalism is all the rage right now, whether you're talking home organization or tattoos. We're in love with these minimalist knot tattoos on the mother and daughter's arms. When you take a closer look, it looks like a mother holding a child. Cute!
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7) Geometric Cats
This mom and daughter decided to celebrate the latter's 18th birthday with matching geometric cat tattoos. How purr-fect!
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8) Whimsical Flowers
We're big fans of flowers, and these stunning mother-daughter flower tattoos are no exception.
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10) Hearts with Semicolons
The semicolon on the wrist is a popular tattoo among people who struggle with mental health, and it serves as a reminder that their story will continue even through periods of darkness. Adding a heart and making it a mother-daughter symbol makes it that much more powerful.
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11) Pinky Promise
It doesn't get cuter than this wrist tattoo of two hands making a pinky promise, with the phrase "Like Mother, Like Daughter" split between the two arms.
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12) Lotus Flowers
The lotus flower carries lots of symbolism, making it a perfect mother-daughter tattoo. It's been associated with purity, rebirth, beauty, and faith throughout different cultures. Plus, it's absolutely gorgeous.
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13) Promise of Forever
This cute design, planned for Mom's birthday, features a pinky-promise that's guaranteed to last forever.
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14) Life and Purpose
These tattoos mirror each other perfectly, with the phrase "She gave me life" on the daughter's foot and "She gave me purpose" on Mom's.
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15) Matching Hearts
Sometimes, a sweet and simple heart design is all you need. Let your love for each other speak for itself.
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16) Coordinating Arrows
Here's an idea: You can get the same tattoo, but they don't have to be in the exact same spot. It's the tat equivalent of not being too matchy-matchy.
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17) Bicycles
Mother or daughter, young or old, who wouldn't want a sweet bike tattoo? This pair chose to get the same bike, but in different colors with different details.
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18) Always
If you're a pair of mother/daughter Potterheads, you can also get matching versions of this Harry Potter-inspired tattoo. After all, the quote was about Lily Potter, Harry's mother.
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19) Elephants
Elephants are a recurring motif in mother/daughter tattoos, because elephant moms are known to be very affectionate and caring toward their young. These have sweet entwined trunks.
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20) Simple Elephants
If you don't want to go with a realistic elephant design, you can always opt for the cuter, cartoonier version. The heart in the middle of the trunks is the perfect finishing touch.
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22) Sunny Tats
Sunflowers and the lyrics to "You Are My Sunshine" adorn this pair's arms — and, when you put them together, you go from one line to the next.
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24) Toe Rings
If you aren't brave enough for a full sleeve or a big, elaborate design, teeny-tiny toe ring tattoos work, too.
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25) Who's the Chick and Who's the Duck?
You might think you're the ultimate Friends fan, but this mother/daughter pair has everyone beat, getting the chick and the duck tattooed on their wrists. (No one told them life was going to be this way.)
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26) Genetic Elephant
Maybe you're born with it. Maybe it came from Mom's genes.
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27) Matching Hearts
The "mother" and "daughter" words are sweet enough, but the fact that the hearts are mirror images of each other really makes this tattoo special.
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28) Infinity
If you weren't sure that familial love is endless, this tattoo — which says "I love you to the moon and back" and is in the shape of an infinity symbol — should remove all doubts.
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29) The Apple Doesn't Fall Far
People usually say "like mother, like daughter" when one of them is doing something crazy, but if that's you and your mom, you should just own it.
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30) Shamrocks
These three shamrocks are matching, but they're all a little different — the same way people in family can be bonded, but also individuals.
Show your mother or daughter how much you love her. Permanently.
