Just about any parent will tell you, the bond between a mom or dad and their children is like no other. As author Elizabeth Stone once put it, “Making the decision to have a child – it is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” If you’re the adventurous type and have always wanted to show your kids how much you love them, check out the sweet parent tattoos you’ll find here for some awesome parent child matching tattoo ideas.

Below you’ll find a rockstar group of parents with tattoos to support their kids. As you’ll see, these epic parent tattoos come in all shapes and sizes, with plenty of room for customization. Some of the moms and dads you’ll meet got things like birthmarks or insulin pumps tattooed on themselves to match their kid’s appearance, to ensure that they’d never feel alone. Other duos decided to express their love for each other by getting kid and parent matching tattoos. Some commemorated their favorite shared song or saying in ink, while others simply decided to share a symbol each knew would forever represent their special bond.

Whether you’re ink shy or not, you’re sure to smile as you scroll through these special tattoos that represent the unique bond between parents and their kids. Who knows? You might even get an idea or two to bust out if you ever decide to blow your kids away by immortalizing them on your bicep!