TEEN Mom star Maci Bookout is one of the most tattooed stars on the MTV show with a large back tattoo, tattoos down her arm, and other ink covering various parts of her body.
The reality star has quietly collected more and more tattoos through the years.
Maci has showed off her tattoos many times through the years.
She has a large tattoo one her back of a notebook with words written on it.
She also has tattoos covering one of her arms.
Maci’s progression from bare skin to tatted-up mom was slow and steady.
She and husband Taylor Kinney are covered in tattoos.
Each of Maci’s tattoos has a special meaning to her, with some being more elaborate than others.
Maci answered commonly asked fan questions about her tattoos in a blog post.
She revealed the meaning behind her many tattoos – though she didn’t have quite as many as she does now – and more.
Asked “which tattoo hurt the most,” Maci revealed that there wasn’t any one that was worse than the others.
She shared with fans on her blog: “Let’s be honest here, they all hurt like hell.
“But, I’d rather stub the same toe 10 times in a row than get tattooed on my spine, ribs, or close to my arm pit.”
Maci also shared a quote, originally posted by Kailyn Lowry who also has many tattoos.
It read: “I have chosen my tattoos carefully.
“Look closely. As told, they may grant you a glimpse into the human I am.
“Equally, they may shield me from what you are if you cannot see beyond the colors inked into my skin.”
Here’s a look at Maci’s many tattoos and what they mean to her.
BULLETPROOF
Maci has the word “bulletproof” tattoo on her right shoulder.
In a blog post about her ink, she explained that the tattoo’s meaning has evolved over time.
She wrote: “The word has surprised me with a new meaning to my life every day.
“It’s a reminder to myself that no matter the struggle I happen to face in life, it will never be enough to break me.”
POCKET WATCH
Beneath her “bulletproof” tattoo, Maci has a tattoo of a pocket watch.
According to her blog, the time on the watch is set to the hour and minute that she was born.
“Sooner or later, I hope to get script added that says, ‘timing is everything even if it’s not on purpose’,” she wrote on her blog.
BENTLEY CADENCE
Maci got her eldest child’s name tattooed on her hip.
She wrote in her tattoo blog: “The meaning is self-explanatory.”
The MTV star went on: “In my opinion, this is probably the ‘prettiest’ tattoo I have.”
LEARN TO FEEL
This tattoo is located across Maci’s ribs on her left side and continues up her back.
According to Maci’s blog, this tattoo was thought out from the design to the placement.
She wrote: “The placement was strategically thought out, considering it’s on one of the most painful places to be tattooed.
“I was going through a tough time in my lifeemotionally.
“I had become completely numb to my feelings and emotions.
“I knew that in order to push through these hard times I would have to ‘Learn to Feel’ and let go.”
BACK TATTOO
On her back, Maci has a large piece of notebook paper tattooed.
She explained the ink on her blog, writing: “I love to write, so the notebook paper is fitting.
“Written on the paper is a little part of a poem that I wrote: ‘When my heart hurts worse than my head, that is when I will get scared… and that is when I will know, that it is worth it all.”
Maci’s last name, Bookout, is written toward the bottom of the paper.
She explained: “The three O’s are replaced with cupcakes representing my mom, dad, and brother.”
There is also a rubber duck in the tattoo, which Maci said is “Identical to the one used in the ‘Teen Mom’ logo.”
She shared with fans: “Being on MTV was a huge part of my life, this was my way of incorporating that into my back piece.”
PENCIL
Her love of writing inspired yet another tattoo.
Maci has a pencil tattooed on her forearm.
She explained on her blog: “It literally looks like there is a pencil laying on my arm.”
As for why she got it, Maci told fans: “This is simply because I love to write, and as odd as it may be… I feel like I only write well when I’m using a pencil.
“A pencil is ‘my weapon of choice.'”
HEART
Maci has an anatomically correct heart tattoos on her left shoulder.
She declined to reveal the reason she got this particular tattoo, writing on her blog: “Forgive me, but the reason behind this tattoo has stayed only with me.
“It’s my own little secret.”
FULL SLEEVE
In 2017, Maci completed her full sleeve on her right arm.
The tattoo features many components, including a hot air balloon, book, dandelion seeds, a compass and the words “Things That Matter” – the company Maci and Taylor run.
Tattoo artist Mike Diaz, an artist based in Texas, did the tattoo.
He showed it off on Instagram, writing: “Very happy to have Mrs. @macideshanebookout come back out to finish up her sleeve.
“It’s funny to hear that even at the airport and hotel everybody was stunned to see her and asked what in the world she was doing her and glad to be the reason for it.
Mike went on: “Def had a lot of fun with this girl; given the fact that she was low on sleep and went a whole 9 hours … she just got better with time.”
