Tattoo artists devise all sorts of designs and then leave their marks on countless people who will hopefully not regret what they decided to have printed on their skin.
But what if the tattoo artist knows they're about to make a mistake?
This was the inspiration behind today's burning question from Redditor colorfularchipelago, who asked: "Tattoo artists - what tattoo have you given that you knew the customer would regret?"
"Guy came in..."
GiphyGuy came in and wanted his SO's eyes under his belly button.. just above his d*ck. I asked -Are you sure cuz it's gonna look pretty weird.. -Yeah yeah I'm sure!!
Said and done we finished it. He was really into it and thought it was funny because "now she can look into her own eyes when huhu huhu she gives me head huhuh uhh".. and "
Met the guy a couple of weeks later and asked how SHE thought about it..
-Aahh you know we broke up..
Stay away from funny tattoos. That sh*t gets old pretty quick.
I also did "insert coins here" above a dudes massive butt crack.
"I once gave..."
I once gave this fat Australian dude with a neckbeard a pewdiepie tattoo on his butt. His friends were filming which was weird.
"Names of a gf or bf..."
Names of a gf or bf. All white tattoos... Ugghh. Believe it or not, I'm very direct with clients and honest. Most of the time they pump the brakes and rethink the tattoo. I help them find a better idea and they thank me for talking them out of it. Sometimes I do it anyway knowing this provides some job security. Lol.
"I used to be a tattoo artist..."
I used to be a tattoo artist and will never forget a client coming in with her John, dropping trou while he loudly stated he wanted her to get 'RICK'S B!TCH' in bold arial, one word per cheek.
And she actually did it.
Best tattoo though? The tattoo I gave my then courting boyfriend to remind himself he was worth continuing to grow as a person. We've been married for almost 8 years now. No regrets.
"As stated before..."
As stated before: no names (unless the person/band is dead, is related by blood/a child, or is a pet- we understand those).
Always try to convince the clients to think of something that represents that name, just in case something happens.
A personal rule that I share with a lot of artists: if you do not have full sleeves, then you're not getting your hands done, period. You can cry and go to another shop, that's fine. Throat/neck/head is even more strict and is honestly done on a person by person case.
"Once gave..."
Once gave an American guy a Mike Tyson style tattoo around his eye while he was hiding from a riot he started.
"There was this tattoo artist..."
There was this tattoo artist, he made an eyeball on a man's anus. He after that told me not to ask for "ass" tattoos.
"Not a tattoo artist..."
Not a tattoo artist, but my husband's cousin got a tattoo on her upper thigh that says "stab me harder, Daddy." Her intention, I think, was to refer to him stabbing her in the back because she has a sh!tty father, but the wording and where she placed it, I think is going to be taken wrong by a lot of people.
"Not an artist..."
Not an artist, but I have enough chair time to have heard some stories. My favorite by far would be my artist Jeff, who told me a story from about 10 years ago. Apparently, this guy wants a Chinese letter tattooed on his forehead. Jeff tells him no, the guy insists, and Jeff tells him if he still wants it in a week he would do it. Guy comes back a week later, Jeff does the tattoo. 3 weeks later the guy comes back in, and asked if you can get a dragonfly down across the bridge of his nose with the wings going out under his eyes. Jeff tells him to get the F out.
"My tattoo artist..."
My tattoo artist refused to do a tat on a kid who had just turned 18. The kid wanted the word SUICIDE, in black, 3" high letters, across his abdomen. The kid was pissed. My tattoo artist told him to go home and grow up.
DQ: What's the worst tattoo you've seen?
Redditor Tight_Anywhere6794 wanted to hear about the things parents have said in the past that haunts everyone still, so they asked:
"What insult have your parents said, that is stuck in your head as an adult?"
I've been blessed with the mother I had.
So I can't speak from experience.
But I've heard parenting horror stories.
Bad Expressions
Sad Kid GIF by 1tvGiphy“'You’re so annoying.' Said to me as a young kid while I was expressing enthusiasm over some new interest. Later my father complains I never tell him anything."
foppishyyy
Mean Spirited
"What did I do to deserve a fat kid?"
Silosolo
"My parents also mocked me for being fat, and outright physically abused me as in forcefully grabbed my fat child manboobs or slapped me while calling me fat-related names."
"A lot of people at school did it too, so obviously I have a lot of self-image issues like I never let anyone see me without clothes these days. The worst part is that I legitimately internalized a lot of hate, I could never care for myself enough to actually get fit."
FoeWithBenefits
What's My Name?
"My parents divorced when I was young and they hate each other. My mom would call me my dad's name when she was really upset. What makes it worse is that I confided in her that I never wanted to be like my dad. She used that ammunition against me."
Discarded_Pariah
"That's awful. You are your own person. You aren't your father."
blksmnr
Unfunny
"'You can't even laugh right.'"
"My mom in a weird moment I thought we were bonding. There's something inherently extra evil when someone tells you your joy is wrong. Told her I'm engaged and hoped she could at least be happy I'm happy and she ghosted everyone to the point the family thought died. She's a mess."
BlindEditor
"I'll never understand parents that are so hard on their own children that they can't even be happy for them. So their sole function is to bring misery to their offspring?"
macabre_irony
Evil
Oh My God Wow GIF by The Roku ChannelGiphy"My little brother was drowning, I tried to save him but also almost drowned, we got rescued by a neighbor. My mom told me that they should've left me in the pond. I haven't spoken to her in many years."
Ilookbetterthanyou
Good Lord. How do people like this exist?
Tragic.
HIM
"She told me I was acting just like my father when I would get upset. I would just get kinda pissy and sulk. He would go on rampages and scream and hit and throw things. He pushed her down the stairs once. I would never lay a finger on my current partner. The worst part is I look just like him. I was wondering if my mother always expected me to turn into my dad. I prove her wrong every day."
rot_grl
10 Years Old
"When I was ~10 years old, my mum once said 'If I could go back in time and make sure I never gave birth to you, I would in a heartbeat.'"
"Never forgot it. Talked to her about it a couple of times years later and her responses ranged from 'That never happened' to 'Oh yeah and I suppose I’m just the worst mother ever' and finally 'Yeah but I didn’t mean it, you know that.'"
"Messed me up tho tbh. Another one was '[older sibling] was the only child we actually planned for, the rest of you were accidents.' I don’t think it was intended as an insult, but being told your entire existence was an accident as a child kinda stung."
SpiderP*bes
Failures
“'You’re the biggest mistake I ever made.' - my mother when I was 5. I’m 32 now and it’s been the undercurrent for our relationship ever since, constantly wondering if anything I’ve achieved or struggled for is something she’s genuinely proud of or just relieved to say I wasn’t a total failure on her part."
thefaehost
Generational Issues
"Not a parent but a grandparent, I was adopted when I was 12 years old (my parents were both drug addicts so I was in and out of foster care most of my life) my adopted mother's father turned to me on Christmas Eve when no one else was around and said 'My daughter should have never adopted you, she should have let you stay on the streets where you belong'… he got nicer as he got older and sicker but I couldn’t find it in myself to forget what he said even almost 10 years later. Went to the funeral for moral support but was indifferent about his passing."
samweather227
Just Me
Sad Kids GIF by Cian DucrotGiphy"I was an only child and lonely. When I asked for a sibling, the response was 'If you want to know why we don't have more kids, go look in the mirror.'"
Responsible_Fly_3565
Some people should never have children.
Awful.
"What is something you no longer have patience for?"
Off The Clock Means OFF THE CLOCK!
"Working outside of work hours."
"I used to go above and beyond, now I only put in what is required."
"Life is too short to live only to work."- Chesterfieldcat
"The working world."
"My life doesn’t revolve around working here and it never will."
"It will never be a part of my identity."
"I come in, do the job, make money, go home."
"Don’t expect me to come to all the work happy hours so I can pretend how much I love working here."- nuclearsalt
Some Things Just Don't Get A Free Pass
"Sh*tty people getting a pass 'because they're family'."- cgulash
angry homer simpson GIFGiphySay What You Mean, Not What You Feel
"Having to guess what people REALLY mean by something they said."
"I take everything people say at face value now and don't replay conversations in my head to find out the real meaning anymore."
"Be passive-aggressive if you want to but talk to me like an adult if you really have a problem."- WateredDownSalt
EYES ON THE ROAD!
"People who text and drive."
"You're driving a giant piece of metal propelled by explosive liquid."
"Pay attention."- MasterfulNothasie
The Only Life That Should Concern You Is Your Own
"People and groups of people that only talk about other people."- Turf98
"People who can’t mind their fucking business and are always worried about what other people are doing."
"If it doesn’t effect you, f*ck off."
"It’s literally free."- wackwackwackjpg
GIF by WWEGiphySome People Didn't Mind Social Distancing
"People invading my personal space."- Mighty-Foreskin
Influence Can Be Dangerous
"Anything that has “influencer” in it."- chemistcarpenter
Indoor Voices People...
"Streamers screaming, losing their sh*t, breaking things, and having tantrums."
"I used to think this was so funny now I just can't stand it; I can't even watch a streamer if I notice they're not using their normal talking voice." - Reddit
Fail Oh No GIF by G2 EsportsGiphyTaking Responsibility Is A Sign Of Maturity
"People who constantly blame others for the situation they are in."- SuvenPan
Time Is Precious And Shouldn't Be Wasted
"Waiting on people who are constantly late to plans."
"I will wait 15 minutes then excuse myself."- Dabbles-In-Irony
There's Multi-Tasking, And Then There's Just Being Rude...
"People being on their phone while in a conversation with you."
"Seriously."
"Put your phone away!"- rosieblinkstime
Phone GIF by Poehlmann FitnessGiphyIt Takes So Much More Effort To Be Nasty...
"Bad manners, unkindness and general rudeness."
"It costs nothing to be a nice person and from someone who works in a customer-facing industry, attitudes, sadly, appear to be getting worse."
"It really makes me cross."- Bellamiles85
At Least They're Being Transparent
"Medicine commercials with worse side-effects than the thing being cured."- mrbbrj
Wasting our time and thoughts about things that we know can only bring us down is simply no way to get through life.
It's essential to live our lives by taking the present moment for what it is: a present.