“She Wanted a Meaningful Tattoo, But What She Got Was a Hilarious Meme Mishap!”
“Sometimes we need to proactively choose to let go of guilt once things have been resolved,” advised Mathur. “We learn through our own mistakes and shortfalls, and that experience will only work to make her a more scrupulous tattooer.”
In a plot twist, the client decided to keep the tattoo after all, and here’s why…
The artist said she was ready for the appointment and had made peace with not charging. But two days before the client was due to come in, they texted saying they want to cancel. “Her reasoning was that the original tattoo is charming in its own way and that it is a valuable memory for her,” the artist told Bored Panda.
But it turns out that might not have been the real reason. “Later on, I found out from shared connections that she was actually not prepared for the pain that comes along with a tattoo once again, which is totally valid,” the artist revealed. “I will admit though, that I was kinda disappointed, since I drew four cover-up designs before she agreed to one of them which was time-consuming.”
“I still feel kinda bad that this girl has to walk around with that on her body and I have a feeling of helplessness that I couldn’t fix it. But she knows best about her body and I respect her decision,” she added. “I’m glad this did not stain my career and that we ended up on good terms because reputation is everything for a starting tattoo artist.”
The tattoo artist said a few misogynists showed up in some of the comments
Image credits: Daniele La Rosa Messina (not the actual photo)
