Today, I checked my Tumblr account to see if anyone had commented on the photos of my new tattoo. There were only 3 posts, and 2 of them were people linking it to "Awful Tattoo" blogs. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my friend sent me a link to a "horrible" tattoo that he found online, that a guy had gotten at my tattoo parlor. FML
Today, I was showing my unique new tattoo to my friends when a man approaches me with his digital camera and asks if he could take a picture of the tattoo for his website. I agreed. I find out later that it's a site about ugly tattoos. FML
Today, I uploaded my latest picture onto a photography website. It only got one comment, and even that was from someone advising me to never use the same hideous model ever again. It was a self-portrait. FML
Today, I was struggling through small-talk at a party where I knew nobody. Tattoos came up and I started talking about trendy, girly tattoos like feathers, anchors and infinity signs with stupid words in them. Turns out the girl I was talking to had all three. FML
Today, three people commented on my new haircut. The one I got about two weeks ago. FML
Today, I found out that the phrase I got tattooed on my lower back is misspelled. FML
Today, I was looking at tattoos and fell in love with a really cool looking one, so I decided to get it. I later showed it to a friend who is a cop. He informed me that it is a gang tattoo. I think I just put a target on my ankle. FML
Today, after months of planning, I finally got my first tattoo: my cat's paw print. I love it so I showed my friends pictures. One said it looks like poop and the other said it looks like I have a disease. FML
Today, something bad happened and I posted an FML, only to have a caption with a judgemental comment thrown on the top by some desk jockey asshat. FML
Today, my brother saw my side when my shirt came up, and asked when I got a tattoo; the pink he saw was in fact my stretch marks. Worst of all, I had to show them to everyone to prove I didn't actually get a tattoo. FML
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hipposteve 21
Was the tattoo for You or for showing off? Just enjoy it, you already paid for it.
hey_its_me_ 20
Cheer up OP! If you like it and are happy with it then who cares?
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hey_its_me_ 20
Cheer up OP! If you like it and are happy with it then who cares?
chuka81 27
If OP tattoos the word c*unt across their forehead, won't you care?
InfiniteSunshine 32
No, you shouldn't really care, it doesn't really have an impact on you. Would it be kind of an abrupt and absurd tattoo, yes, it would. But it isn't your body or your life, so you don't get a say in what they do with it, and being rude to them over their aesthetic choices won't change anything anyway.
InfiniteSunshine 32
#18 That is still a choice on their part that they wanted to make for their appearance. Just cause you don't like their tattoo choices, doesn't give you an excuse to berate them because it still has 0 impact on you. Also, keep in mind that what you like and what other people like asthetically can be very different. So, you don't have to like it, but you do have to accept it.
A07 48
If it has zero impact on him, why does he have to accept it then? Can't he choose to have his own opinion on it? Without shoving it down OP's throat ofcourse because OP is their own person.
InfiniteSunshine 32
As I said, you don't have to like it (that's where I said he can have an opinion on it), but he does have to accept it (meaning he can't shove his opinions down their throat or berate them for it). That's what the saying "you don't have to like it, but you do have to accept it," means.
Dale_shackleford 13
I know this isn't a popular opinion, but I think that if you show something off people are entitled to form opinions and judge it. It's not like it's private or hidden, it was displayed on tumblr. Like hair, if you like it, that's what matters most, but people are entitled to judge it.
Earl_KarmasBitch 36
Exactly. OP posted a picture of their new tattoo and then went back to check if anyone had commented. It's pretty damn obvious that OP had asked people for their opinions. If you just want to get a tattoo for yourself, that's fine. But OP didn't do that. OP has asked for opinions and now is upset that they don't match their expectations.
DarkSerebii 11
It's your skin, not theirs
thestoryofacaleb 14
Get better tattoos next time! And best of luck.
xoxoblondee 31
If you like your tattoo, that's all that matters. And hey, at least a lot of people will see your tattoo now!
_Peppermint_ 34
It must be really shitty then.
MidnaLink 35
Oh, how helpful of a response.
A07 48
At this point I don't think anything will help OP if the tattoo is actually bad
MikaykayUnicorn 36
#24, a tattoo cover-up would. Or deleting the post because his tattoo is for him, not for the entire world.
catherinecas 30
Have you seen some of those tattoos blogs? The tattoos that get posted aren't necessarily terrible just something that the blog owner declared "too trendy." I've seen absolutely gorgeous pieces on some of those blogs and they were put down because portrait/tribal/quote tattoos are horrible.
igg125 30
Maybe you can cover it up:
hipposteve 21
Was the tattoo for You or for showing off? Just enjoy it, you already paid for it.
ThrottleJockey 36
They may have financed it, so they may not yet truly own it.
A07 48
Even if the tattoo is for OP, multiple factors make a good design an awful tattoo
MikaykayUnicorn 36
#20, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say once something is on your body forever, you own it.
Ohio28 3
what's it a tattoo of? is it like the one where the guy has his belly button as a cats butt, cause yeah if that's the case YDI
kenyrabit 25
Agreed. You like it? Keep liking it. Just know that if two people find it worthy of the word awful, it may be awful enough to warrant more insults. I'm sure Butthole-Belly-Button finds enjoyment digging for fuzz.. Bad is in the eye of the beholder; love your shitty new tattoo.
MikaykayUnicorn 36
How about we try shutting the **** up about what other people put on their body? Just because you don't like it doesn't matter. They like it, it's on THEIR body, get over it.
jbivens1992 17
Everyone has different tastes. I have 11 tattoos and people comment on them all the time. Some love them, others hate them. You cant please everyone OP. Its YOUR skin, YOUR choice and YOUR creative vision. If you like it, then the hell with the haters! :)
T_Seg_101 18
Laser Removal is a thing now days!:)
rebeccacmlc 22
Laser removal is very dangerous for your skin and doesn't make the tattoo disappear completely. To make a very brief résumé, it just breaks the big particles of ink under your skin so that your system can eliminate them faster (since they are seen as foreign objects to be eliminated by your body), which is, incidentally, why tattoos fade as they age, the big particles are broken bit by bit by your body. Laser remover is just a quicker, much more dangerous, albeit more effective way. And it's also most of the time uglier than the tattoo ever was ...
Overlord247 20
I'd rather have a cover-up tattoo than a giant ass scar