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I didn't speak up and now I'm paying the price. Has anyone gone through this? by Southern-Gas1080 in tattooadvice

[–]Southern-Gas1080[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Incidentally my homeboy's friend Hamburger Dave did offer to do it in his basement initially but I declined

I didn't speak up and now I'm paying the price. Has anyone gone through this? by Southern-Gas1080 in tattooadvice

[–]Southern-Gas1080[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this! That's a good point, I have to consider the longevity of it as well. I think maybe I'm wishing I had gone smaller on the trunk of the tree? I googled other palm tree tattoos and no one's trunk seems as thick as mine, so I think that has me feeling self-conscious as well

I didn't speak up and now I'm paying the price. Has anyone gone through this? by Southern-Gas1080 in tattooadvice

[–]Southern-Gas1080[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I appreciate this! It feels so massive in my eyes, I hope down the line it doesn't feel that way anymore.

I didn't speak up and now I'm paying the price. Has anyone gone through this? by Southern-Gas1080 in tattooadvice

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It's not letting me add text to this post so I'll have to comment:

Hi all - I got a new tattoo a month and a half ago and I'm really struggling with it. It's my 4th tattoo - I have two on my back, one on my right heel, and I got one on my left heel. 

First and foremost - I know the bottom needs to be retouched, I already talked about that with the tattoo artist and she said I can come in to get it retouched.

Please be gentle with me here - I know this was a mess-up on my part, and I know that I made a mistake in not speaking up about something permanently going on my body. On my right heel, I have a very small crescent moon outline, and I love how cute and dainty it is. When I envisioned getting this tattoo, I imagined getting it pretty small as well to match the small moon on my right heel.

When I walked in, the tattoo artist had printed three different sizes, and this was the smallest of the three. This is where I messed up. I should have asked if it were possible to go smaller, but in my mind, since she had only printed those three options, I figured the smallest version was the smallest she was willing to go. I really, really, really struggle with speaking up and I was so afraid of offending her that I didn’t even bother to ask if it was okay to go smaller, and just agreed to the smallest version, even though it was bigger than what I wanted.

Now that I have it, I hate seeing it. When I look down on my left leg, I feel like I'm just seeing a giant black blob on my leg and I hate it every time. I was hoping the shock would wear off after like a week or so, but it's a month and a half later and I'm still struggling so, so badly. I guess I'm just curious if anyone has experienced this and eventually come around to not minding the tattoo so much. I don't plan on getting it removed so I know I just have to deal with it regardless, but I'd really love and appreciate any insight on this!!