Yeah the artist I went to made my idea theirs in a way that I didn’t really like, and they honestly didn’t execute very well either.

Over time even I don’t like the idea I had then that much, but now i also get to dislike the artists version of it even more.

I’ve thought about getting it laser removed, but I think that might create a glaring blank space on a heavily freckled arm by removing the freckles.

I’ve thought about getting a coverup, and might, but that doesn’t make short sleeves any more accessible in professional situations. And whether it’s right or wrong for someone to be influenced in that environment by me having a tattoo, it’s real.

It’s unique and would concretely identify me so I’m not sharing it. But it harms my ability to manage first impressions sometimes and makes warmer weather less comfortable for me when I’m in short sleeves.

Yes. I have a large tattoo on one of my arms that I wish I didn’t have.

It’s not offensive or anything like that, it’s just…. Kind of a statement piece about something I cared about then and kind of just don’t now.

The sounds of long running appliances in the background like a dishwasher, or clothes dryer.