A man has left people divided after taking his son to get his first ' tattoo' - as some say it's a "cute" idea while others label it cruel. Mum Jayda Harris and her heavily inked husband were at a zoo with their son when they decided to get their baby some body art of his own.
Joking that they were both now "men with tattoos", Jayda filmed the zoo worker placing a paper stencil on her son's leg before spraying red and black ink over it, as the Daily Star reports. The tattoo is a red heart with "mom" written in the middle, and luckily it was only a temporary tattoo - not a genuine inking.
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Jayda shared the video on TikTok, where it has gone viral, amassing more than 13 million views since August.
"You make a bunch of cute, trendy TikToks and then randomly post a video of your baby getting an airbrush tattoo at the zoo, it got 13 million views," Jayda wrote in the caption.
"Someone teach me the TikTok algorithm."
She also revealed that her husband picked the tattoo design for their son.
Some viewers were scared after mistaking the airbrush gun for a tattoo needle.
"You scared me for a second," one said. "Is it safe for the baby though?"
Another said: "I was concerned before I took a second look, it's freaking cute."
But, despite the fact it was temporary, some maintained that it wasn't safe on delicate and sensitive skin.
"That's gross! Real or not, it's awful!" a viewer said.
A second added: "I thought he got shot in the leg!"
And a third blasted: "Why would you get your baby tattooed? Like what the f*** is wrong with you people?"
Despite the video clearly showing that it's paint, Jayda confirmed it wasn't a real tattoo.
She added: "I'm not exactly sure of the paint she used. We had this done while we were at our local zoo.
"She did confirm it was non-toxic paint. It came off the same night."
Meanwhile, a mum who jokes that she's " addicted " to getting tattoos has stunned with a photo of what she looked like before her extensive inkings - and the difference is staggering.
Melissa Sloan, 45, says she "can't get a job" because of the designs that cover most of her body, including her face.
Over the years, she's spent countless hours under the needle and she's even started going over her old designs as she's run out of space - but while others might give up at this point, Melissa's not done yet.
She said that she gets funny looks in the street and people can be mean, but that won't stop her either and soon she's going to get another tattoo - this time of a crucifix, and it'll be just below her right eye.
And now she's shared a look at what she looked like before she covered her face in tattoos.
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