Picture this: you’re a tattoo artist with a dramatic, emotional, and judgmental mother-in-law (MIL) who looks down on you for not being conventionally feminine. You’re surprised when she comes to you for a tattoo, but it turns out she’s fulfilling a 30-year-old promise to her husband after a prank gone wrong. But when she starts screaming during the tattoo session, you can’t take it anymore and stop halfway. Now, she’s telling everyone how awful you were. Sounds like a recipe for family drama, right? Well, buckle up, because this story has it all!
MIL and Me: A Dramatic Tale
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Tattoo Artist Meets Judgmental MIL
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MIL’s Tattoo Tale: A 35-Year-Old Prank
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Tacky Tattoo and a Broken Promise
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The 30th Anniversary Tattoo Promise
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MIL’s Tattoo Session: A Symphony of Screams
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The Unbearable ‘Er’
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Tattoo Session: Over and Out!
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The Aftermath: MIL’s Tattoo Gossip ️
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The Court of Public Opinion ⚖️
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Tattoo Drama: The MIL, The Promise, and The Half-Finished Tattoo
Our tattoo artist protagonist finds herself in a sticky situation when her overly dramatic MIL comes to her for a tattoo. The tattoo is a 30-year-old promise to her husband, stemming from a prank where she convinced him to get her name tattooed on his heart. As our artist starts the tattoo, MIL screams so loudly that she can’t take it anymore and stops halfway through. MIL storms out, gets the tattoo finished elsewhere, and starts telling everyone how terrible the experience was. ♀️ Now, the court of public opinion seems to think our tattoo artist should have finished the job. But what do you think? Let’s dive into some of the top responses from the internet to this dramatic tale!
Screaming during tattoos? A weird situation NTA

Tattoo artist has the right to refuse service, MIL is a**hole

Tattoo artist deserves respect, mother-in-law was rude and unreasonable. NTA.

Forced consent is no consent, ESH including the MIL.

Empathetic comment supports tattoo artist’s decision, no conflict.

Tattoo prank turns into disaster, ESH for not thinking ahead
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Tattoo artist not entirely at fault for kicking out MIL

Husband’s revenge for tattoo ends in divorce papers.

Setting boundaries with difficult in-laws can be tough

Mother-in-law gets tattoo, screams in pain, MIL and FIL are TA

Reluctant customer, unbearable screams, and a filming husband – ESH ♂️

Tattoo artist not at fault for mother-in-law’s screams. NTA

Tattoo artist refuses to tolerate unbearable screams. NTA.

Tattoo artist receives YTA judgment for not discussing pain management beforehand.

NTA. Tattooing is painful, screaming is unnecessary. Record evidence

Agreeing to tattoo your MIL? ESH ♀️

Was the mother-in-law intentionally screaming to annoy the artist?

Tattoo artist sets boundaries with mother-in-law over unbearable screams. NTA.

NTA. The mother-in-law sounds like a drama queen

Tattoo artist kicks out mother-in-law for screaming during tattooing

NTA, drama queen mother-in-law thrown out mid-tattoo session

Tattoo artist and client’s mother-in-law (ESH) over unbearable screams

Tattoo artist’s mother-in-law screams cause chaos mid-tattoo session. NTA.

Don’t expect a tattoo artist to work while you’re screaming

Tattoo rule: fake painless badassery, not unbearable screams. NTA.
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Tattoo artist stands up to unbearable screams #NTA

Tattoo artist’s mother-in-law screams, gets kicked out. Commenter approves.

Tattoo artist kicks out screaming mother-in-law mid-tattoo session. NTA.

Getting a tattoo hurts, but screaming bloody murder? NTA.

Tattoo artist kicks out mother-in-law mid-tattoo due to unbearable screams

Tattoo artist kicks out mother-in-law for unbearable screams. NTA wins!

Tattoo artist did the right thing by stopping mid-way.

Tattoo artist stands up to entitled mother-in-law, NTA

NTA defends tattoo artist’s decision to kick out mother-in-law.

Tattooed person calls out melodramatic mother-in-law’s disrespectful behavior

Getting a tattoo on the hip can be painful, NTA for kicking out screaming mother-in-law

Support for tattoo artist’s decision to kick out disruptive mother-in-law

NTA for kicking out mother-in-law mid-tattoo due to screaming

Tattoo artist kicks out screaming mother-in-law, NTA comment agrees

Screaming won’t help with tattoos

Don’t listen to the haters, you made the right call! NTA

Tattoo artist has the right to stop tattooing a squirmy client

Customer describes pain tolerance, criticizes mother-in-law’s behavior. ESH.

Tattoo artist sets boundaries, NTA. Old biker taps three times.

Code for sound-minded tattoos? This NTA commenter thinks so!

Empathetic comment about unreasonable mother-in-law during tattoo session.

Dealing with difficult clients is a skill for the best artists

Tattoo artist kicks out mother-in-law for unbearable screams

A surprising experience getting a tattoo with a word on it.

NTA. Mother-in-law broke promises, screamed, took breaks, then went elsewhere.

Tattoo artist kicks out mother-in-law over unbearable screams. NTA.

Tattoo artist kicks out dramatic MIL mid-tattoo session

Humorous comment suggests gag for mother-in-law’s screaming during tattoo.

Tattoo artist may have been complicit in a forced tattoo, ESH

Tattoo artist called out for unprofessional behavior during session

Wife falls asleep while getting tattooed, MIL overreacts

A skeptical comment on tattoo regrets with a hint of sarcasm

Tattoo pain tolerance discussion. No screaming necessary

Chronic pain sufferer empathizes with tattoo artist’s decision to stop mid-way.

MIL gets kicked out of tattoo session for unbearable screams

Getting a tattoo hurts, but screaming is not the solution
