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Getting atattoois a big commitment.

One woman learned the hard way, when she went for her first-ever tattoo.

Shed chosen an inspirational quote, written in Arabic.

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Or so she thought.

To her horror, she soon discovered the tattoo translates into something awful.

The womans tattoo artistsharedonline how they agreed to do a cover-up for the client.

Tattoo artist inking a woman’s first tattoo under bright lighting, wearing gloves.

We also spoke to psychotherapistDr.

Anna Mathurto see if she has any advice for the tattoo artist.

The format is so Pinterest-like that I thought it was just another inspirational quote, she said.

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Both the client and the artist believed it meant appreciate life.

Still curious about the gross and awful tattoo, we asked what the Arabic quote actually translates to.

The tattoo actually spelled Im rotten.

Text screenshot about a woman accidentally getting a mistranslated Arabic tattoo.

And felt it got too late to bring up the cost.

The artist added that she also realized her role in the blunder.

She kindly agreed to give us her take on the situation.

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We explained that the artist is dealing with feelings of guilt, and feels that theyre at fault.

Bored Panda asked Mathur what advice she has for the artist.

Mathur added that the tattooist should ask themselves whether theyve done anything wrong when it comes to best practice.

Text message discussing coverup for failed tattoo, woman agrees to new design collaboration.

Theres a difference between legal responsibility and a sense of ethical responsibility.

The artist may agree to go half and half because she feels a sense of responsibility.

It truly is a grey area, said Mathur.

Woman’s first tattoo fail with gross meme inked in black script on her shoulder.

Which is why it sparked such response.

Everyone is viewing the scenario through their own lenses of understanding andmorals.

Sometimes we need to proactively choose to let go of guilt once things have been resolved, advised Mathur.

Apology message from tattoo artist expressing guilt over a failed tattoo, feeling responsible for needing a cover-up.

The artist said she was ready for the appointment and had made peace with not charging.

But two days before the client was due to come in, they texted saying they want to cancel.

But it turns out that might not have been the real reason.

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But she knows best about her body and I respect her decision, she added.

So this marked me.

When you start to tattoo every day, you stop having thatanxietyyou used to get when you started.

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The crippling worrying of messing up someones body forever which made you extra extra careful with every single aspect.

This woke me up and made me come back to the alertness I had in the beginning.

She told Bored Panda that shes made a few changes to how she runs her business.

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This is your one and only body, have some respect for it!

Check out the results:

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