{"id":86207,"date":"2025-02-18T14:56:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T07:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=86207"},"modified":"2025-02-28T16:32:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T09:32:59","slug":"mom-with-more-than-800-tattoos-finds-it-hard-to-get-a-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/mom-with-more-than-800-tattoos-finds-it-hard-to-get-a-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Mom With More Than 800 Tattoos Finds It Hard To Get A Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A mother with over 800 tattoos faces mockery and is labeled a \u2018freak\u2019 by some, but her two children continue to admire her. She struggles to find employment due to the harsh judgments she faces and her growing addiction to getting more tattoos.\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-23668 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/download-13-1.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1026\"' height='\"1824\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p style='\"text-align:' center>Melissa Sloan\n</p><p>Melissa Sloan, 46, from Wales, has no regrets about her 26-year journey with tattoos, which began when she was 20. She acknowledges that her increasing number of tattoos has made her life more challenging but remains committed to her passion. \u201cIt\u2019s like when you smoke a cigarette or have a drink, you get hooked. I can\u2019t stop now, it\u2019s too addictive for me. I just can\u2019t stop,\u201d Sloan said. After being turned away by tattoo parlors, she bought her own kit and tattoos herself whenever she can.\n</p><p>Despite her difficulties finding a job\u2014often due to the messy nature of her tattoos\u2014her boyfriend assists her in adding three new tattoos weekly. Sloan now has over 800 tattoos. She recounted, \u201cI can\u2019t get hired. They reject me. I tried to get a cleaning job locally, but they said no because of my tattoos\u2026 People claim I\u2019ve never worked, but I did once, and it didn\u2019t last.\u201d\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-23669 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/download-14-1.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1026\"' height='\"1824\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>Melissa SloanSocial rejection is another challenge for Sloan. She faces verbal abuse and ridicule whenever she goes out. \u201cThe worse it gets, the more they label me a freak. They dodge me, and I think \u2018why do that?\u2019 It\u2019s terrible,\u201d she said. Despite this, Sloan remains true to herself, accepting her role as an outcast.\n</p><p>Her tattoos have also led to her exclusion from local bars and school events involving her two children, aged eight and ten. \u201cThe kids say, \u2018Mom, they\u2019re staring at you\u2019 and I tell them \u2018ignore them,\u2019\u201d Sloan explained. Although her children notice the negative reactions, she encourages them to focus on their own lives and aspirations.\n<figure id='\"attachment_23670\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-23670\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-23670 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/download-15-1.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1080\"' height='\"1920\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-23670\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Melissa Sloan\n<p>Sloan inspires her children by letting them experiment with temporary tattoos and promising they will get real ones when they are older. \u201cThey got some on their arms last night, and they have school, so they\u2019ll need to wash them off,\u201d she said, showing her support for their interest in body art. She shares pictures of her pre-tattooed self on Instagram, highlighting her transformation over the years.\n</p><p>While there is nothing inherently wrong with body art, extreme cases like Sloan\u2019s may prompt employers to hesitate. We hope her children learn from her experiences and avoid feeling alienated in the future.\n</p><p>What are your thoughts on this story?\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>A mother with over 800 tattoos faces mockery and is labeled a \u2018freak\u2019 by some, but her two children continue to admire her. She struggles to find employment due to the harsh judgments she faces and her growing addiction to getting more tattoos. 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