'What Happened to Your Face?' How Kids React To Tattoos | Tattoo Artists React

[@nellindasage8641]

Working at a teacher, I get lots of reactions to my smaller tattoos that I don't cover. I have one student in particular right now who has clearly discussed my tattoos with her family at home as she's told me everyone in her household's opinions on tattoos. I found it created a good teaching moment when she told me her dad doesn't like tattoos and I was able to say "We're all allowed to like different things. Your dad doesn't like tattoos but he still respects me and that is what is important."

[@mrcrabmoney]

👏👏👏👏 you sound like an amazing teacher

[@Glueby]

Perfect what a great way to teach my friend!

[@FeWH]

Very well said. You can do whatever you want. Great job!!

[@fenpirikala]

Cleen Rock One: "My kids think tattoos are normal" His son: "Yeah but please, dad, can you put on a shirt?"

[@lolabush2201]

His son is so cute!

[@NinjaLeafSakura1]

That’s fucking amazingly adorable XD

[@Bxoo0420]

My kids liveee for tattoos. My nephew "fell in love" he said, with a random lady on the beach in Cuba, on vacation, with a full horror leg sleeve! He asked me to get him a flower. So he went up and handed it to her and said "You have the most coolest leg tattoos I have ever seen!" She told me she has never been so flattered by a little dude in her life❤😊 never forget that moment. It was soo pure ❤

[@EurydiceAllAlong]

I in general have an aura of "scary witch lady" which I admit I'm secretly pleased by. At work one day a kid came tearing around a corner, saw me with my tattoos literally doing nothing just standing there and started crying while going, "I got to get out of here." Finally his mom found him and asked him what scared him and he pointed to me!

[@Scarethelocals]

Same! Well I'm a dude but generally same vibe. I was walking into a restaurant a couple days ago and there was a mom standing on the phone outside and her little boy was running in circles, literally. So he goes wide and runs into my leg as I was walking up. He looked up and started screaming like a maniac and ran to his mom and was crying. He then said "mommy the scary man, the scary man mommy! He's gonna get me....I stepped on his shoes." It was really cute actually, I laughed and gave him a dollar because that's what I had in my pocket lol and he yanked it and ran again lol.

[@charlottem.1477]

I love this story!

[@Nillu89]

I used to work at a library, and even though I didn't have any visible tattoos at the time I scared the kids in the children's section into silence when I stomped in with my huge boots, blue hair, piercings, heavy make-up, and clad in black 24/7. My coworkers said that they loved having me there because I was the only one that made sure that the other customers could read in peace without having to utter a single word.

[@lovewolfgirl56]

My favorite with my tattoos is when I worked at a national park. There was an Amish family and their kids came up to me with my blazing red half shaved hair and tattoos showing. The kids thought I looked so cool and asking me questions. I got the meanest glare from the parents. I corrupted a child that day. Also learned Amish families go on vaca too lol

[@ThePopopotatoes]

They may have been Mennonite. They dress the same but use technology much more. The Amish generally only use some technology for work, and that will depend on their local church rules. I'm not sure Amish go on vacation, they might, but Mennonites certainly do.

[@KTCC13]

Being from Hawaii, it’s extremely normal here. I used to work at a gas station and a tourist told me that he noticed so many people are tattooed here and asked why is it so popular here because he comes from somewhere you rarely see people tatted up and my answer was somewhere along the lines of “it’s a cultural thing, we’ve been tattooing for centuries” lol.

[@yvng.kev998]

Born and raised here to lol

[@FAYBEIGH]

i wanna be a part of the pigtail braids gang

[@AlexandraG_]

Lol

[@angelinavaldez7235]

Bro, me tooo

[@kittykandy6446]

Yes pls. What's the initiation ritual?

[@jessicamerritt5584]

Me to 🤣

[@codygpatterson]

@@kittykandy6446 you have to watch every Pippi Longstocking film…..Twice.

[@suzystone244]

Kids DO NOT hate mine. I have had little ones ask me why I colored my arms. That is pure awesomeness.

[@suzystone244]

323⅖⅔is a 1

[@eliberdinner4808]

Just got my first tattoo, a rose on my forearm, a few weeks ago. My 7 year old was kinda weirded out by it and didn't want to touch it or let me hug him with both arms. He got over it though 😄 My 2 year old on the other hand just looked at it, pointed and said, "rose?" and then pointed to the same spot on her own arm and said, "rose." 😄

[@jasmin1222]

🤩

[@chasejones3456]

Believe it or not I kind of thank Disney for making tattoos seem normal to kids. I mean the movie Moana for instance really opened more kids eyes up to tattoos and a certain culture of them in general imho

[@Caldella]

Disney's Pocahontas also had a tattoo! As a kid in the 90's that really stuck with me because it was never addressed, pointed out, etc. The tattoo was just part of her culture and part of her.

[@Hawk1966]

20+ years ago I was starting to collect large pieces and my friend's kids loved them. Every time I stopped by their house i had to show the kids my "pictures". One of my black work pictures is a jungle with vines and some small plain flowers. I'd bring a bunch of different high-lighters and let them color in my tattoos. They had fun, it more or less washed off fairly easy. No shock, judging, freaking out, I had pictures and that was cool with them.

[@berthindman5778]

I teach in an elementary school. Last year and a half I've gotten over 140 tattoos. My class is always looking for my newest ones.

[@madisonkelly5048]

3:20 homegirl looks like a literal piece of artwork

[@Scott-got-caught]

Zombie bride-ish

[@viciousqueen5096]

I'm not that heavily tattooed and I work with children in a school daycare. Most kids ask me if my tattoos are drawings, how they got to stay there and if it hurt. In summer they often want to colour my bigger tattoos and the only "negative" reaction I got so far was from children that are raised religiously, specifically muslim, they often tell me that I'm gonna go to hell or that I'm an evil person because I'm tattooed, because tattoos are haram, but they're still the ones that are the most curious and ask the most questions. I don't really mind those comments, since I'm an atheist, and they're mostly amusing to me, as long as they don't chase after me and won't leave me alone (that's when I get really annoyed). But please, if you're religious and want to raise your children in that religion, also teach them to not judge other people by their way of living or how they look, "Thou shalt keep thy religion to thyself". Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

[@lindseymcdougall9774]

I read about someone who was in a cafe and there was a little girl staring at the tattoos on their arms and then the mum said to the girl that she should ask about it. And the little girl came over and said “excuse me. Does your mum help you out your tattoos on every morning or can you do it yourself?” Don’t know if it’s true but I love it (and I work with kids and I know plenty who would totally say something like that)

[@GeckoLadie]

I'm a taekwondo instructor with full black and grey sleeves and a large chest piece. The rest of my tattoos are covered, but the kids are largely indifferent. Some of them have known me for half a decade tbh so it isn't weird to them that Miss Smith has weird body drawings. My little niece and nephew think they're pretty cool.

[@mrrr.2855]

Our community LOVE the editor, I don't know who is them, but they need a RAISE

[@Megsiepoo]

I grew up thinking tattoos were the coolest and was always jealous when my mom went and got a new one. So happy to finally have my own! 4 down, plenty to go!

[@tigerkatze9819]

Depends on what you got. I have a new school beckoning cat on my forearm and some manga panels that always gets little kids pointing at me excited to see doodles on a person. Usually parents are like, "wow yeah very colorful. He has tattoos" and aren't mean about it.

[@iaincowell9747]

What manga? If I was to get a manga tattoo, I'd get Berserk, Fist of the North Star or Kerberos Panzer Cop

[@tigerkatze9819]

@@iaincowell9747 I got Inuyasha and Kagome about to kiss from the Inuyasha, Lady Eboshi from Princess Mononoke, Edward and Al from FMA, Yumeko from Kakeguri, and Chanwoo from this uhhhh manwa called BJ Alex 🙈 lmao Edit: kids cannot see the NSFW stuff, it's way up high on my thigh near my hip haha

[@iaincowell9747]

@@tigerkatze9819 Cool!

[@XtinaCMV]

As a 5th grade teacher with bright red hair, lots of makeup, always in black clothing, and covered in tattoos, my students are always like 👁👄👁 when they see my sleeves, lol. Little girls are always so cute when they compliment my hair too. That really warms my heart.

[@MDeLorien]

My autistic daughter loves my tattoos and she's loves drawing on my arms/ hands because she thinks i don't have enough of them 🖤

[@Drcannabis2019]

Had a kid at walmart stare at me the day I got my face done, was walking with my wife...noticed him staring and just went "BOO"... sadly he ran into the end cap and CRASH it came down

[@__ew__gross__]

I'm a preschool teacher and im primarily with infants. They give zero shits about my tattoos. Every once in a while they will see them and not want to leave them alone but for the most part they dont care. But my stretched ears on the other hand... they love to tug on my ears. My lobe holes get fingers in them multiple times a day🤣

[@__ew__gross__]

@Sonora Jae not super bad but after a while yeah

[@OGfps94]

Quarantine Cleen Rock One 🤣 looking like a Viking

[@ashleyleal2174]

One time my friends 3yr old kid was staring at me and when I said hello she said “I like your stickers” while pointing at my arms 🥺🥺🥺

[@jessikarabbid4720]

The editing will never get old! It's just so intuitively placed. 🥇

[@Scott-got-caught]

Lol 3:38

[@S550STANG]

Clean is looking more like Joe dirt these days. And my kid loves my ink. She asks me why she doesn't have any marks on her skin. Love the kid

[@cuddlewuffle]

don’t have tattoos or want any but ive watched like every one of these at least twice

[@lolabush2201]

Same

[@SubsWithNoVideos-lw2lg]

Cleen being shirtless on here is the most Cleen thing ever

[@lilleylogan4737]

I actually got my first tattoo at a tattoo convention, it’s Jack Skellington and he’s on my leg. As I was getting it done a family came up to the booth and their little girl noticed my tattoo. Her face lit up, she had this huge smile on her face as she pointed at my tattoo to show her parents. It made me so happy to see her face. I absolutely love my tattoo and I still get a ton of compliments on it

[@tpilot_error404]

Was it impulsive choice or planned ? First time I got at a convention I got my first one totally impulsive. Always believed my first one would turn out different. The smiling kid that liked your tatt probably loves Halloween.

[@MaCad364]

1:46 you just gave me an idea if I ever have kids Hahahaha that must be hilarious to watch them trying to take it out but is still there lmaooo

[@TheDeviIDogg]

Personally I've loved tattoos since I saw my very first one as a kid. One of mt favorite pictures on the internet is of Geoff and Griffon Ramsey and their daughter Millie with some caption about how people with tattoos can be nice people or something like that but actually knowing the photo makes it better. I'm the only person with tattoos that my nephew has seen and he's asked me why I have so many so many times, I also have "dumb luck" tattooed on my leg and the pure sass when he said it should say stupid luck instead killed me

[@sarag1158]

Kids: oh pretty! Kids are the most accepting creatures on earth.

[@xxrosesxx2992]

I don’t think I’ve never met a kid that acted weird about my tattoos? Usually I get kids that point at my tattoos and whisper to their parents about it or try to touch them. The best comments from kids I’ve gotten is when they say they want tattoos like me because they make me cool. Parents though are worse about it. They always try to distance their kid from me or lie to their kid saying that they’ll “get cancer from them or go to hell or that their arm will fall off” lol

[@jennifermorley9836]

My son is indifferent to my tattoos. Adults have told me I would be so much prettier if I didn't have so many.

[@inked]

Adults suck

[@NinjaLeafSakura1]

80% of adult suck but the other 20% are really cool with my tats at work.

[@jennifermorley9836]

@@inked I agree. I bet you that person didn't have any tattoos.

[@jennifermorley9836]

@@NinjaLeafSakura1 at my one nursing job, one or two employees got a tattoo because of my tattoos.

[@456creeper]

Props to the editor for including a Les Miserables reference. 7:25

[@LydiaStrough]

It was the baby *head tilt and stare* for me 🤣✨👌

[@eth3real.fairyy]

i work at a daycare and the kids are obsessed with my tattoos and they ask me to draw little tattoos on the sometimes and every time they get a temporary tattoo they are always so excited to show me

[@sarahr5452]

I think it depends if the kid/s only know you with tattoos or are around people with tattoos their whole life. I have a 5 year old daughter that when she realized I had a back tattoo, she tried to wash it off when she was younger lol. Her confused little face was so funny. Now I find her drawing on herself once and awhile and asks me "do you like my tattoo mommy?"

[@chloepekel]

Between my shaved head, tattoos and height, kids always give me the jaw drop. Im flattered tbh

[@maartenn2217]

Tattooed little people are wild

[@lisahoshowsky4251]

I saw cleen on the “scribble” and I had to rewind to reread that, then rewind again to read the bottom title, then rewind to read it again, then rewind and pause to look at his face. Holy guacamole I did not recognize cleen😱😱😱😱 Omg, I was just watching inkmaster clips with him in it this morning, so I think this scrambled my brain a little.

[@nanschafer9999]

You all are such fun! I love this channel!

[@Justrobschannel]

A scientology neighbourhood is a thing wow

[@annaconigliaro2907]

I have a big fairy tattoo on my leg. My cousin's little kid hid behind one of my aunt's legs but looked at the tattoo in awe. She loves it and if it's visible she hug the tattoo

[@thehorriblebright]

Other people's kids don't seem to care at all. Most of my friends with kids either has tattoos themselves or have a lot of other tattooed friends so it's not anything out of the ordinary to them. Both me and my ex wife are tattoed, not that heavy (yet) but more than most. So our kids are very used to them. My 14yo is more than anything was a bit bothered by them and my style in general (very long grey beard, denim vest blasted with metal/industrial/literary/occult patches, combat boots). I think it's because his class at the school he used to go to was very narrow in what was deemed "normal" and it wasn't a vibe where sticking out was a good thing. But since he changed schools in grade 7 and went to an art focused school he has mellowed out a lot. He's a gamer through and through and likes oversized hoodies in bright colours. My 10yo on the other hand likes my style and share some of the softer side of my musical taste and even has a denim jacket with some patches on it (sisters of mercy back patch, a unicorn and some cherries that are the same as on my vest).

[@v35p3r4]

Awesome editing and just overall content

[@GothMusicLatinAmerica]

I think kids like mine because they're mostly animals and kids like animals. Sometimes they'll ask what the nautilus one is because that's one of the less well-known animals I have on me, but that's about it.

[@badwrench13]

I have a spiderweb on my right elbow and was at the supermarket when a little kid poked it. I turned around and smiled and he looked terrified. I asked if he liked spiders and he shook his head "no". I asked "What about Spider-Man?" He nodded "yes" and smiled. We talked about Spider-Man for a few minutes and it was super cool.

[@charlottem.1477]

When my daughter was younger, once they were healed, she would colour in my outlines. She liked that she could ‘make it different’ each time.

[@Scott-got-caught]

She would love coloring books....

[@JoshRichardsonisanactor]

Ha! Loved the 24601 at 7:30. Way to bring musical theatre into a tattoo video, lol!

[@sludgewave4786]

I worked as a Lifeguard and swiming coach for 10 years and i'm blasted everywhere. I work with kids and they usually love tattoos. They ask a lot of questions, it's fun children don't really care.

[@mielissa100ify]

I worked in a daycare and every kid loved my tattoos and the parents didn’t care because they were well done and I didn’t have anything offensive. Not that an ugly tattoo would matter but people don’t seem to be bothered today. They were just fascinated.

[@kelseyjaffer]

most kids LOVE my tattoos! granted, most of them are fairly tame. I do have a large dagger tattoo on my forearm, but kids tend to think it's cool rather than scary! my fav story is when I was saying goodbye to a 3 yo kid my sister used to nanny as they dropped me off at the airport. She told him to say goodbye to me, and he went "Goodbye, Kelsey...goodbye tattoos!" and stroked my arm with his tiny little hands 😂 it was adorable!

[@Ari2_cute]

I'm covered and my daughter loves it, she has blue hair and I let her express herself and we have the rule "aslong as I like it that's what counts aslong as I'm not hurting anyone and let other people like different things were all different "

[@ipod14202]

kids love mine! im not near kids at all, but when i go to the store or to the mall, they come with their parents and ask if their kids could see them. not a fan of it but it doesnt bother me at all.. i have a full batman with his villains sleeve... as well as harley quinn back piece that im getting done and a right pec tattoo of half batman and half joker :D those cant really be seen unless im wearing a tank top

[@julianhennig3579]

My daughter of two years was completely fascinated with my newly done tattoo. Since I got that she can't go a day without having some children's tattoos. She is so proud wearing them.

[@Recycledhooligan]

I had a kid ask me once.why do you got all those drawings on you. I told him cause my mom wouldn’t buy me a coloring book.his mom gave me the look.like I’m gonna buy him every coloring book in the store.

[@jinae2323]

I work at a preschool and have a full sleeve. Also all the other teachers have a few tattoo. I work in an upper middle class area. These parents pay $500 - $600 a week For their 0 - 5 yr old to play. I use to hide my sleeve but then i realized 70% of the parents have at least a half sleeve… I tested the reactions of the kids and went short sleeved one day. I got NOTHING. I’m like look do you like it? They just f***ing stare and say “ I’ll get one too” or “yeah.” and continue they’re day…. It was so AMAZONG I love how it’s becoming normal :)

[@anarchist_parable]

"They walk up like who is that Mexican and that white guy in bell bottoms" Me: *thought they were two white Mexicans* 😂

[@emk-4142]

I’m an elementary teacher, and I get full on compliments daily on my tattoos and piercings! Definitely wasn’t expecting that 😂

[@callsigngonzoairsoft]

I don’t have a lot but my right arm is pretty much covered and my chest tattoo gets more attention when I’m at the beach but for the most part people and kids don’t really give me any looks or anything but that’s Canada for you lol but I agree with pony I’ve had stretched ears since high school I’m 30 now and it’s still not that common for people to have stretched ears.

[@devinbussard8502]

My kids love my tattoos I put a Mickey Mouse on me and that one drives kids crazy

[@xXKawaiiChibiGaaraXx]

my son will look at them and try to scratch them off like they are the fake tattoos or the kid tattoos you put on with a wet cloth and then get confused when they dont come off or get lighter and i swear it is the most adorable thing . the whole thing just warms my heart .

[@sakshipriya5549]

oh shit didn't realize this just came out! Loved this episode lol.

[@Alyy_Cat]

I don't recall anyone around me having tattoos when I grew up. It was kinda taboo in a way. Now I have 8 and married into a family with lots 😂 I also have younger siblings who have through the years shown interest in different ways. Younger it was "it won't come off?!" but last year I got to explain HOW they work and that was pretty cool. I'm definitely corrupting them. Whoops.

[@user-pt1cz4ot1e]

Kids love tattoos! Their parents ruin them.

[@lindzamoe85]

The kids at my sons elementary think I’m such a bad ass 😂

[@alyssadean7661]

I have a Disney sleeve so most kids get really excited when they see my tattoos. Although, on the Disney sleeve I have Meg and Mulan kissing and some kids will say “ew” because it’s two girls kissing

[@HanHan-ds7fm]

I worked in a kindergarten and have my arm covered in flowers and stuff. The first few days they were skeptical but then they wanted to color them 😂

[@tuesdaywithjisoo8395]

I live in a family that think big non meaningful tattoos just ruin people's bodies. I genuinely think they're really cool but have anxiety towards ever getting a tattoo because of like pain, cost, regretting it, family etc.

[@otherwisesignificant]

I worked with kids at my old job and they all loved my tattooes. My little 4 and 5 yr olds would say "I like your arm pictures" and the older ones who knew what tattoos are would say how cool they thought my tattoos were.

[@glossysky.e]

Kids reactions are just extensions of who they were raised by fr

[@reefrunnerart]

I was waiting for a friend once, and this little four year old Chinese girl comes up to me and starts pointing at my tattoos and asking me questions, and bless her heart, her mum came up and started translating 'cause this kid didn't speak a word of English, and I don't speak Mandarin. She was fascinated, her mum was really sweet, it was just really wholesome.

[@elijahcummings4018]

My kids love tattoos, my daughter's are always drawing on themselves and saying "look I'm daddy" lol

[@lucasl202-61]

Worked at a daycare for a little over a year, I kept the snake tattoo on my arm uncolored for a while because the kids loved coloring it in. Although they didnt understand why they couldn't get "Big kid ones" like mine and had to get the "baby ines" (the small stickers) it was adorable. Acouple parents also said I could draw (washable marker) on their arms in trade! I miss those kids, best brats I ever could've met!

[@direfox9464]

I had a kid a out 6 or so ask me how I got my tattoos and I told him I was born with them. He said oh so you are a wizard. One of my best encounters about my tatts

[@beccab2151]

I work in childcare and some of the little ones are fascinated. I've had a baby pinch at my arm like they were trying to take it off 😂

[@erikadowdy686]

One of the best channels Imo

[@Taaniiieeee]

Daymnnn all the Ink Master alumni’s look so different now! I forgot how long ago they were on the show. Snaz man! 🤙🏾

[@MissxMangoxLove]

The editing is once again top tier in this video

[@urlocalcavebat5173]

3:53 Jimmy has me dead! 😂 ☠️

[@lipstickjelly6831]

I just know my daughter will be tatted in the future. She’s been drawing on herself since she learned she could! So I’ve been teaching her what to look for in a good tattooer, what establishments are safe, what age I’d recommend getting them (because at 18 you’re broke and highly likely to get bad work done, or plain dumb lol), etc.

[@xraystyle00]

When I showed my fifth graders my new stereo tattoo, most of them were like wow that’s so cool, teacher. But one kid just deadpan said “you should get that lasered off.” 👁👄👁 context: I teach English in Korea

[@maurisagreen7478]

They should do a tattoo artist reacts to other tattoo artist tattoos

[@mads_]

I got my tattoos in just black and my 3 yr old loves to color them in with markers 🖤 i like being her traveling coloring book

[@staxrose4800]

I’m a kindergarten teacher all sleeved up even the neck and they ask so many questions on them, don’t care, or either mark themselves up with tats with markers 😂

[@jonareed9137]

For context I live in Southern Kentucky, I once had a little kid about 4 or 5, tell me I was going to get a whipping because I had colored on my arms, for referene, I have a full sleeve. Thats been my favorite so far. The weirdest ones are the little only ladies who stop me and tell me that they love them.

[@jaistashu1560]

My 4-year-old niece loves my tattoos (sylveon, koi fish, and octopus). When she first saw them, I told her that I had just taken a shower, and she was confused that I still had something on my skin. In a more recent time, she pointed to each tattoo and gleefully announced what they were ("Fish! Octopus! ....Cat! :D "). She was disappointed when I told her I only had three and that there weren't any more. (Unfortunately, I won't be able to show her any of my future tattoos since my family despises tattoos, and I'm undercover. ;u; I don't feel comfortable teaching her how to keep secrets from her parents, and she may learn what a tattoo is as her vocabulary expands.)

[@aaronknowles5359]

I am a teacher in South Carolina with a couple visible tattoos. Some of the looks from parents are interesting 😂.

[@KatienMac]

I remember when I was a kid my friends mom had a bunch of black and grey tattoos and let us color it in with markers it was so cool!!! Now I do it to my own tattoos lol

[@OGPimpin]

Cleen looks like Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage wrapped up all in one dude

[@chibicricket]

My 3 yr old calls my tattoos my "stamps". My oldest who is 19 now used to draw on herself to have tattoos when she was little. She's planning her first tattoo now.

[@sakshipriya5549]

I HEARD THE WORD SCIENTOLOGY FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY AND IT'S SO NOT WHAT I THOUGHT IT MEANT

[@taraengbaum5232]

My five year old daughter has never seen a cigarette before. She saw an older cousins mom smoking and she was so in awe. She got my attention when she said "mom, I WANT to try THAT." lol but tattoos are no biggie to her. She colors mine in all the time

[@juliaprokesova1657]

Hah! Love the prison code 24601 on Dyson at 7:24

[@BB-TheCandleFairy]

Honestly, most of my teachers that I’ve ever had have had tattoos, so when we were little just like looking at them to see what the pictures are. It’s just pretty normal, some people have tattoos, some don’t. We just grew up like that.

[@jello4835]

Can confirm the hair thing, little girls stare at you in awe when your hair is pink or purple

[@z0minos13]

Always excited to see RaeBae on the show, so glad to see her progress! Wisco represent!!

[@theonlyaprilfunk]

I work at a daycare, and from personal experience kids love that I have tattoos

[@tukuiPat]

I recently got 3 very large pieces of the top of my forearm, and my 6 y.o nephew said that my tattoos are really cool.