Melissa Sloan (45 years old, UK) has nearly 1000 tattoos on her body. She says they help herself cover up her “scars of the past”. However, the woman’s strange appearance prevented her from going to her children’s school.
Melissa said she was not allowed to attend the Christmas concert at her children’s school, forced to watch the performance through the window. “There was no Christmas party. Once I was asked to go to the garden behind the school and look out the classroom window. The teachers did that and I haven’t come to school since then,” said Melissa Sloan. .
Melissa Sloan was banned from her son’s school activities.
Because it is not convenient to appear at school and children’s activities, activities involving boys are often undertaken by Melissa Sloan’s husband.
In the past, Melissa was sexually abused by her brother, Gavin Sloan (46 years old), since the age of 6 and it took many years to tell the truth.
In May 2022, Gavin Sloan was sentenced to 21 years in prison after pleading guilty to raping and sexually assaulting dozens of children.
“I’ve suffered all my life from childhood abuse. My whole body is covered in tattoos and that’s how I deal with childhood trauma. I try to erase painful memories. suffering and gradually ‘addicted’ to tattooing” , said Melisa.
Melissa Sloan started tattooing at the age of 20 and now has ink stains all over her body.
The full body tattoo makes Melissa subject to scrutiny every time she goes out. She also couldn’t find a job for many years.
“I applied for a job cleaning toilets but they said they couldn’t accept it because I have too many tattoos. The first job I did was cleaning many years ago, but it didn’t last long,” the person said. women said.
Melissa currently has a 7-year-old son and hopes to have a steady source of income to raise the child. “I want to fit in but still be myself with tattoos like this. People don’t need to sympathize but I don’t want to run away to another place,” Melissa confided.
