When his son, Canadian citizen Derek Prue Jr., refused to shoot a t-shirt in the pool, Derek Sr. made the courageous and sympathetic decision to defend him.
Although he was proud of his birthmark, he had noticed that his son had started to hide it. He intended to convey to his son that he was not alone. He chose to have the same birthmark permanently inked on himself in order to give his child a greater sense of security.
The father went to Juicy Quill Tattoo. He expected the tattoo session to be a couple of hours. Nevertheless, it ended up taking 30 hours, with the first session taking about four hours.
Despite the pain and time commitment, Derek Sr. was dedicated to showing his son that he was not alone. And that he should be proud of his birthmark. As the whole family returned to the pool, Derek Sr. took off his shirt to show his son the tattoo. It was an exact replica of his son’s birthmark. The child was pleased to see it and amazed that his father had done it for him.
