The idea of getting a tattoo(纹身) copy popped into Prue's head when he noticed that his 8-year-old son refused to take his shirt off in the swimming pool. Prue realized that his son was starting to be aware of his birthmark, which covers a huge part of his chest.
Prue secretly went to a tattoo shop. The tattoo he wanted had to be identical to his son's birthmark, so they had to do it in nine sessions. "The first sitting was close to four hours. And I didn't really look to see what was going on," said Prue. "'So I thought at the end of four hours it was done. So I asked, 'Is it almost done?' and he said, 'I'm almost done the outline. "
It has been a bit of a process for Prue as well as painful experience. Because of the size and the position of the birthmark he was trying to copy, he had to suffer a lot of pain. Tony Gibert, the tattoo artist, said that the area has very sensitive nerve endings which gave Prue so much discomfort and undesirable sensations. Pain hours added up to nearly thirty hours in total.
In a video where the son saw his dad's tattoo, he can be heard saying, "that's cool. " This time, without any hesitation, he took off his shirt and jumped in the swimming pool. Apparently, his dad's action changed his perspectives, which made him feel confident again. As expected, his son was so happy to see it but also a little confused, not expecting his dad would do it.
Despite all the pain and long hours of waiting, Prue never felt discouraged. What mattered to him was to make his son happy and help bring back his self-confidence.
