For parents who also happen to have tattoos, it's not uncommon to get the name of their child inked somewhere on their body as a tribute to the little one that will last a lifetime.
But one dad has split opinion after admitting he has the name of his eldest child tattooed on his chest, and even though he and his wife welcomed their son into the world a year ago, he won't be booking an appointment to get a matching tattoo dedicated to his new arrival.
The man explained he no longer "likes tattoos" and doesn't want to go through the process of having a second inking done, but his wife is livid with him because she thinks their son will grow up believing his sibling is the "favourite child".
In a post on Reddit, the dad, from the US, said he had his daughter when he was young, and she was raised by her grandparents while he went off to college, so he decided to get her name tattooed in tribute to her when he was away.
But now he's older, he has no interest in getting more tattoos so doesn't want to get one for his son - even though his wife is demanding he gets one to make it fair.
He wrote: "I had my first child when I was young and I was devastated when I had to leave her with my parents to go to college. I tattooed her name and a picture that reminded me of her on my chest.
"I got married to my wife about three years ago and we have a one-year-old son together. She asked me when I'm going to tattoo his name. I told her I'm not planning to do so. I was very young when I got my first and only tattoo, it wasn't a pleasant experience, and I don't really like tattoos anymore.
"She said our son is going to grow up and notice that I only have a tattoo for his sister and he will know who my favourite child is. I told her this is insane, and if she really wants a tattoo of our son's name then she should get one.
"We got into a heated argument and it ended with her calling me an a**hole."
The man asked for opinions on the situation from people online, and many said they could see the issue from both sides - as although no one can force him to get a tattoo if he doesn't want one, they said he would be "ignorant" to think that only having one tattoo won't be seen as favouritism.
One person said: "I think you're pretty ignorant if you can't see how that could look like favouritism."
While another added: "Valid question from your wife, but all your points are valid too.
"I think she needs to be understanding and acknowledge it. If she wants a tattoo of the son, go for it. Also, I don't think it needs to be an issue now, you might change your mind in 10 years and get a tattoo with his name. I don't think it should be causing conflict this early in your son's life.
"Hope the argument settles and all goes back to normal!"
And a third posted: "You get to decide what to do with your own body. However, your son will have a hard time understanding why you have a tattoo of his sister and not him."
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