I think that most of us try to live our lives without judging others unnecessarily. We all realize that we can’t judge a book by its cover but sometimes, it’s hard not to do so because of what we see with our eyes.
Sometimes, judging someone unnecessarily is going to simply roll off their back and they won’t think much of it. On the other hand, we may have no idea what is going on in someone’s life and we could end up touching a nerve that grieves them deeply.
That is sometimes the case with people who lose a child. Although we may experience loss in many different ways in our lives, the loss of a child is one of the most difficult we could ever face.
In many cases, we want to do something to honor the child, and the young mother in this story decided to do it in a special way. The problem is, people are able to see the outward expression of grief and they sometimes make fun of it because they don’t understand it.
The young mother, who lives in Huntsville, Alabama, decided to get a tattoo to honor her lost child. She went down to the tattoo shop with an idea in mind and asked them to do it.
At first, the people at the tattoo parlor laughed because they felt that it seemed too basic. She felt that they thought it was more of a ‘basic white girl’ tattoo.
What they didn’t realize is that it had a much deeper meaning to her so she left and took her business elsewhere. She then posted the finished tattoo on Reddit and shared the meaning behind it.
There are three birds perched on the tree branch, and one baby bird is seen flying away. The adult birds and the smaller bird are watching the little one fly away from them.
The little bird is supposed to be the child she lost. After learning this, many people got emotional, including some who didn’t consider themselves sentimental.
It’s just another example of why we should never judge someone without knowing what is going on in their lives.