A supportive single mom surprised her daughter with an everlasting gift by getting the six-year-old's drawing of a turtle tattooed on her arm. Lauren Luskus, 33, from St. Mary's County, Maryland, shares an incredibly close bond with her daughter, Hayden, and has always encouraged her artistic side. One night Hayden drew a turtle, which gave Lauren the idea to get the artwork tattooed somewhere on her body. Having passed a tattoo parlor on February 2, Lauren made the giant leap, bringing the turtle artwork she had kept in her wallet. As the artist etched the design onto her arm, Lauren recorded different steps of the process, knowing Hayden was in school and could be surprised with the tattoo when she returned home. Having collected Hayden off the bus, Lauren kept her arm covered before guiding her inside. Pulling her sleeve and calling Hayden over, Lauren showed her daughter the artistic gesture. Seeing her drawing on her mom's arm, Hayden immediately started smiling, rubbing the turtle to ensure it was real. Lauren asked, "Does this make you happy?" as her daughter smiled and admired the work.
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00:00 This mom is getting her kids drawing tattooed!
00:03 Lauren, who's a single mom, is incredibly close with her six-year-old daughter, Hayden.
00:09 And Hayden has always loved art since she was little.
00:13 She's even had artwork featured in the county fair.
00:16 "You just drew that?"
00:18 So when Hayden drew one of their favorite animals one day,
00:21 "So cute!"
00:23 Her mom knew she had to show her daughter just how special her art truly is.
00:28 "The tattoo!"
00:29 "What did I get?"
00:30 "The tattoo that I drew!"
00:31 "What do you think?"
00:32 "Good!"
00:33 "Does it make you happy?"
00:34 "Yeah, does it hurt?"
00:35 "No, I'm okay."
00:36 "I like it!"
00:37 "You like it?"
00:38 Now, Lauren told us she'll always have a reminder of how much art shaped her daughter
00:48 growing up.
00:49 "I love you."
00:51 And she hopes to have Hayden redraw the little turtle one day and also get it tattooed facing
00:57 the other one.
00:58 (upbeat music)