The one time you would hope to never encounter a spelling mistake is when you’re having your child’s name tattooed on your body. That’s because tattoos — like children — are for life. Unfortunately, Johanna Giselhäll Sandström found that out the hard way. The Swedish mother of two fell victim to an embarrassing typo after her tattoo artist misspelled her son Kevin’s name as “Kelvin.” Rather than face an expensive and painful removal process, the 30-year-old took it in stride and simply changed her son’s name to Kelvin. When Sandström went to the tattoo parlor, the artist drew the design and didn’t ask anything about the spelling, so she never gave it another thought. It wasn’t until later that she noticed the glaring mistake. She returned to the tattoo parlor, but the artist said there wasn’t anything he could do apart from issuing a refund. After looking at the cost and what’s involved in tattoo removal, Sandström and her husband decided that the smarter option would be to rename their son, who was almost two at the time. The couple have now grown to love the name Kelvin because it’s unique. Fortunately, their young son also took to his new moniker. The family has just welcomed their third child, Freya, and Sandström is planning on going under the needle once more. However, this time she promises to be better prepared.
