I’m a mom with 800 tattoos all over my face and body… I forget why people stare at me until my son reminds me

A MUM covered in tattoos from head to toe has told how she forgets she even has them – despite having more than 800 etchings.

Valerie, 34, of San Diego, California, says she often catches strangers staring at her in amazement and catches herself asking her son why.

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The mother of two got her first tattoo when she was 14.

And now, 20 years later, ink covers a whopping 78 percent of her body — including her face.

she said For real: “I walk down the street and I ask myself: ‘Why are these people staring at me?’.

“I’m right to ask my son what’s on my face? And he says, ‘You have face tattoos’.

“I forget, they are just a part of me!”

valerie outstanding tattoos These include an all-black left arm and a peculiar pseudo-scar that runs across her eyelids and cheek.

The mother, who works as a painter, sees her tattoos as an expression of art.

But not everyone feels the same, and the ink — especially the one on her face — draws a lot of negative attention.

People have even accused the mother of setting a bad example for her three-year-old and 15-year-old sons.

Though she says there’s a misconception that “only crazy people tattoo their faces” — which she says is wrong.

Despite the negativity, Valerie – who has nearly 69,000 followers on Instagram – is proud of her ink.

So much so that she is eager to get more tattoos – including her mother’s date of birth on her face.

She explained: “It’s the way I express myself.”

The mother – who describes her look as “a modern day Harley Quinn” – the Joker’s colorful henchman in Batman – made a very different look before covering herself in ink.

Amazing images show what appears to be a completely different person with no tattoos on her face – she also has hair of a different color.

Although Valerie says she wouldn’t want it any other way because “it’s a look I’m comfortable with.”

But Valerie isn’t alone in her passion for insane amounts of tattooing.

A mother of seven children inked every inch of her face with roses, hearts and even an England flag.

Melissa Sloan, from Knighton on the Powys-Shropshire border, says people stop and stare at her and tell her she looks like “something from another universe”.

But the 45-year-old insists: “I like the way I am. You only live once. Do what you want.”

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