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When James was sixteen, he disturbed his father for months because he wanted his first tattoo and his father said no.

He didn't give up, he did better in school, he cleaned up, he did everything so that his father gave him the chance to get a tattoo.

Henry Jackson wasn't a fan of tattoos, in fact he hated them. They were tacky and he preferred a smart appearance for his son. He was going to take over his father's businesses someday, Henry didn't want him looking like a canvas with graffiti on it.

But when James wasn't backing down, he decided to get one, but under the condition that he was going to pick the location.

He picked the side, across the ribs and he did that because it was typically one of the most painful parts of the body to be tattooed. He did that because he wanted to discourage his son from getting any future tattoos.

James took the pain like a champ and when he became older, he got several more. It's that same tattoo that he is staring at and he knows, without a d