“Don’t judge a book by its cover” is a saying we’ve all heard, yet people often forget its meaning. Judging someone based on looks can lead to unfair assumptions—especially when it comes to parents.Richard Huff is a perfect example. With over 240 tattoos, including on his face, people wrongly assumed he was a bad father.

But behind the ink is a devoted dad of five, a man who uses tattoos as meaningful symbols of love, including the names of his kids and even his daughter’s lips.