We all have our own preferences when it comes to body art, but what happens when a parent’s disdain for tattoos clashes with their adult child’s personal choices? Meet this 58-year-old mom who is very anti-tattoo and her 22-year-old daughter who decided to get inked anyway. The daughter is now moving back home for an unpaid internship, and mom is laying down the law: cover up the tattoo or find other living arrangements! Is she being too controlling, or is it fair to enforce her rules under her own roof? Read on to find out!
Mom’s Anti-Tattoo Stance
Daughter’s Grad School Rebellion
Mom’s Discovery
Moving Back Home
Mom’s Dress Code Demand
Daughter’s Response ️
Mom’s House, Mom’s Rules
No Other Options
Grandma’s Neutral Stance
Mom’s Second Thoughts
Is Mom Being Too Controlling?
This anti-tattoo mom is facing a dilemma: her adult daughter has a tattoo she despises and is moving back home for an unpaid internship. Mom has laid down the law, demanding her daughter cover the tattoo while at home. The daughter argues it’s unfair due to the hot weather and her preference for tank tops. With no other living options, the daughter is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Meanwhile, grandma is staying neutral in the situation. ️ So, is this mom being too controlling, or is it fair for her to enforce her rules under her own roof? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this sticky situation…
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YTA. Let your adult daughter make her own decisions.
Commenter calls out OP for prioritizing hatred of tattoos over love for daughter. YTA.
Daughter’s tattoo causes tension between mother and daughter. YTA.
YTA mom demands daughter cover tattoo, internet calls her out
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Parent’s demand to cover tattoo strains relationship with daughter. YTA
Daughter’s body, daughter’s rules. Also, it’s not OP’s house
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Who owns the house? YTA for demanding cover-up
Daughter’s tattoo causing tension at home. YTA needs to relax
Commenter calls out OP for being the a-hole.
Commenter calls out mom’s behavior, predicts daughter’s future independence.
Commenter calls out controlling parents and societal change.
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Commenter warns of strained relationship with controlling mother.
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Commenter calls out controlling parent, sparking discussion
Supportive comment defends daughter’s tattoo, receives upvotes
Tattoos aren’t a big deal, YTA needs to chill
Daughter’s tattoo causes tension at home. YTA or NAH?
Daughter’s body, daughter’s rules. YTA for trying to control her.
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Controlling parenting? YTA. Pushing daughter away
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Daughter got a tattoo, mom demands it covered. YTA.
Commenter calls out judgmental behavior with
Don’t sacrifice a good relationship with your daughter over a tattoo
Daughter follows rules, but mom now dictates her clothing ♀️
Commenter calls out mom’s controlling behavior, advocates for daughter’s autonomy.
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Daughter’s harmless butterfly tattoo sparks ‘my house, my rules’ debate. YTA.
Mom faces backlash for demanding daughter cover tattoo
Daughter’s tattoo causes conflict with mother, commenters side with daughter
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Commenter calls out bad parenting over tattoo rule.
Commenter deems someone the a**hole. Drama ensues
Grad student daughter gets tattoo, mom demands it be covered
Risking relationship with daughter over tattoo, YTA ♀️
Commenter accuses mother of being shallow and judgmental
Commenter calls out controlling behavior as abuse
Mom tries to control adult daughter’s tattoo, gets called out.
Mom faces backlash for demanding daughter covers tattoo at home
Daughter’s tattoo causes family feud. YTA for demanding cover-up.
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Commenter predicts karma for judgmental mother.
Parental control or overreaction? Commenter calls out mom’s behavior
Commenter calls out mom’s judgmental behavior and entitlement
Commenter calls someone YTA, wonder who they’re talking about
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Deciding between values and relationships
Daughter’s butterfly tattoo causes major conflict with mom
Let her decorate her temple ♀️ ♂️ and apologize for cruel threat
Tattoo drama at home. YTA but it’s your rules ♀️
Encouraging comment defends daughter’s tattoo against judgmental mother.
Mom’s controlling behavior pushes daughter away, not tattoo.
Body autonomy defended with sass. YTA put in place.
Mom criticized for making daughter cover tattoo at home
Daughter’s tattoo, mom’s rules? YTA, says commenter.
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