Mother is livid after 11-year-old daughter comes home from sleepover with multiple piercings
The anonymous Reddit post is believed to have originated somewhere in the UK from a concerned mom. She shared that she sent her 11-year-old daughter to a friend’s house. Then after explaining the situation, wants to know if she should ban the daughter from seeing those friends again.
The 11-year-old often went to hang out with her 13-year-old friend, who lived nearby. On this particular day, the 13-year-old had two friends over, a 14- and a 15-year-old. The anonymous mom was feeling nervous about letting her daughter hang out with all 3 girls but reluctantly agreed.
Apparently, her concerns were valid because when her daughter came home, she had seven more piercings than when she’d left. Now concerned about the situation, the anonymous mom posted on Reddit saying, “I have many concerns around hygiene, removing the piercings but mainly how easily my daughter was influenced by the older girls to do something so stupid. She is also too young to make what I consider a permanent decision and she may also regret the piercings later.” Wanting to know if she’s being unreasonable, she asked Reddit if she should “ban” her daughter from hanging out with those girls again.
Unsurprisingly, Reddit users were all too excited to offer encouragement and perspectives. “I would be taking all of them out and talking to her about standing up for herself and peer pressure.” Said one commenter.
Meanwhile, another said, “Poor girl. That must have really hurt. I really don’t like those other girls. They mistreated your daughter. Call those parents and she’s not allowed to be around them, or at least not unsupervised. Get the piercings taken out and a trip to the paediatrician.”
Many other users responded in support of the outraged mom, reassuring her that her feelings are totally valid. A young girl was subjected to peer pressure and came home with new piercings that she hadn’t previously expressed interest in.
