A NEW mum has been slammed online after she admitted to plucking her baby daughter’s unibrow while she naps.
Posting on Reddit’s “Am I The A******” forum, the woman revealed that her 15-month-old daughter “was born with hair on her head” and “really full lashes”.
Although her daughter had a “light” unibrow at first, the mother noted: “Over the last four to five months, it’s gotten fairly prominent.”
Deciding to take matters into her own hands, the mum “decided to pluck it while she slept” for “aesthetic reasons”.
“If she woke up, I would stop,” the mum explained. “I managed to get it all off in a couple of days.”
Despite believing she had done nothing wrong, the mum was left mortified after a friend quizzed her on her daughter’s perfectly plucked brows.
She continued: “A fellow mom friend of mine stopped by for a ‘play date’ a few days ago. She’s an extremely observant person and she mentioned my daughter’s eyebrows.
“I was honest and said I plucked the middle while she slept. She had this horrified look and said she was surprised that I did that.”
Although her husband tried to reassure her that she’d done nothing wrong, the mum admits she’s been “feeling a little insecure about the decision” and turned to Reddit for advice.
But rather than receiving the reassurance she wanted, the mum has sparked a furious backlash.
Calling her parenting into question, one user replied: “WTF is wrong with someone who cares about their baby’s EYEBROWS?
“Way to cement those self-esteem issues nice and early. 10/10 parenting.”
Speaking from her own experience, another American user wrote: “My mom started waxing my eyebrows around the time I went to kindergarden. She’d pin me to the floor to get it done if I struggled.
“My self-esteem is shaky at best and every time I look at my brows (which are my biggest insecurity), I’m reminded that my mom thinks I’m ugly too.”
Similarly, a third added: “You’re seriously applying adult beauty standards to a child – a BABY in fact.
“The kid’s unibrow makes ZERO difference to her experience as a baby, but her mom pulling out her hairs one by one because she isn’t pretty enough is going to carry a lifetime of complications.”
However, not everyone was so critical of the mum – with some arguing that her actions could protect her from bullies at school.
“As a young hairy girl, I was teased by other children for a unibrow, upper lip, arm etc,” another replied. “Of course it hurt to wax, but some things have to be done. You have to keep in mind children don’t have that filter for hurtful teasing.”
Insisting that the mother was doing the right thing in the long-run, one user argued: “It’s your baby. If she’s not waking up, she’s obviously okay.
“Maybe I’m the a****** for thinking this way but she will get teased once she gets to school age. If you do it now, you’re building up a pain tolerance for later.”
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