A woman claims she became sick of people making "daily" jokes and remarks about her baby daughter's thick, black unibrow, and decided to do something about it.
Tired of hearing jokey queries about whether her child "has a caterpillar on her face", the fed-up mum took a razor and shaved a "little separation into her brow."
According to the unnamed mother, she was very careful when doing so, using a small facial razor known to be very gentle on skin, and making sure to take good care of her skin afterward.
She's since been keeping on top of her daughter's brow once a week and is keen for people to notice something else about her.
Regardless of how careful she's been, her husband was livid when he noticed - one month after she started - telling her she's "going to give her body image issues."
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Her husband went on to tell her to put their dilemma up on Reddit, to see what other people thought about her decision, assuming they'd be on his side.
The anonymous mum - who goes by the username u/RealisticEnd465 - wrote: "I have a baby girl who has a very thick unibrow. Of course I think she is beautiful, including her bushy little brow, but I am SO tired of the comments from other people.
"Literally on a daily basis, people tell me I should dress her up as Frida Kahlo for Halloween, jokingly ask if she has a caterpillar on her face, tell me dad must be really hairy, etc. Nobody seems to notice anything about her except that unibrow."
Pleading her case further, she went on to detail just how gentle she'd been with her baby's skin, clarifying there hadn't been any sort of irritation whatsoever.
She continued: "My husband finally noticed (I did it initially about a month ago) and demanded to know how I could possibly do something like that to our child.
"He’s angry with me because 1) I didn’t run it by him first; 2) I’m going to give her body image issues, and 3) there’s nothing wrong with a unibrow.
"I told him when she’s old enough to voice her opinions she can tell me what she wants, but until then I’m going to keep shaving it so that people notice more than just her unibrow."
Although her husband had believed Reddit users would call her out just as he had done, a number of people understood where she was coming from, and appeared more surprised by the fact it had taken him a full month to notice the change.
One person said: "I can see why your husband is upset. You really should have consulted him first before doing something to your daughter.
"However, why wait until she comes home crying because kids are making fun of her when it’s something easy to care for now? While it’s nothing medically necessary to care for, it’s something easy to take care of.
"I just imagine leaving it alone and having her hate her childhood pictures. Pictures that she can’t change but can burn instead of having the memories. I also can’t believe it took a month for him to notice. Showing that it’s really not that big of a deal."
Another advised: "She's a baby. She doesn't even care if she has clothes on or not. She's not going to be at all concerned with her eyebrows.
"You shaved it because people were making comments that really didn't need to be made. You used appropriate tools, and clearly, you haven't cut the baby.
"If anything, the people making the comments would cause body issues for drawing attention to a characteristic she can't help."
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