A mom has been praised for letting her daughter shave her upper lip and eyebrows – after she was made fun of as a child and revealed she didn’t want her daughter to experience the same harsh treatment.
Vidya Gopalan is a 38-year-old mom-of-two who frequently shares videos of her and her daughter, Sahana, 12, to her over 2.1 million followers.
Most recently, the North Carolina-based mom took to the video-sharing platform and posted a clip of her shaving Sahana’s eyebrows and upper lip because Vidya’s mom didn’t let her shave when she was Sahana’s age.
In a viral video, which amassed over 29.8 million views, Vidya helped her daughter remove her facial hair so that she wouldn’t get bullied, prompting viewers to praise the mom.
‘Ain’t no way you are getting bullied for your beautiful thick Indian brows,’ the mom-of-two said in the clip.
While shaving her daughter’s eyebrows and upper lip with a portable razor, the mom shared why she thought to help the 12-year-old remove the hair.
‘I remember getting made fun of when I was your age,’ Vidya said. She noted that it was because she had thick brows and facial hair. Sahana then asked why her mom didn’t shave her face from a young age.
The mom-of-two responded: ‘Because my mom didn’t let me.’
She captioned the viral video: ‘Most gorgeous brows ever.’ Viewers flooded the comments section, noting that Vidya’s relationship with her daughter ‘warmed their hearts.’
Many users revealed they have gone through similar situations. One person wrote: ‘I use to get bullied bc of my body hair at school. People always say “Don’t listen” but it’s hard when we live in a society that judges everyone’.
Another user added: ‘I love that you allow her to do this. Lots of moms think they’re altering their babies but it’s about confidence and self care!’
‘My mom did this for me. I was bullied for hairy arms and her mom didn’t let her shave. Your daughter will always thank you for this,’ someone else wrote.
