We all know Y2K (aka early 90s and ’00s) fashion is cool again with Generation Z.
But one mom isn’t loving the look, especially not on her teen daughter.
But this story isn’t as much about policing your kids’ clothing choices as is it about this woman’s conservative mother-in-law.
The skirt made daughter look like she had an ‘accident’
Taking to a forum, the 38-year-old mom wrote, “My 14yo daughter, Courtney is really into Y2K style right now. It’s more Bratz dolls, less real early 2000s fashion.”
The issue arose when last week, Courtney spent her pocket money on a thrift shop purchase – which apparently was “the ugliest tie-dye mini skirt imaginable.”
The mom expands, “It is brownish and honestly looks like she had a poop accident, as one of the ‘stains’ is around her bum area.”
When Courtney tried to wear the skirt around her grandma, aka OP’s mother-in-law, she took issue with the skirt as well, but for a different reason.
“Her grandma said, ‘Absolutely not, that is too short, go change.’ My daughter started protesting and asked me about it. I said that the length was fine, but I did not want her to go out in something that makes her look like she had an accident,” she said.
The MIL then started chastising the OP while Courtney was upstairs getting changed.
“She told me that it was inappropriate what I let my daughter do and that I was mocking her by what I said.”
“Also, I was showing her it is okay to be shallow and buy into trends. Honestly, I was not concerned until my husband came home, saying he agreed with his mother and that he was not a fan of how I handled this. I am very confused. She is wearing normal girls’ stuff, not scandalous. It is normal. But my husband said it is stupid that I draw the line at ‘ugly.'”
“Granny needs to keep her mouth shut”
So, what did the comments have to say about this all?
Mostly, they sided with the mom.
“NTA… Granny needs to keep her mouth shut. Parenting your daughter is your job. If she has concerns like the length of a skirt she should speak to you, not your daughter. Your husband also needs to learn to back you up,” the top comment said.
Another took most issue with the husband, saying, “This seems to be more about the husband than the skirt. He wasn’t there. But he is telling you you are not allowed to disagree with his mother!”
“If you just give your opinion to your daughter then let her decide whether or not to wear an item, that’s the better way to go. She would probably be okay to consider your opinion. But don’t dictate to her if she disagrees. MIL can think what she wants she’s not relevant.”
Then this person shared this take, “NTA. OP knows how to talk to her teen; grandma tries the old-school shaming route and that does not work. Also, there’s nothing wrong with trends, it’s fun and trends come and go. Good for the daughter for not buying into fast fashion.”
Then finally another woman assured the mom, “You’re not the asshole, it wasn’t because it was ugly, it was genuinely because you thought it looked like she pooped herself.”
They added, “She might not have been aware, so it’s better to let her know.”