Jamie Hesler and her son
Every day, an Illinois mother went about her business with
her young son, taking him to the park and running errands about town,
without realizing that she was being watched. That is until she received
a disconcerting message from a woman on Facebook. Now, she has a
tearful message for other parents about what she was told, which nobody
should ever have to hear, let alone anyone should ever say.
Jamie Hesler lives in a typical suburb in the town of
Moline. She’s just like any other mom, who dedicates all her time to her
kid, making him meals, kissing his hurts, taking him to the park, and
watching cartoons with him. But there is something about Hesler that
didn’t sit well with another woman, who didn’t hesitate to shame her
online. Hesler didn’t know this person, but this woman thought she knew
everything she needed to know about Hesler.
Jamie and her son
In Jamie’s younger years, she got into tattoo art and became
intrigued with expressing her creativity and whimsical side of herself
this way. Over time, she has added to her personal collection of body
art, namely on her arm, which is an almost fully finished “sleeve” of
Pokémon characters at this point.
Over the weekend, Jaime received an unsolicited scathing message through Facebook from
a woman who felt it was her place to share her judgment of Jamie as a
bad mother for having tattoos, then closed the beratement with an awful
word of advice. Through tears, Jaimie read that message aloud in a video
she uploaded online.
“You are presenting a negative influence to the younger
generation and should be ashamed of the image you’re presenting,” Jamie
tearfully read the woman’s rude words in the video. “Body art is a
gateway to violent and harmful substances and your choice of covering
your body in tattoos will not only affect your child’s decisions in
life, but also young adults who see you.”
In a show of class and undeserved respect, Jamie refused to
say the person’s name who sent her the message of disgust, to spare her
any hate mail or hurt feelings, like what she gave Jamie.
After being told what a horrible parent, person, and
disservice to her child she is, the judgmental messenger imparted a word
of advice on Jamie that she remove the tattoos or at minimum keep them
covered up. In closing, she warned her what would come of her life and
her child’s if she didn’t heed her advice. “I highly suggest you take my
advice or you will go nowhere in life, and neither will your son,” she
ended on a low note.
Jamie defended herself by saying her body art was the least
offensive, most child-friendly designs a mother could have, since it’s
all of characters kids love. Unlike jaded adults, innocent children have
seen the joy in how Jamie has chosen to express herself, coming up and
telling her that her tattoos are cool.
Body art doesn’t make you a bad person, but judging people
for how they look and how they are different from you does. This person,
who rudely inserted herself in someone else’s life, is a far more
negative influence on children, because of how she treats people, than
even the most heavily tattooed parent on the planet. What’s inside is
what matters most, and this is a beautiful mother that had the
misfortune of dealing with someone that radiates with ugliness.
h/t: [WQAD]
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