One teacher shared the unwelcome comments she hears from other adults and the positive feedback from students that makes it all worthwhile.
Amanda Ford (@fairyniceofyou) is a high school teacher who has tattoos and piercings and isn’t afraid to show them.
She used a TikTok video to decry the annoying and rude remarks that parents can’t seem to help but make.
In the video, Ford described herself as “a young teacher with tattoos and piercings.”
Using a slideshow of stock images to represent various figures, Ford recorded the comments she’s heard others make about her body ink.
Parents are prone to jokingly say, “You know those never go away, right?”
Her fellow teachers get in on it, too.
“I wouldn’t get any myself, but it’s cute on you,” Ford wrote over a stock photo of a female teacher.
Despite the rudeness, Ford isn’t ashamed and simply brushes off the bullying from other adults.
Students, on the other hand, love her ink and jewelry. Some have told her she has “sick tats.”
Students have also told her, “I can’t wait to get one but my mom said I have to wait.”
Many are curious and ask Ford, “What do your tattoos mean?”
She said one proud teen even announced, “I pierced my nose myself.”
In the comment section, other teachers chimed in to support Ford.
“I feel this,” said a teacher who fields similar questions from her teen students. “I literally blend in with the middle schoolers and high schoolers.”
One woman wrote in support of Ford because she has piercings and tattoos as well.
A different commenter said her most-asked question is, “Did those hurt?”
She and Ford agreed that “the passive aggression” from other adults is the most exhausting part of those conversations.