Her College Roommate Got The Same Matching Tattoo That She Has With Her Mom, So She Told Her Roommate To Get The Tattoo Removed Or She Would Move Out
Have you ever met someone who’s very possessive regarding their tattoos? For instance, someone who gets mad or upset if someone they know shows interest in getting a tattoo that looks like one of theirs?
One young woman recently argued with her college roommate, who weirded her out when she decided to get the same tattoo that she shares with her mom. She’s a 20-year-old college student who was born in China but was adopted by her current parents.
“Before leaving for college, I got a matching tattoo with my mother on my pinky finger,” she explained.
“It’s basically a red band that’s supposed to reference a Chinese myth called the ‘Thread of Fate,’ [about] how an invisible red thread connects you to the ones you love.”
Her tattoo, while simple, is very important to her and her mom and holds a significant meaning to her.
At school, she’s currently sharing her dorm with an acquaintance named Lynn, who’s 19 years old and white.
She was relieved to get Lynn as a roommate, as living in dorms at her school can be “frustrating and competitive.”
However, she and Lynn recently argued over something that may break their relationship. Recently, she and Lynn attended a housewarming party. At one point, they all sat down to play one of those games that allows participants to get to know each other a bit better.
While playing the game, she was prompted to show off her tattoo. Lynn had never noticed her tattoo before, so she asked her to show it to her.
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“I showed it to her and briefly explained its meaning,” she recalled. “She said how cool and meaningful it was and enjoyed the simplicity of the tattoo. I thought that was the end of it, as the topic wasn’t brought up again.”
She was very stressed out a few days ago, as it was finals season. While she and Lynn were cleaning their dorm together to prepare for winter break, she noticed Lynn got the same tattoo as her, a red band around her finger.
“I was pretty shocked by it, especially since I didn’t hear anything from her about getting it,” she said.
“I confronted her about it, and she defended herself by saying it looked cool and that [she and] her mom liked the meaning. The fact that she got it with her own mother made me even more upset, as my tattoo was very specific to my upbringing and made it feel less special.”
She then told Lynn that if she didn’t get the tattoo removed, she’d move out of their dorm. Lynn did not comply, and they haven’t spoken since.
Their mutual friends are split on the disagreement, some of them believing she can’t control what Lynn does with her body while others say Lynn overstepped by getting the same tattoo as her, knowing how special it was to her and her mom.
Was she wrong to tell Lynn to remove the tattoo, or was it weird of Lynn to get the same exact tattoo as her?
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