Mom records 16-year-old daughter jumping on the trampoline and posts it on social media to mock her: 'She got upset, telling me to lighten up and take a joke'

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Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor
Dec 12, 2024 12:00 PM EST

It's so rough being a teenager in the age of social media. It used to be that you compared yourself to everyone at your high school, which only had a couple hundred students. Now, you can compare yourself to everyone your age with a TikTok account, which amounts to millions and millions of users. It used to be the case that your mom could only really embarrass you around other people in real life, but for the past 15 years, moms have been able to humiliate their children from the comfort of their homes via the World Wide Web. Nobody even bats an eye anymore when a mom posts videos of her children crying their eyes out on Instagram Reels for thousands of eyes to see. Anyone who dares criticize this type of posting will get ratio'd to high heaven in most cases. The daughter in this story is the victim of one of these situations.

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    AITA for not jumping on my trampoline?
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    I (16f) am a trampolinist and I enjoy jumping on the trampoline in my free time while listening to music (I like to dance around a bit while I do), but recently my sister (18 F) and mum (41F), have been filming me and posting it on Facebook.
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    The captions often poke fun at me and people in the comments are also making fun of me, so I've stopped jumping on the trampoline recently because I don't like it, but my mum asked at dinner why I stopped and I answered honestly.
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    I told her I no longer liked it because of her filming me and posting it online, she got upset with me telling me to 'lighten up and take a joke.' Which annoyed me, so I tried to explain that it makes me feel uncomfortable if some one is watching me just have fun.
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    Then my sister pointed on people watch me when I participate in competitions, which I feel is different, I'm showing off my skills to judges, not hopping around while listening to music. Now I understand I may look weird when I'm listening to my music, but it makes me feel uncomfortable knowing my sister or mum is filming me, so am I wrong? Am I just being too sensitive?
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    StAlvis 15h ago • Gal tic Overlord [2088] NTA she got upset with me telling me to ‘lighten up and take a joke.' "Parent up and stop bu ying."
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    AddressPowerful516 This, right here! Why is it always "lighten up, it's just a joke" or some other variations. Why is it never stop being in AH?! Or I'm sorry for not respecting your boundaries/I won't do it again?
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    Individual Water3981 Also a great time to say "what joke? Please explain the joke to me I don't understand."
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    Justanothersaul Filming a minor and posting against her will. Should be illegal. What her mom and sister do is nasty, and creepy.
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    Electronic-Body-446 OP, ask your mom is she enjoys knowing that she is your childhood bu y... like seriously this is online bu ying by your own PARENT.
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    PincushionCactus Yeah I'd be tempted to film them while they're doing whatever they do to relax and see how they like it.
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    Personal-Temporary11 ΝΤΑ But you might need to find a time and discuss with your family Because posting your private life online and going on competition are two different things
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    During competition, you need to tense up and be professional On the other hand, in your private life, you just want to relax alone or with someone who is close to you. Tell them, filming you makes you uncomfortable and will make you stress out. Help them understand this point of view.
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    FunGuy8618 Help them understand this point of view. I feel like you don't recognize that they do understand and recognize the point of view. They just don't care. The best way to shut these types of people down is a public shaming. Repost a video the mom has posted with some mean comments screenshotted and tell everyone how it makes you feel. Call em out for being bu ies. "This is how my mom and her friends talk about my hobby that I really enjoy. I didn't realize mom's were supposed to buy thei
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    TrashPandaLJTAR NTA. As a mother, if one of my kids said "I stopped doing something that I enjoyed because you posted it online and it embarrassed me" I'd be entirely mortified and feel horrible. The difference between competition and fun is that you're consenting to people watching you when you're competing. Someone recording you and posting it without permission is not giving consent. Especially if they're doing it with the intent to poke fun at you.
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    flukefluk this is how you turn off the light in a child's eyes.
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    EmmaHere Report the posts mocking you so Facebook take them down.
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    Purpose Disastrous486 OP I've already reported them twice, same with my friends but nothing has happened yet :(
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    tequilitas Go the "minor recorded and posted without consent" route.
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    867-53-oh-nein From someone who is a similar age to your mom, please let her know on my behalf that she is an ah le.
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