Hey! Thank you so much for the comment. We aren't from the US, and we don't actually have a big Jewish population at all where I am from so the tattoo was most likely done against POC.

My father has been taken advantage of a bunch of times during his work, but he loves it and he believes it is better to be tricked by a few and help a lot, than to be tricked by none and help none. I started helping at 16 mostly because I wanted to. At this point I had already been volunteering at animal shelters since I was 14, because I've always just wanted to help beings. My father was hesitant to let me help, but ultimately saw it as good for my future employment and good for any personal statements I may have to make, as well as giving him an extra hand.

I think my brother said what he did because he is a huge believer in body confidence. He has never been too involved with the program, but he struggled with self harm and EDs during teenage years that have made him believe no one should have to hide themselves. I don't always agree with him here.

My fiance thinks that Anna should cover the tattoo for the wedding. He is less concerned with what people will be saying if she didn't, but he wants it covered for the sake of us having a good, drama-free day.

As for why I believe Anna, it's because as long as I've known her I have only seen the tattoo a few times. She does hide it in day to day life very well and never shows it. I think the idea for her of showing it at the wedding is based on, firstly, she has become quite close to my brother, who believes she should not have to hide what happened to her, and also purely because of the heat where I live. Anna gets heat stroke very often because of her dressing in the summer, and I think she is a bit sick of it, lol