This is 16-year-old Hailey Smith with her mom Jennifer Deckard. They live in Indianapolis. The pair told BuzzFeed News that they are each other's "best friends."
Hailey Smith
On Wednesday, Jennifer said she wanted to leave an ~obligation~ early in order to hang out with her kids. "I would rather be home with them than anywhere else," she said.
Hailey Smith
She employed her daughter to help her do so.
Hailey Smith
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Hailey said that she did a quick Google search for the appropriate photo. "I found that one and that one seemed pretty realistic," she said. "I just looked up ‘cut on arm.’”
Hailey Smith
The mom confirmed to BuzzFeed News that the "daughter-has-been-injured-mowing" excuse totally worked.
Hailey Smith
The exchange goes both ways, Hailey said that her mom also devises made-up excuses to help her daughter ~remove herself~ from things, like social obligations.
"I would go out with friends and want to come home," the teen said. "I’d have her come up with an excuse or something.”
After Hailey shared photos of the mother-daughter scam on Twitter, A LOT of people related to it.
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It appears that people do this...a lot.
Poor Ms. Beckford!
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PATTY.
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Even a *mum* has apparently done this...
...and a dad.
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The mom and daughter were both pretty surprised their conversation went viral, because the scheme was nothing new for them. “We do this stuff all the time," the mom said. "This wasn’t even one of my top ten."
Jennifer Deckard
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