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."
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.
She employed her daughter to help her do so.
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.’”
The mom confirmed to BuzzFeed News that the "daughter-has-been-injured-mowing" excuse totally worked.
After Hailey shared photos of the mother-daughter scam on Twitter, A LOT of people related to it.
my mom is so extra 😂😂😂
It appears that people do this...a lot.
@xhaileysmith YO this be my mom af!! She'll literally text me An be like "call me and sound like you're in trouble these people are boring"
Poor Ms. Beckford!
@sindimarku @jastantoco @xhaileysmith @itsfahima_ it's when u got me to text u in Spanish pretending to be ur mom s… https://t.co/45j6M8KIJX
PATTY.
@xhaileysmith @HalieMelo ur mom that night she went out w her friend and didn't wanna b out w her:://// cmon patty
@xhaileysmith @Negroizzle My mom had me call her in a panic freaking saying i had to go to the hospital cause i cut… https://t.co/mYQOYrnYbB
Even a *mum* has apparently done this...
@xhaileysmith @asdfgh_jenny My mum got me to call her when she was in a group job interview, she suddenly turned in… https://t.co/5YMfZNdNUn
...and a dad.
@xhaileysmith My dad told me I had 3 asthma attacks this year... according to what he told his boss
@xhaileysmith this is the parent version of me asking you to help me call out of work that one time @Beanie_HatesPie
:eyes emoji:
@xhaileysmith @k_dipintoo @graceymck , the time my mom "got sick" so we could go to a different Mexican restaurant...
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."
Solidarity.
@linnaxle @xhaileysmith LOL. I'm glad I'm not the only one doing this 😂💀