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She shows her parents their tattoos for the first time - after 12 years

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She was afraid to tell her Christian parents about their tattoos

That's Maggie. The young American has very conservative parents. And she has 17 tattoos. Now she finally wants to tell her parents about her tattoos.

This American Life's Videos 4 U is a project that seeks people who have a certain secret that they are now ready to confess.

For example Maggie. She has extremely conservative parents. Her parents are very Christian and believe that people who have tattoos "ride a motorcycle, take drugs and are losers." That's why Maggie does not dare confess to her parents that she herself is tattooed. And for 12 years. She has a total of 17 tattoos.

Although her tattoo motifs are predominantly Christian, she also has a tattoo dedicated to her parents, yet she never wanted to tell them about her body art for fear that she might think badly of her.

"This American Life's Videos 4 U" wants to help Maggie with her confession and invites a priest to mediate between Maggie and her parents.

The result is this video made for Maggie to show her parents:

Maggie explains what her faith means to her. That it's not just about obedience, as her parents apparently told her in childhood, but also about grace. And that her tattoos all have a meaning for her.

At the end of the video it is said that Maggie did not dare show her video to her parents. When she then travels a second time with the video in the luggage to her parents, they do not want to be filmed before. But Maggie tells of her parents' reaction.

Apparently, she completely misjudged her parents. They had nothing against their tattoos. They love their daughter - with or without tattoos.

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