Only in America: Mother-daughter bonding

A North Carolina mother allegedly tattoos her 11-year-old daughter — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation

Mother-daughter bonding
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Heavily tattooed North Carolina mother Odessa Clay was arrested for giving her 11-year-old daughter a heart-shaped tattoo. State law dictates that anyone under 18 cannot be tattooed, even with parental permission. Clay's rationale? "She asked me to do it." Ummm, haven't you "ever heard of fake tattoos?" asks Jeanne Sager at The Stir. "Or maybe the word 'No'?"

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