Kaelyn Demmon is an 18-year-old from Huron, Ohio. She graduated high school this past year. However, she still doesn't quite have the freedom of a full adult.
This is Kaelyn with her mother, Heather Steinkopf. Kaelyn recently revealed how her mom likes to keep tabs on her. And depending on who you ask, it's either genius or way over the top.
Kaelyn tweeted out this text conversation with her mom. Are there some major trust issues between mother and daughter? Judge for yourself.
In part one of the text conversation, Steinkopf asks her daughter where she is. And before she can answer, Steinkopf already seems a bit suspicious of Kaelyn. So she asks for photographic proof.
However, Steinkopf wasn't quite satisfied. So she instead asked for a photo of Kaelyn and Stevie with the lights on. And Kaelyn obliged.
Even though Kaelyn complied with the request, Steinkopf was still suspicious. She even thought the picture could have been "photo cropped." So she requested even more proof.
Kaelyn took one more photo with Stevie, and it was finally enough. Steinkopf said her daughter passed and told her to have a great night. So the strategy definitely worked.
After seeing Kaelyn's texts, Twitter was a bit conflicted. Some people simply related to the relationship Kaelyn has with her mother. They've also had to send photos to prove they're telling the truth.
For some moms like Steinkopf, the age of their child does't matter. Years after their child is off on their own, they still want to know what you're up too. In a way, it's kind of sweet.
It's nice that your parents care about your well-being. But that can also be taken too extreme measures. Should Kaelyn's mom just chill out a little?
To set the record straight, Kaelyn and her mom talked to Buzzfeed about the texts. Steinkopf said requesting photos like this isn't something she does regularly. Instead, she does it periodically to keep Kaelyn on her toes.
Kaelyn said that, in the past, she had lied about her whereabouts to her mom. "There've been times when I've said I'm at Stevie's when I'm at a bonfire or something," she said. So her mom's photo strategy isn't totally without merit.
And while some people criticized Steinkopf for requesting the photos, she said it was a bit more tongue-in-cheek than people may have realized. "I knew she was where she said she was," Steinkopf said, "but it was more fun to keep her doing different things."
This Twitter user pointed out how parenting may have changed regarding cell phones. In the past, a teen might not even be allowed to have one. But now, having a cell phone is a way to prove that you're telling the truth.
Kaelyn is now out of high school, and will go off to college in the fall. "She's awesome, so I'm not worried about her," Steinkopf said. Whether Kaelyn will still have to send pics to her mom at this time remains to be seen.