A CONTENT creator raised by strict parents who judged her revealing outfits says the racy look her family once hated has now paid for their holiday.
Jasmine Teaa was brought up in a strict Asian household where she was expected to excel academically and discouraged from showing off her body.
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Also known as tiger parenting, her highly controlling mum and dad pushed her to achieve perfection and behave chastely.
So when she dared to wear tank tops, she was called a “s**t” by her fuming mother.
But the OnlyFans model, who has over 180k followers on Instagram, believes being forced to live modestly had the opposite effect, eventually pushing her towards sex work and giving her a desire to be “free”.
Jasmine, 28, now claims to earn around £60,000 ($80,000) a month, has previously made as much as £96,000 ($130,000) in a month and recently bought her own home.
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And after years of tension with her parents over her unconventional career, Jasmine says they have reconciled, with her even gifting them a trip to Japan for Christmas.
“I was from a pretty strict Asian household and my parents were very much tiger parents,” Jasmine, from California, US, said.
“I always had to strive to be the best and even if I was the best, it still wasn’t good enough.
“I think that led to a lot of rebellion.”
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Jasmine says her mum was particularly strict about what she wore due to her larger chest.
She said: “If I wore a tank top, especially because I have bigger boobs, my mum would tell me, ‘Hide those. You look like a s**t.’
“I was taught not to show off my body, wear what I liked or do what I liked.
“I would say I’m a brat because the more you tell me not to do something, the more I want to do it.
“I think that pushed me more in that direction and towards sex work and being free.”
Despite her rebellious streak, Jasmine originally appeared destined for a conventional career.
She studied chemistry at university before eventually graduating with a bachelor’s degree in computational linguistics.
But she was forced to take out student loans and work two jobs, washing dishes in a meal-prep kitchen and working as a prep cook, to get through her studies.
She said: “I took on two jobs and that still wasn’t enough to make ends meet.
“I was washing dishes at a meal-prep kitchen and I was also a prep cook.
“I remember cutting onions for three hours straight.
“I was struggling financially and that’s when I started looking at other ways to make money.”
To make extra cash, Jasmine began selling used underwear, offering one-to-one services and making custom adult videos.
She continued the work throughout university before deciding to pursue it full-time after graduating during the Covid pandemic.
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But her parents were far from impressed.
Jasmine says they accused their daughter of taking the “easy way out” after discovering her secret income on bank statements.
Her mum even suggested she should work at McDonald’s instead.
Their row came to a boiling point when she moved back home after graduation to look for a job – and was still doing her saucy side hustle under their roof.
Jasmine said: “When they found out, they basically kicked me out.
“I was like, ‘You’re not kicking me out because I want to leave,’ so I left.
“I think part of it was that they were embarrassed about who might find out because back then it was still very taboo.”
But Jasmine refused to give up and instead focused on growing her business.
Custom videos are now one of her biggest income streams, with one fan even paying £700 ($1,000) for a five-minute clip where Jasmine remained fully clothed in a bathtub.
Despite her newfound wealth, Jasmine says growing up in a low-income family means she still has frugal habits.
But she has splashed out on travelling, having visited Japan, Bali and destinations across Europe since finding success.
And in a full-circle moment, Jasmine has now used money from the career her parents once disliked to treat them too.
She said: “We reconciled and for Christmas, I gifted them a trip to Japan, so I would say our relationship is pretty good.
“We don’t really talk about my career now. It’s kind of a ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ situation, but they know how I make money.
“They know I bought the house with the money I made from the career they disliked so much.
“I would say they’re OK with it now. They know I’m OK.”
Jasmine says her parents also recognise how successful the business has become and trust her to be sensible with her earnings.
She added: “They know I’m smart with my money and they know the business I made has been really successful.
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“I think they’re happy with how I’m spending it.
“Especially with a trip to Japan, I’m sure there are no complaints.”