Nope. because I feel like its too grown up for a 9 yr old. I mean, I can think of plenty of things that aren't permanent that I think are not appropriate for my tween; daily make up, high heels, padded bikini tops, parentless limo rides...
My daughter is never ever allowed to color her hair.
One of my best friends growing up had hair like this. Her parents were so weird and protective over it. I don't think they let her do anything but get trims until she was out of the house.
Post by midnightmare81 on May 18, 2016 21:05:26 GMT -5
Yes, but Not turquoise. My best friend and I did that around the same age at the beginning of summer. Her hair is almost bleach blonde light naturally. Mines a little more of a dirty blonde. Anyway, her hair was so light it still wasn't completely washed out by the time school started again. Unfortunately, it ended up making her hair look moldy. All the kids teased her about her moldy hair for a while after that.
No kids, but I can't imagine having a problem with it. But again, no kids, so what do I know? Lol.
Those who are a hard no, what is the reason exactly? Just curious.
Ok, I'll bite since I've had some hard root beers. I'm pretty uptight about hair and dress. I don't know if being Southern plays into it or what. There is not an age I would find it appropriate either. I feel like a stick in the mud, but this just would not be done in my social circle.
I don't think you can "blame" it on being Southern. I'm Southern. All of my kids' friends are Southern, obviously. Lots of them get bright colored bits during the summer, both boys and girls. These are people from all sorts of social circles, too.
Ok, I'll bite since I've had some hard root beers. I'm pretty uptight about hair and dress. I don't know if being Southern plays into it or what. There is not an age I would find it appropriate either. I feel like a stick in the mud, but this just would not be done in my social circle.
I don't think you can "blame" it on being Southern. I'm Southern. All of my kids' friends are Southern, obviously. Lots of them get bright colored bits during the summer, both boys and girls. These are people from all sorts of social circles, too.
I blame everything on being Southern, it's better than admitting I am my mother! ?
My daughter is never ever allowed to color her hair....
I would give my eye teeth for that color! I have wanted it all my life, but would have felt like a fraud getting it out of a bottle! So now I just stick with "colors not found in nature."
No kids, but I can't imagine having a problem with it. But again, no kids, so what do I know? Lol.
Those who are a hard no, what is the reason exactly? Just curious.
Ok, I'll bite since I've had some hard root beers. I'm pretty uptight about hair and dress. I don't know if being Southern plays into it or what. There is not an age I would find it appropriate either. I feel like a stick in the mud, but this just would not be done in my social circle.
My daughter is never ever allowed to color her hair.
One of my best friends growing up had hair like this. Her parents were so weird and protective over it. I don't think they let her do anything but get trims until she was out of the house.
I don't think you can "blame" it on being Southern. I'm Southern. All of my kids' friends are Southern, obviously. Lots of them get bright colored bits during the summer, both boys and girls. These are people from all sorts of social circles, too.
I blame everything on being Southern, it's better than admitting I am my mother! ?
One of my best friends growing up had hair like this. Her parents were so weird and protective over it. I don't think they let her do anything but get trims until she was out of the house.
I'm 31 and my mother STILL freaks out any time I cut my hair short or color it anything but a light blonde ("because you're lucky enough to be able to pull off being blonde").
I DON'T EVEN HAVE GOOD HAIR, WHY DOES THIS MATTER TO YOU?!?!??
When my DD was 9, we had a pink streak extension put in, and it lasted about a month.
At 13, she wanted her hair blue (this was in February past), and I did it for her myself. Then we did it red (think Ariel red). When she was told by one of her extra curricular groups that she had to dye it a "natural" colour, I was more upset than she was.
If her parent is okay with it, why should a group of volunteers have more say? It wasn't affecting a school dress code.
It's just hair, and how kids are expressing themselves, IMO.
One of my best friends growing up had hair like this. Her parents were so weird and protective over it. I don't think they let her do anything but get trims until she was out of the house.
I'm 31 and my mother STILL freaks out any time I cut my hair short or color it anything but a light blonde ("because you're lucky enough to be able to pull off being blonde").
I DON'T EVEN HAVE GOOD HAIR, WHY DOES THIS MATTER TO YOU?!?!??
My mom was upset when I stopped heavily highlighting my hair blonde (was blonde as a kid, got darker as I got older) and dyed it dark brown to match my new natural color. It was because her hair is blonde and my dad's hair is dark and now I would look more like him (divorced)
Nope. because I feel like its too grown up for a 9 yr old. I mean, I can think of plenty of things that aren't permanent that I think are not appropriate for my tween; daily make up, high heels, padded bikini tops, parentless limo rides...
I think it's a stretch to say a few pink streaks is some form of gateway drug :-)
I'm pretty strict about my kids' appearance when it comes to what I think is appropriate, and I am also overprotective of my daughter's beautiful hair (she just got her first haircut at 5.5!). But I'd let her do this if she wanted to. They both want to die their hair this summer - Jackson wants to do blue for his school/football team and Scarlett wants some pink streaks or tips. They both have dirty blond hair, so I'm not sure what would be best. I probably wouldn't want any bleaching involved...IDK. I'll probably take Sass to my salon if she really wants it, because I like to leave hair to the professionals. Jackson, I may just let him pick something that washes out if he really wants to do it (I'm not sure he'd follow through). Plus, he needs a haircut anyway, so if he wants to mess around with it, I imagine most of it would end up cut off, whereas Sass keeps her hair long.
Nope. because I feel like its too grown up for a 9 yr old. I mean, I can think of plenty of things that aren't permanent that I think are not appropriate for my tween; daily make up, high heels, padded bikini tops, parentless limo rides...
I think it's a stretch to say a few pink streaks is some form of gateway drug :-)
Lol. first they have purple tips...then they're tattooing their foreheads, changing their names to pumpernickel, and joining the circus!!!1!
My point was more that people were saying that they would do something like this because it's "not permanent", but that there were other nonpermanent things I wouldn't let them do either because I feel like its not age appropriate.
I'm ok with being the stick in the mud about this one. I'm cool in other ways, dammit
My daughter is never ever allowed to color her hair.
I have naturally platinum blonde hair. It's super light now, but nearly white when I was little. My parents were the same way.
DD has light brown hair and I think I'll try to do something to it this summer. I don't even care if it lasts until school. But I'm way relaxed when it comes to personal expression. My kids were a part of DH's half sleeve (helping pick stuff out and excited each time he came home with more added) so a little hair color is tame in comparison.
My daughter is never ever allowed to color her hair.
I have naturally platinum blonde hair. It's super light now, but nearly white when I was little. My parents were the same way.
DD has light brown hair and I think I'll try to do something to it this summer. I don't even care if it lasts until school. But I'm way relaxed when it comes to personal expression. My kids were a part of DH's half sleeve (helping pick stuff out and excited each time he came home with more added) so a little hair color is tame in comparison.
How is liking their fathers tattoo the same as dying their hair? My husband has full sleeves too. Including the kids names. They think think that the tattoos are cool, but unless you're talking about tattooing your kids I dont see how these things compare.
*I dont know why I keep coming back here. I dont even care that much (and I care about other people's tweens hair not at all)! Lol. But I feel the need to point out your flawed comparisons!!1!
ETA: Also not controlling about their hair as far as haircuts. In fact, my three yr old wants to cut her hair "like a boy" my H doesn't want to because she has such pretty hair, but it makes sense because she worships her big brother. I just need ro make sure she understands that even if she cuts it short she still won't look like her brother (his hair is straight and blonde, hers is brown and wavy and crazy)
I'd absolutely let DD dye the tips for summer, or streaks if it would wash out before she went back to school.
But then I've let her do hair chalk streaks for various events at school through the year, so there's that. I'm generally pretty uptight about DD dressing age appropriately, but it seems that hair color is not my hill to die on.