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riffrandallriffrandall Posts: 685
edited September 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Need advice.

I have an 11 year old daughter. Real free spirit. Picked her own religion: quaker. She's a vegan. Verrrry liberal. Goes to an equally liberal school.

She wants to put blue streaks in her hair. I'm thinking I should let her. I never ventured into the Manic Panic zone, but plenty of my friends did.

What would you say? Keeping in mind my daughter has very white-white blonde hair (natural) so the streaks would REALLY stick out.
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  • kcherubkcherub Posts: 961
    As long it is in keeping with the school policy, I say go for it!

    If this is the "worst" thing she wants to do to express herself at this point, count your blessings. :)
    I still want you all to "take care"--I am just damn tired of typing it.

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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Blue hair can't hurt anything. Let her express herself.
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  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    Tell her to put a star in to and she could be the Israeli flag. All kidding aside why not?
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  • peacegirlpeacegirl Posts: 841
    I dyed my hair with food coloring when I was in high school
    It was a little messy but I knew it would wash out easily
  • PJPixiePJPixie Posts: 3,026
    I say let her do it. :D
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  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    I'd let her do it with that stuff that washes out easily.

    I'm just not sure I get a quaker who wants to die her hair with a color that would stand out so much. But I guess she is 11, so maybe rational thinking doesn't apply lol.
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  • brainofPJbrainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    she should paint her face blue also


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  • acoustic guyacoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    riffrandall wrote:
    Need advice.

    I have an 11 year old daughter. Real free spirit. Picked her own religion: quaker. She's a vegan. Verrrry liberal. Goes to an equally liberal school.

    She wants to put blue streaks in her hair. I'm thinking I should let her. I never ventured into the Manic Panic zone, but plenty of my friends did.

    What would you say? Keeping in mind my daughter has very white-white blonde hair (natural) so the streaks would REALLY stick out.
    Oh let her have fun with her hair. She might not like it after a few days once she see's other peoples reactions. :eek: lol
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  • riffrandallriffrandall Posts: 685
    blackredyellow wrote:
    I'd let her do it with that stuff that washes out easily.

    I'm just not sure I get a quaker who wants to die her hair with a color that would stand out so much. But I guess she is 11, so maybe rational thinking doesn't apply lol.

    Yeah... rational thinking pretty much left on the last bus.
    I'm going to let her do it. Her totally uptight grandparents will think I've lost my mind, but it won't be the first time. Or the last, probably.
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  • WildsWilds Posts: 4,329
    Good for you. Seems like a smart kid. She will be fine.
  • memememe Posts: 4,695
    Well, unless her school has rules against it (given that it's very liberal I doubt it would) I do not see any harm in it. Hair is fully replaceable :)

    My 8 year old intermittently asked to get a mohawk, but he is easily distractable, so I have managed to avoid it so far :)
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  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    I say let her do it. It REALLY doesn't matter. Pick your battles. (I'm a mom of an 18 year old and 14 year old girl - hair color is the LEAST of issues)
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  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    Yeah, pick your battles for sure. I would let her do it as long as the school doesn't have a problem with it.
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  • DeLukinDeLukin Posts: 2,757
    JaneNY wrote:
    I say let her do it. It REALLY doesn't matter. Pick your battles. (I'm a mom of an 18 year old and 14 year old girl - hair color is the LEAST of issues)
    DEFINITELY. Besides, you never know when you'll need to play the old 'well I DID let you dye your hair so I must not be THAT evil' card...
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  • __ Posts: 6,651
    Just be sure she knows that coloring blonde hair is sometimes more permanent than one thinks it will be.
  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Black Diamond wrote:
    Tell her to put a star in to and she could be the Israeli flag. All kidding aside why not?
    AWESOME! :)
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  • angie76angie76 Posts: 646
    I think I was still playing with barbies at 11 years old...

    I don't think it's a big deal, let her do it.
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  • prismprism Posts: 2,440
    scb wrote:
    Just be sure she knows that coloring blonde hair is sometimes more permanent than one thinks it will be.

    yeppers...even those that claim to wash out after just a few shampoos will permanetly stain blonde hair....


    "ack, why can't i get this stuff out of my hair!"


    but hey she might enjoy looking like a smurf until her hair grows out :)
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  • riffrandallriffrandall Posts: 685
    prism wrote:
    yeppers...even those that claim to wash out after just a few shampoos will permanetly stain blonde hair....


    "ack, why can't i get this stuff out of my hair!"


    but hey she might enjoy looking like a smurf until her hair grows out :)

    This is a good thing to know. Even naturally blonde hair? (As opposed to mine which is bleached beyond recognition.)
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  • julieferjuliefer New Westminster, BC Posts: 397
    she might want to try with kool-aid first, since she has blond hair already it will show up well and not be as vivid as manic panic or something like that.

    also, my experience with manic panic is that when you shower or wash your hair, there is a ton of dye washing out for weeks, everytime you have a shower. running down your body, splattering on the walls, pooling in the tub. might want to keep that in mind if you have a white bathroom. it stains shower curtains, towels and bathmats. maybe your grout.

    (as negative as this sounds, I vote for letting her dye it though.)
  • ladygooddivaladygooddiva Posts: 4,169
    let her she is not doin anything wrong so let her...
  • prismprism Posts: 2,440
    riffrandall wrote:
    This is a good thing to know. Even naturally blonde hair? (As opposed to mine which is bleached beyond recognition.)

    indeed naturally blonde hair....i speak from experience
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