9-yo DD Birthday Present - Wants Hair Colored Purple

[Anonymous]

Do it!

[Anonymous]

SMH. Morons.

[Anonymous]

No don't do it

[Anonymous]

Update - I went to target and got her L’Oréal colorista purple and sprayed it on tips and a strain of her hair. The color didn’t really show except in bright daylight. It made the hair sticky and the wax (I think) got on her neck/cheek and shirt etc but she loved it and got to show off to her friends. And I’m happy I got to be the cool dad for once. Win-win.

(And I did show it to wife when I got home and she’s like ‘ok I’m busy’.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Update - I went to target and got her L’Oréal colorista purple and sprayed it on tips and a strain of her hair. The color didn’t really show except in bright daylight. It made the hair sticky and the wax (I think) got on her neck/cheek and shirt etc but she loved it and got to show off to her friends. And I’m happy I got to be the cool dad for once. Win-win.

(And I did show it to wife when I got home and she’s like ‘ok I’m busy’.)

I figured as much--that you know your wife well enough to know she would be cool with it. Meanwhile all the update PPs were freaking out, predicting divorce, etc. Anyway, glad it worked out!

[Anonymous]

How dark? Can you try koolaid first? If it’s really dark, you will likely need to lighten/bleach first and then dye.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP--I'm eagerly waiting to hear whether you get results. My daughter's hair is dark, dark, and I don't want to bleach it, but am happy to do some sort of temporary (or, in lock down, even semi-permanent) dye for her. Am really interested in the wax, but am worried it will make a total mess. Keep us posted!

I got my 14 year old the Common Panda purple and blue. She has dark brown hair, and it did show up. It looked cute -- she has curly ringlets so she pulled it back in a ponytail and did purple on the pony and blue on her crown. She had to use a lot, but it was fun. I didn't see much mess in the bathroom after she had cleaned up (her version of clean and mine are too different things).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Update - I went to target and got her L’Oréal colorista purple and sprayed it on tips and a strain of her hair. The color didn’t really show except in bright daylight. It made the hair sticky and the wax (I think) got on her neck/cheek and shirt etc but she loved it and got to show off to her friends. And I’m happy I got to be the cool dad for once. Win-win.

(And I did show it to wife when I got home and she’s like ‘ok I’m busy’.)

I figured as much--that you know your wife well enough to know she would be cool with it. Meanwhile all the update PPs were freaking out, predicting divorce, etc. Anyway, glad it worked out!

Sounds great, Dad!

[Anonymous]

I'd be really PO'ed if I was the mom and you dyed my kid's hair. What are you teaching your child (emphasis on the word child)? If she were a teenager that's one thing, but she's still a child. Don't go down that road. Surely you can come up with a better idea?

[Anonymous]

It’s just hair dye. Let your children make some choices. This is part of growing up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd be really PO'ed if I was the mom and you dyed my kid's hair. What are you teaching your child (emphasis on the word child)? If she were a teenager that's one thing, but she's still a child. Don't go down that road. Surely you can come up with a better idea?

I’m a mom. I would dye my daughter’s hair without talking to my DH.

Realistically I would probably say something beforehand because we see each other all the time and we talk about our lives, but if it happened on a weekend when he was away or super busy with work and we just didn’t have time to check in, it would be a non-issue. Personally, I think it’s nice that this dad is taking ownership of this project and doing something fun with his daughter! I have no idea “what road” you think this leads to, but these are the bonding experiences kids need with both parents to set up a solid relationship foundation before the teen years.

Good job dad!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd be really PO'ed if I was the mom and you dyed my kid's hair. What are you teaching your child (emphasis on the word child)? If she were a teenager that's one thing, but she's still a child. Don't go down that road. Surely you can come up with a better idea?

+1,000 no way in hell I’d let my child dye their hair.