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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No way.  It is setting a bad precedence for very high maintenance beauty.

I don't want my 14 yr old to think it is totally normal (and necessary to be pretty) to drop hundreds at the salon every few weeks.  When she can finance that type of maintenance she can have at it.

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OP's question: "Would you let your 14 yo get highlights for the start of school?"

NOT OP's question: "Would you pay hundreds at the salon every few weeks for your 14-year-old's highlights?"[/quote]

Right, but if she likes it (which she will) she will no longer be happy with her current hair and will want them again and again.  Even if you say no, now she will be thinking her hair doesn't look "as good" [/quote]

This, and that's why I would only let my kid do a salon treatment that cost that much if they saved the money themselves. They need to learn that stuff like this costs a lot of money and learn to evaluate it based on how much it costs. It's one thing for kids to be surprised by how much, say, food costs as an adult. You have to eat. It's something else for them to go through their teen years thinking $200 highlights are just a question of asking nicely and wanting it bad enough.

[b]Why set her up for a situation where your 25 year old daughter making a crap paycheck feels like she "has" to get highlights so that she can feel confident at work or get a date. Are you going to pay for her highlights then, as well?[/b][/quote]

This.  It is just a bad idea to be getting 14 yr old used to this and accustomed to having hair professionally highlighted or else they don't look their best[/quote]

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