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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OK, folks defending dyed hair are missing OP's point. It's not about dyed hair, which lots of people do.

A 16year old child made a drastic change to her personal appearance, and did so without talking to her mother about it first. Yes, mom has a right to notice a potential red flag. It's not about dying hair writ large. It doesn't sound like something the kid had been talking about and planning and that her freinds are all doing with excitement. It's not something she asked for, got a no, and did anyway. Those would be less concerning, normal teen behavior.

Signs for parents to look for in teens include unexpected and drastic changes in behavior or appearance, even if outwardly the child is acting like their "normal" self -- its called smiling depression and usually is accomanied by behaviors done in secrecy -- like unexpectedly altering your body without ever having talked about doing it before.

May not be going on here, but more information is needed about what was going on before she went pink.[/quote]

I suspect child did not talk to mom because they know mom would lose their mind and freak out. This kid has been living with Mrs. “I worry about what my church friends will think” for their whole life and didn’t expect a fair conversation.[/quote]

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