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[Ronald_55]

16 minutes ago, Murgatroy said:

So when she woke up in the morning, I warned her before she left the bedroom. "I dyed the Heathen's hair purple."

 

She just mumbled and left the room.

 

The dye I used is semi-permanent. I didn't bleach it first, it was designed to go over the natural hair color. The wife's response was something along the lines of "... as long as it comes out by the time school starts..."

 

I count that as a win.

 

For the record, I am a reformed punk. I dyed my hair blue for my senior yearbook pictures (the only once that were color back in those days.) I wore my hair way past my shoulders until just a few years ago. And it has been neon blue, neon green, neon red, blonde, black, etc... At one point and time I had anything that could be pierced, pierced. 37 of them to be precise. Yes. Four times for those wondering. I am covered head to toe in tattoos. Both of my ears are currently gauged to 5/8" and those are my only piercings now.

There are several here that have met me, and everyone has been awesome, but I am sure that I am not what someone expects.

 

In short, I embrace individuality. I was thrilled when my daughter suggested dying her hair. I never pressured her toward it. Same as when she asked to get her ears pierced, at seven or eight I believe. I never mentioned or pushed for it. I just waited for her to ask.

 

That is how she got into shooting sports. I made her play soccer for four years, and she hated it. She asked on her own to join the 4H Shooting Sports Team as soon as she was old enough. I told her that in addition to mandatory musical extra curricular activities (orchestra and band) she had to have one other one. She chose shooting sports. And she is a rock star at it. With purple hair.

I already give you the win for calling her Heathen. Lol

My son asked for a mohawk at 8 and kept his hair that way for a long while. He would spray in different colored hair spray depending on where he was going since my kids' school is super (stupid) strict on it.

I kept my hair waist length until a job loss a few years ago caused me to cut it. Too many bills, I needed an equal job quick. I did not have time for the "you don't look professional" bs.  Most of the time it kept it black...you know Black No. 1.

I have met clean cut scumbags and tat'd and pierced hardworking, family guys and gals that would drive 500 miles to help you out.

Maybe if we teach our kids to see uniqueness as a real plus, they will make the world a little better.

[TripleGGG]

My daughter is 18. Her hair has been so many colors over the years I forget her real hair color (actually blonde). It's red right now but was blue for several months.  The green yellow combo was actually very cool. Lol. She's a great young lady and we gladly support her individualism .

[Mark A]

I'm not much on piercings and tatts and such but I am big on live and let live.

 

I also think you win the cool dad award not for letting her do it but for helping her. Solid parent move right there

 

Mark