whythehellnot answered Monday August 27 2012, 10:19 am: im 13 my hair was blood red and blonde now its drk purple all over with some black talk to your mom about it and mayby shell let you use temepory dye or u could use fake hair which is fun [ whythehellnot's advice column | Ask whythehellnot A Question ]
solidadvice4teens answered Wednesday August 22 2012, 11:02 pm: Mom won't like me much but I side with you. Maybe she's all wound up over how others would react in her own inner-circle or has some weird hangup about it and how others would react ie at church or in public.
Fact of the matter is a lot of 11-year-olds and teens have weird color combinations to adult's tastes in their hair from orange, red, purple, green or blended like they were a slurpee from 7-11. It's all fun and games and it washes out. It's only hair and not permanent. This is one area where she should allow for creativity and experimentation.
You should tell her "I know you aren't fussy on my hair being that color but it does wash out and a lot of people my age and even younger or older have multiple colors in their hair. It won't change who I am it's just to be creative and try something different. Didn't you experiment with hairstyles and color when you were my age I bet grandma has a few pictures."
If you do it that way and talk about her childhood maybe she'll see that it's not that big a deal. Ask her why she's really against it, talk to your father too and do it in a mature manner and no whining or getting upset and let them make a final decision. If you outline all the reasons for doing it to them and show you understand consequences maybe you'll get your way and in my opinion should. Show them this site. Orange hair when you're raising a tween or teen should be the least of their worries about their kids. [ solidadvice4teens's advice column | Ask solidadvice4teens A Question ]
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