Marilyn Marie :
As a natural redhead who grew up with parents who were extremely protective of my hair simply because it was naturally red, I see this very differently. I wasn't allowed to do ANYTHING with my hair, while my two younger sisters, who had brown and blonde hair, could dye, highlight, cut, and experiment with theirs whenever they wanted.
I hated being treated differently just because I was a redhead. It felt like everyone else had more ownership over my hair than I did because they thought my natural color was too "special" to change.
I have a naturally redheaded son and a dirty blonde daughter, and they both get the same freedom with their hair. If they want a different cut or some temporary color, I'm fine with it. It's hair. Temporary dye washes out, and hair grows back.
I can understand being upset that Dad made the decision without talking to you first, that's a completely separate co-parenting issue. But being this upset because some temporary purple dye was put underneath her natural red hair is where you lose me.
Especially while making a video about how your daughter's natural hair shouldn't be altered while your own hair is visibly dyed. You're allowed to change and express yourself through your hair, but she isn't because she happened to be born with a rarer color? That's exactly the kind of double standard I grew up with.
She's your child, but she's also her own person. Natural red hair is beautiful, but it shouldn't become a cage. Let the girl put some temporary purple in her hair and enjoy being a kid. Her red will still be there when it washes out.
2026-09-08 05:41:01