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Original poster

To Dye DDs hair purple?

84 replies

shinynewnamechange · 01/04/2015 23:57

DD1 wants her hair purple. She's asked a lot. DD2 copying wants her hair blue.

They are 5 and 2.

I keep saying no but, well, I'm not sure why I'm saying no. It's not like they are asking for a face full of makeup and a boob job. She isn't being influenced by style or anything, she just really really wants purple hair like a lady she saw on the street.

So WIBU to dye her hair purple for fun?

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CocktailQueen · 01/04/2015 23:59

Yes.

nochocolateformepleaseiwantgin · 01/04/2015 23:59

buy some wigs.

Much easier Easter Grin

cogitosum · 02/04/2015 00:00

As a one off like fancy dress if you could get gentle dyes. Maybe hair chalk.

CeliaLytton · 02/04/2015 00:00

Do they still do hair mascara type things? Or clip in extensions in mad colours? This is what I was allowed during the holidays when I was young

MoominKoalaAndMiniMoom · 02/04/2015 00:01

Use hair chalks? They're designed for kids and will wash out fine.

WorraLiberty · 02/04/2015 00:03

It's not something I would bother entertaining, but that's just me. Kids tend to jump from one crazy idea to the next, so 'smile and nod' was always my mantra.

Can you use one of those coloured sprays that washes out?

Mind you, I wouldn't even use that on a 2yr old's hair. I really would just smile and nod at her.

crazylady12 · 02/04/2015 00:03

I do my 5yo at the beginning of the schools holidays with one of them gradual wash out ones, so at the end of the two weeks it's all out ready for school she loves it it's just a bit of fun.

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FirstWeTakeManhattan · 02/04/2015 00:05

Did the clocks going forward cause some kind of AIBU thing?

I'll settle for Hmm for now.

Yes, by the way. Or no, whatever.

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shinynewnamechange · 02/04/2015 00:07

Yes I don't think I'll indulge the toddler she cried after demanding face paint until we wiped it off Hmm

Hair chalks are brilliant never seen those before!

crazy do you get any negative reactions to it?

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WorraLiberty · 02/04/2015 00:08

My DS2 was desperate to travel around in a wheelchair when he was 5, just because our elderly neighbour had one.

I smiled and nodded at that too.

He's almost 16 now and doesn't even remember it...

abigamarone · 02/04/2015 00:09

I'd indulge them by getting a couple of cheap hair extensions www.amazon.co.uk/Colored-Clip--Extensions-Straight-Hairpieces/dp/B009HK5KO0/ref=sr_1_1?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1427929636&sr=1-1&keywords=purple+hair+extensions
Wouldn't entertain dyeing it, temporary or otherwise.

MrsFlannel · 02/04/2015 00:12

Worra my DD actully cried in a charity shop when I wouldn't buy her a mobility scooter they had there. Hmm She was in tears! "But I've always wanted one!! Pleeeeeeaaaaseee!"

It was very embarrassing.

crazylady12 · 02/04/2015 00:14

No I have done it since she was 4, never had anyone say anything bad even the old ladies on the bus like it ha.

WorraLiberty · 02/04/2015 00:14

MrsFlannel!! Grin

I have to admit, they do look like fun (if you don't actually need them for mobility of course).

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shinynewnamechange · 02/04/2015 00:23

There were a load of kids riding around our tesco in a wheelchair the other day, were they yours Worra? (They were in the attached playplace haring around later on!)

It's classy round our way.

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Instituteofstudies · 02/04/2015 05:24

Buy some fancy dress wigs or use chalks. Much too young to be changing their hair. Kids want all sorts of things. It doesn't mean they should necessarily have them. I don't think kids should be encouraged to change hair colours or focus on their appearance,beyond dressing up as part of playing.

CheerfulYank · 02/04/2015 05:33

The kids here use a spray that temporarily colors their hair green for homecoming. :) (We're American.)

Maybe something like that? I don't really mind crazy colored hair on DC or bright nail polish for that matter, but if I see a young child with, say, highlights or a french manicure I do. They seem different to me. One is kids messing around with colors, like wearing mismatched socks and green stripes with orange plaid or something. Whereas the other seems like an effort to "look better" or more adult.

my2centsis · 02/04/2015 05:37

Really?? Yes YABU to dye a 5yo hair purple Hmm

Joyfulleastersquad · 02/04/2015 05:42

Yeah go for it. You can always shave it of if it looks shit or she hates it.

NobodyLivesHere · 02/04/2015 07:57

I dyed my dds hair pink last summer. It washed out before she went back to school. She was 6.

pissedglitter · 02/04/2015 08:03

People actually dye their very young children's hair??
Fucking hell

TailorMouse · 02/04/2015 08:15

Actually the more unusual hair dyes tend to be gentler and only temporary. Purple works pretty well and washes out gradually. May be worth just doing a streak or some tips at first?
I'm always dying my hair and the 'normal' permanent ones cause a reaction in my partners skin just after but the funky colours never irritate so for your 5yo i'd imagine it would be fine.
Do it!

chickenfuckingpox · 02/04/2015 08:16

my daughter was screaming for tampons at that age seriously i didn't even consider giving them to her

hair dyes can go wrong badly wrong i had one that wouldnt "wash out" and it was a wash in was out type i went to school with pillar box red hair i ended up dying it black to cover it up in the end

MummaV · 02/04/2015 09:09

My niece (6) was desperate for pink hair over Christmas so we got her some hair chalks and she loved them. She had rainbow hair one day, pink the next, blue the day after, all of which washed out in her evening bath. The novelty wore off before the end of the holidays so there was no fight to stop her trying to go to school like it and every now and again she'll chalk her hair for a party or school disco.

Hair Chalk is definitely a compromise for small children who will inevitably change their mind or hate it and want their old hair colour back within a day or two.