Daughter has hair down to knees! Now wants it cut short

[Josie1968]

Hello

My daughter will be 11 years old in August .. her hair is down to her knees, she’s never wanted it cutting but I cut her fringe and trim the ends. Suddenly she’s decided she wants it cutting which is absolutely fine I’ve no issue with that, but the style is extremely short and I’m not sure that her hair will suit the style if you know what I mean? I’m worried mainly that once it’s cut she doesn’t like it, that’s happened to me a few times!

I’ll put some pics on the thread for people to see. She gets a lot of compliments about her hair but she always has it in a plait as it gets so knotty. For sure if she gets it cut it will be easier for her to manage as she starts secondary in September and will have to be out the house for 07:45 to catch the school bus. I’m also a bit worried kids will think she’s a boy, as she won’t wear skirts or dresses, and her name is Frankie!! She’s a bit of a tomboy 😊

I did take her to a hairdresser who is happy to cut it but says it will need styling to maintain. Well I’m rubbish with hair, I’m a wash & go type of person and never use hair products. I just thought I’d see what people think.

Thank you! :)

I'd let her cut her hair.

I wouldnt allow her to exchange one long akd difficult to manage style fir another though. Those styles look like they'd be ridiculously annoying. They arent particularly nice either.

I did similar when I was 16. Went from long think wavy hair to a teri hatcher cut. It was a pain in the arse didnt suit and never styled right.

Find something that would require less maintenance. She won't have time befire school to faff about with stubborn strands of hair that won't sit right.

As an aside please tell me your dd isn't on tik tok and you found the pic?

Otherwise her hair is the least of your worries tbh

Let her get the cut she wants - I agree with whoever it was who said it’s her body and to let her have agency over it. My daughter got a buzz cut aged 10. She rocked it and loved the attention at school and out and about.

Well she got it cut on Wednesday and it does look lovely. 😊👍

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Glad she likes it

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Yay

Oh I am glad!

I think the opposite. If she’s got knee length hair, she’s a dramatic kinda person. She wants a dramatic change, she’s probably looking foreward to people being shocked.

OP, people won’t think she’s a boy. But if they do - so what?

Just let her cut it. If she doesn’t like it… It’ll grow back and she’s got to enjoy some autonomy.

She’s already had it cut on Wednesday! 😊👍