Pretty girls have long hair

[@siiriparkss]

The type of "accidents" I wouldn't mind having. 😉

[@tortillachips3911]

love you for this! wonder if the daughter would become a future client after she's an adult legally 🤔

[@aniyahlyszt3531]

You're the exact type of petty for the right cause that I adore because it's the best way to stand up to bullies. We NEED more people like you in the world, Siiri.

[@christinamontefiore9924]

I’m having it too good luck

[@___LC___]

I am cutting 9” to 12” off my hair. I can’t decide what to do.

[@orielwiggins2225]

@@___LC___ can you ask stylist to do the longer and see if you like it and go shorter if you are feeling it?

[@lauriesmith4575]

I never understood why parents are so controlling about hair. It's just hair. It grows back.

[@siiriparkss]

agreed, i can see like if a school doesn't allow vivids to make sure they stay within those guidelines, but haircuts I mean come on

[@smig2801]

Projection. Some moms can't grow their hair past some length, and they want their daughters to compensate.

[@supergirltalz]

This. My hair was literally down to my knees until I was like 16 because my mom REFUSED to let me cut it. I really started hating it, mostly because it limited the hairstyles I could do to one plait or two pigtail plaits. Now I have a bob that sits just on my shoulders and every time I head to a hairdresser for a trim or smth, I'm like "cut what you need to ends-wise, I'm not precious about the length" because it's JUST HAIR

[@krisdiane]

Right? My teens have their own conversation with the stylist about what they want. My 14yo went in with hair down past her shoulders and came out with half of her head shaved. As long as the cost is the same and they're happy I truly don't care.

[@Etianen7]

The parents who are controlling about hair are probably controlling about a whole lot of other things too unfortunately. It's never just hair in their mind.

[@heratyc11]

You're the kind of stylist I absolutely trust my kids with, my oldest is exploring what makes them comfortable, and their hair grows so fast that if they get a cut they don't like, it's grown out in 2 weeks anyway, so letting them get what they want can only build their confidence. We ended up chopping about two feet of hair off a few years back, kiddo freaking loves it.

[@ihadastrokereadingthis]

im so happy to hear this, it just warms my heart! im glad ur kids are able to express themselves, and im happy their trying to find what suits them!

[@arona6692]

Damn I am so jalous my hair hasn't grown in 4 years 😭😭

[@gingerbells6460]

2 weeks?? Woah, It took me 6 years to get 5-6 inches on my hair 😭😭

[@heratyc11]

@@gingerbells6460 I honestly don't know why their hair grows so fast, it drives them nuts sometimes.

[@lesliebean4594]

Happy to hear they them is happy with their hair. I wish mine grew that fast.

[@nonexistingvoid]

I made a deal with my hairdresser that I would step outside for some "fresh air" while she cut my kid's hair. She knew my ex would not allow a short cut, but our child was crying everyday because it was long and uncomfortable. So she winked, and said she'd make sure it wouldn't be shorter than shoulder length (the length my ex agreed to, because I had fought to allow our kid to get a haircut) When I got back, most of the hair was shoulder length, and since my little boy wanted a side shave, and there was no one who could say no, she gave him just that. My ex was furious, but my son was crying tears of joy. This was when my ex realised he no longer had power over us. All because a hairdresser listened to her client's wishes.

[@Xineal]

Is your son trans/nb or was it a religious thing that he wanted to keep it long? Regardless it's so amazing when kids actually have adults on their side.

[@hannsolo8]

I love this so much ❤

[@AmethystEyes]

@@Xinealthe son wanted it short not long.

[@sistersgrimm1731]

@@AmethystEyes i think they meant was the son female to male trans because the ex might have wanted him to keep the long girls hair so that the son would "grow out of it"

[@frogonwall]

Some of my first memories as a child were men who I didn't know telling me that my hair was so beautiful and to never cut it. My mom also never let me cut it, even though I wanted to so badly consistently for years. Like the girl in the video, my hair was also really hard to maintain and I had mats multiple times that I was always super embarrassed about. Once I got lice and excitedly asked my mom if that means we would have to cut my hair (nope). I started cutting my own hair around 15 probably, which made my mom really sad, and didn't look the best but I was happy! But I've kept it short since then (I'm 22 now) and I love it. Please just let your kids get their hair cut if they want to. Hair can always grow back (assuming no medical conditions are involved) if the child ends up not liking the cut. There's also something to say about the parents like the parent Siiri played in this video but that's another discussion

[@Ruby-yn5fp]

im so sorry you had to go through that. ppl need to start teaching their kids how we dont cat call others, whether they are adults or children, wtf. "it's just a compliment do you not like compliments?" ew.

[@N0b0dy1mp0rtant]

@@Ruby-yn5fp Same with me, my grandma, (who was always there for me.) Told my mom, dad and exc., to just let me be. I started to get depressed and was not taking care of my hair. So finally I got my hair cut. After 6 years of wanting it, I got it!

[@hiimcrazyfordrwho]

Reminds me of how people have always insisted I should never dye my hair bc I'm a ginger. I've had people get offended because I cut it shorter. It's MY head, not yours.

[@chihiroisabelle8680]

I also have hair like that. Very curly, very beautiful, and when I was young it was a golden blonde color. My mom was sad when I decided to dye it red in high school, and sad when I graduated and decided to cut it above the shoulders. But she still thought I looked great and made sure to tell me so, even if it wasn't what she personally preferred. (my mother is also very blunt and would not hesitate to say something if it really did look bad) My sister's natural hair color is a deep chestnut brown, but in high school she wanted to dye it green and shave one side. My mom said cool and learned how to use the shaver so she could help. She preferred my sister's old hair, (I did too tbh, but it was her hair) but it was more important that my sister liked her own look. It's just hair.

[@kensingtonvanhouten5565]

I don't know if this is based off a real story or not, but it absolutely warms my heart!

[@siiriparkss]

It's based off of a true story with some drama thrown in for good measure. Sometimes thing that happen at my salon or that my friends/coworkers have told me give me inspiration for my videos. Thanks for watching.

[@kensingtonvanhouten5565]

@@siiriparkss Love your content, Siiri! Thanks you uploading!

[@redlight2135]

didn't have a cool stylist there to have an accident, but my parents were the same about my hair

[@JennyLory]

@@redlight2135 My situation is the opposite. My mother never knew what to do with my horrendously thick hair, so she would hack it off every summer into a Dorothy Hammel haircut. I was so sad growing up 🤣

[@juicybananalove]

@@JennyLory same 🙈 NOW I know it's not about the hair that makes someone pretty.

[@tsbunnychan368]

As someone who had her hair butt-lenght for 18 years because her parents didn't allow me to cut it, I can relate. Cut it like, a bit above shoulder in januray and I love it so much. It's easier to maintain and also looks so much better in me than long hair

[@APoliticalConfusionAndMess]

My foster parents forced me to cut my hair, and now I can barely grow it.

[@tsbunnychan368]

@@APoliticalConfusionAndMess I'm so sorry to hear that :((

[@rsvltdiva]

@@APoliticalConfusionAndMess Drink plenty of water and take hair growth vitamins and supplements and make sure you are getting enough zinc and iron that might help and try garlic shampoo. Emu oil also is a great oil to try and take fish oil capsules, Use the Emu oil on your scalp and shampoo and condition your hair at least twice a week and make sure you are deep conditioning your hair as well. But use only about a quarter sized amount of the emu oil on your scalp.

[@rsvltdiva]

@@APoliticalConfusionAndMess Also clarifying your hair at least once a month is important.

[@Ruby-yn5fp]

@@rsvltdiva wth is clrifying your hair? can you clarify that for me? :')

[@oop208]

I had a stylist do this for me when I was 17! I wanted a bob because I couldn't maintain the long hair, but my mum wouldn't budge. While my mum took a phone call the stylist was like "okay so what length & style?" and started doing what I wanted instead. She told my mum she accidentally had grabbed the regular scissors instead of thinning scissors, but was already salvaging it into a nice hairstyle to fix the mistake and was very sorry its so short now. The best part was that my mum ended up admitting it suited me more than long hair, after we left the salon of course, hahaha.

[@CJ-ps2ov]

My parents were always supportive of whatever I wanted to do with my hair, and I am so grateful for that! The first time I went in for a haircut on my own though I inisited I wanted just a trim (my hair was really long--I'd only been doing trims for a year and was careful to not use heat so it would stay nice and healthy and I was so excited to go home with my long, healthy hair!!) and THE HAIR STYLIST CUT IT TO CHIN LENGTH!!!! I was so sad. I had tried so hard to keep my hair healthy while growing it out and she just chopped it all off insisting that would be better. I cried when I got in the car. I hate when the stylist insists on just doing what they want regardless of what you actually ask for.

[@Justmehere2024]

Oh my thats soo sad and i would have cried too

[@thefckigaveflewawaywithu6904]

Im so sorry that happened to you... I know it's fucked, but I would have waited until they were done, then taken the scissors and cut a huge handful of the stylist's hair to the scalp like right at the bangs area and smiled and said "yeah you're right". And left. I bet she'd never fucking do it again. Don't fuck with ppl's autonomy bitch.

[@makaylaforbes6719]

I could never understand why parents of teens won't let their kids decide what cuts they want to wear. This girl in the video had some very valid reasons for wanting her hair short, and nothing about the way she was trying to stand up for herself was out of line. I wonder how these parents would feel if they needed their parents permission regarding what style they can have

[@sarahjones6686]

My daughter's estranged dad said this to my daughter when she wanted a bob. She's ten so to me she can have whatever hair cut she likes as long as it's school acceptable. She got that bob and now she gets anxiety about her dad calling her ugly before she sees him. Some people should not be parents.

[@freyaegrey]

I had the exact opposite experience growing up. My hair is naturally curly but if you brush it, it gets weird, so my grandmother would make me get a short chin length bob and with my curls it looked awful. Like a pine tree or triangle. The second she stopped trying to control my hair I grew it out to my waist.

[@birdyfeederz7940]

I had a friend whose mother dictated a tightly permed short grandma-cut for her for as long as I knew her. She was a whole entire grown-up, living with her husband, and her mom would show up and take her to the salon to get the ginger poodle style. Her mom dictated her hair to her until the day she died

[@scarletrouge1997]

Same!!!! I got picked on so much for having a frizzy chin length bob.

[@MaryAnnSweetAngel]

FINALLY someone i can relate to. My mom always never let me grow out my hair. She passed in 2004 and after that i let it grow

[@nivision]

Oh man, my grandparents raised me and my grandmother was driven crazy by my need for long hair because she had short hair most of her life and didn't know what to do with it. But she listened to what I wanted, she learned to do different kinds of braids from a book at the library so I wasn't forever stuck in a ponytail, she cared. I'm from a culture where long hair is special, even though she's not from the same culture she appreciated my connection to it and I wish I could share that understanding with others. It's important.

[@kathrinsides2838]

Thank you for doing this for this young woman. I am aware of this issue and how upsetting it is that the person who has no control over their own body, and it’s very damaging to them in both the short and long term.

[@jennyanswer42]

I grew up with short hair, my mom's deal was "when you're old enough to take care of it you can have long hair. If it gets all matted and dirty then we take it back to short." It was a fair deal and she was pretty lenient on me with long hair too.

[@allismith5749]

I have a daughter and I could never imagine forcing her to keep her hair long especially if it's uncomfortable. My daughter is 6 and when she wants it short, I cut it, when she wants it long, she grows it out. It's her body, period.

[@missmayflower]

Her body! Yes! Parents don’t realize the terrible thing they are doing when then won’t even give their kid autonomy over their own hair. They raise women who believe their wishes don’t matter at all. They raise victims.

[@alysha2162]

When I was sixteen, my mom let me go to a prestigious male stylist for my birthday present. I had had long hair my whole life and was ready for something different, so I told him he could do whatever he wanted to my hair. And then, dear reader, he trimmed it 😂 I was beyond disappointed!

[@KristieCreed]

This kind of "accident" is the one I most love! If my girls want short hair I don't even say anything... it's hair... it grows back! Love your videos currently I watch everything I find!

[@siiriparkss]

exactly, some parents are so particular about their kids hair. It's sometimes overbearing.

[@KristieCreed]

Oh yes... my daughter has some kids of parents like this in her class... one day I cut her hair to short by accident (she has curls... my fault) She loved it... they mad fun of her... so I mad her hair really beautiful looking and she rocked it! Now they are long again and she asked me for another "ooopsi"-cut 🤣🤣🤣

[@sascharuler]

This brings me back to my dad insisting I have long hair because I looked “prettier” with it and he liked how it looked on me :/

[@Durhamred69]

Actually listening to what the client wants. Love it. Parents who do this are just the same as those who demand you cut it as a punishment. Kids should choose what they want. Their hair grows quicker and it’s the best time for them to decide what style they prefer. ❤

[@deanwinchesterinthedarktower]

I have the opposite issue. All 3 of my kids want short hair, and the stylists never feel comfortable doing it. I myself keep a pixie, or just a bit more grown out from that. Haven't had it past my shoulders in about 15 years. My oldest is 7 and regularly asks for undercuts, and side shaves. She likes long hair, but doesn't like how thick it is. And she won't let me help maintain it. She is special needs with a speech delay, but she is able to communicate what she wants. I can't tell you how many times a stylist has tried to convince her not to cut it how she wants it. My middle has the prettiest curls, but has also been asking for short hair. She told me she doesn't like to pull it back or have it braided, but it gets in her way at school, so she wants it short. It'll be the first time she's done this. The last time we got her hair cut the stylist told me she didn't feel comfortable "cutting off her pretty curls" so she didn't take it as short as my daughter asked. We live by "it's hair it'll grow back" and it's a healthy way for my girls to express themselves. I need to find a stylist like you

[@brookeworley5140]

As a girl with curls: short hair is great! My curls get kinda heavy and longer when I have longer hair, but when it's short they are bouncy and fun 🥰 granted, everyone's curls are different, but I love mine when they're short 😁

[@margohgs1424]

Oh god this hits home,my mum was the exact same with my hair! I put my foot down at 15 to cut my hair at least at shoulder length after saying I'd cut them with scissors at home if I didn't go to the hair dresser (we went to a friend of hers and introvert me had a problem stating what I wanted) When I got a shorter cut at 18(like around mid neck length when dry, I have curly/wavy hair) she didn't talk to me for a while and was pissed for around a month. Meanwhile I was so happy to finally have a shorter cut and felt so cute and pretty with it. ..Who knows why I kept a short cut since then and I don't want to grow my hair past shoulder length ha..🤔

[@sunflowers730]

Similar thing happened to me. My dad wouldn't let me get pierced ears, so at 18, still living at home, I went and got them pierced. He was so furious! He literally didn't speak to me for FOUR months!

[@margohgs1424]

@@sunflowers730 Gosh my older sister had her tongue pierced years go when she was..25 I think? My mum almost kicked her out. I got the "you do this or a tattoo and I'll kick you out" talk. I guess I will have more time to work on the design I created and think of where I want that tattoo before getting lol. I am thinking of changing my hair color and getting one of my ears pierced a second time...I already can hear the comments she'll make😅 I send you some warm internet hugs

[@thefckigaveflewawaywithu6904]

I think it's hilarious when parents give you the silent treatment or act passive aggressive or nasty... Like guess who will be going to a nursing home when they're old bc they treated their kids like crap, DEBORAH?? All jokes aside tho, your parents chose to have you and they owe you a good life. As the child who had ABSOLUTELY no say in the matter, you owe your parents NOTHING. Like literally if they did right by you then like say thanks for raising you and giving it their best go or whatever, but you literally don't owe them to even talk to them let alone fcking deal with abuse. The worse part is when you try going no contact with someone like this they don't understand why you're not letting them abuse you anymore. Like the fcking mental gymnastics to avoid responsibility is insane to me.

[@MaryAnnSweetAngel]

am i the only one who had the opposite? I wanted long hair but mom always took me to cut it shoulder length and i looked ugly in short hair.

[@EmilySpiritExT]

Lol! Siiri, you're epic to do what your clients want, not what their extra person demands. Both did a great job playing that mom about the "accident".

[@KL-hr2kj]

As someone named Karly who wanted short hair for years before my mom finally let me chop it off... this is weird for me 🤣🤣🤣

[@fanficYAOIyNOYAOI]

I love short hair because it makes me look prettier! But what I love most it's that my parents always let me do whatever I wanted to my hair: lenght, colour, form 💜

[@StudioSokki]

It's so sad knowing there are parents like this out there. The fact that you would take the blame, no pay, and any residual blame of the parent bitching to others about how terrible you/your salon is just to make one kid happy is a lot. You're a good person.

[@lauraslyricallife]

I'm 30 and my mom still gets upset when I cut my hair short 🤷🏼‍♀️ once I moved out and went to college I did what I wanted and I love it. Now I have a toddler and I still love it.

[@naomihatfield3015]

My daughter’s hair has been long enough to touch her butt, and short enough that the back was completely shaved. It has been blonde, pink, red, purple, teal and currently, blue. My mother was just like the one in the video. I would have loved to have met up with a stylist like you. It’s just hair. It grows back. Let them have fun with it.

[@Coco_Ren]

This hits close to home. My mom always told me daughter's long hair is every mom's pride and honor. Although, it was never this controlling, rather manipulative:"Are you sure? But you look so good with long hair. You know it'll make me sad. And if you'll regret it, it's gonna take a lot of time to grow out again. Your hair is so great and healthy, why would you want to cut it? Look at mine, on the other hand, how I would love to have hair like yours. Everybody wants it." And then I had to wear the same braid every day, cause my heavy hair can't be put into anything else, anything different, anything prettier to at least convince me "pretty girls have long hair". I've had a bob for 6 years now and swore never to come back. Recently, I had some thoughts about growing it out. But now it's my decision, I hope I will be able to accept it as mine and not somebody else's achievement.

[@tinyredbeetle4675]

Im ftm trans and my mum never let me have short hair no matter how much I pleaded as I was growing up, it made me feel so shitty bc I couldn't maintain it and when I was in full swing depression having long thick hair made it worse. I wish I had had a stylist like you growing up. (Im 19 now and as soon as I turned 18 I cut all my hair off and dyed it). Thankyou gir being the stylist everyone needs

[@Chloe-ju7rp]

Deuteronomy 31:8

[@wandametcalf3031]

I cried when my step kids cut her hair! I did my best to convince her but she wanted what she wanted. She was happy and that is all that mattered. She ended up chopping all of it later on. It was so short I could quick fix it with the clippers myself like I do for my boys. Just let them have it. Otherwise, they are going to take matters into their own hands.

[@bethanylaska3734]

I can't tell you how many times I have encountered this mother. And how satisfying it is when I get the opportunity to watch their kid grow up and eventually be able to make their own decisions. ✂️✂️

[@mamasrescue1212]

Yep👍🏼. This was my mother growing up👌🏼. Always telling me that “feminine” girls have long hair, and i would look “embarrassing” and more “masculine” if i ever cut it. She was afraid it would confuse my sexuality even more, convinced that forcing me to keep long hair would convince me to stay on the “straight” path…

[@michellesmall4057]

That was so amazing for you to do that. You knew you weren't going to get paid, and you helped her out and took the fall anyway. You're such an angel! Thanks for all you do and for being you!

[@muspell612]

Oh that's gorgeous! I'm sorry they didn't pay but it feels so nice to let someone be themself just a little bit more when they can't at home. I couldn't wear my hair long until I was 12 because my mom liked short hair and "her face didn't have the right structure for it" so i never cut it up my shoulders anymore, I'd lov for it to grow at hip lenght, it¡s about waist lenght now but I also really like *doing things myself* so I end up with poorly made wolfcuts and such and make it a much longer process. I also stopped cutting my nails becuase she used to hurt my fingers by sqeezing them or accidentaly cutting on the tip, unti lI started cello and now I rock the most amazing natural long nails ever, get complimented all the time. Gettign a tiny bit of liberty is so nice even if its the only bit youcan get

[@raeisgay426]

i had really frickin long hair and randomly decided at 13-ish that i wanted to get a pixie with an undercut and my mom told the stylist to do just below shoulder length 🙄 next time i got my hair cut i flat out said “so, we are going short cuz its my head.” its been almost 10 years and my family still tries to convince me to go long again but i refuse lol

[@mykayla1798]

I luv your videos and the mom in this skit needs to know any lady is beautiful no matter if she has any type of length of her hair

[@bridget6672]

This is so sweet lol. I can't imagine telling my kids what kind of hair cut they can or can't have 🥲 my 3.5 year old wants purple hair and I said ok when you're a little older bc she still has baby hair basically hahaha

[@dorothytucker9305]

🤣 My 5 yo just asked for rainbow hair... I was like sure thing! HAIR WAX here we come! I WISH she wanted short but she wants to be like repunzle. Sigh. We love our tots, we LOVE or tots...

[@AriBelleDean]

I was the opposite, I wanted to grow my hair so badly and my controlling grandmother forbid it. Like would stand over me and tell the stylist exactly how short to cut it. 7th/8th grade I refused to go anywhere with her so she couldn’t force me to get it cut, had it the longest it had ever been…she hacked it off herself under the guise of “trimming” my splits ends…couple weeks before freshman year

[@claraberg1214]

This is the best. As a stylist you took the fally o allow for this kid to feel better. That's literally an incredible thing especially with losing out on money after it all was said and done. But what both people left with was a better feeling for doing the right thing for the client! ❤️❤️ Plus a 17 year old in a year can choose to go right back to that stylist in the future knowing she valid and awesome!

[@mysterylovescompany2657]

I love that it was obvious in advance that you wouldn't get paid & you still did it anyway. You a real one, Siri.

[@LeeAnneRMT]

You're an angel. As a massage therapist I always tell my pediatric clients that because it's their bodies I'm working on they're in charge. Parents have 2 jobs, advocating to make sure I listen to the child, and paying.

[@richkarter1916]

I pretty much did this the first time I got short hair cuz it was kind of as I was coming out as trans and I was like “just chop it, make it as short as you can with it still looking somewhat cool” and now I have shaggy emo boy band hair and I love it

[@melanyacraven5011]

I love my longish hair. My daughter has a pixie and has had since jr high. It suits her...that is a good stylist right there. Clients first!

[@lulococo9700]

OMG I would have loved for this to have happened in hs. Anyone who does this is an absolute angel!

[@liyuan2654]

“Long hair girls are beautiful.” -The mom said while literally having short hair

[@justapeiceofcheese8989]

Gorgeous Gorgeous girls, can have whatever hair length they want. Gorgeous Gorgeous girls, do not force something on their child that the kid does not want and is safe to go without

[@CLJlovesmal]

All I could think when she said she had thick hair was... What if it's hurting her head? It's why my hair is very, very short- it lessens occipital neuralgia and migraine pain. And... When I shaved my head for a cancer fundraiser I got told I was very pretty that way. That mom...is a jealous person, making a kid keep hair at an uncomfortable length because *she* would kill for that hair. My mom wanted a little girl whose hair she could brush etc. While I was "girly" in some ways...I was also a tomboy. I preferred short hair since I couldn't get my hair to grow past a certain length (always wanted the long hair so I could do braids). She just wouldn't let me buzz my head. I had pixie cuts as a kid and other short cuts as a teen. While my mom wasn't happy, she allowed me a measure of choice. I even got a haircut I ended up not liking but it was my choice and I learned from it.

[@tortillachips3911]

for any teens in the comments that have this issue with parents, a few ideas: 1. cut it on ur own (to longer than u actually want it) at like 2 am in ur room, then u can have it trimmed professionally later. plus: shows ur parents that they cant reasonably control your body, con: possible punishment for rebellion 2. u could get gum or something stuck in your hair near the ends. be sure to get it very stuck but only with the ends of your hair. pros: u can claim it was an accident or a prank gone wrong by a friend, cons: easy to go Too Far with it and there are possible home remedies the parents may know 3. rebel in an even bigger way (and also get it cut) so that it seems less of a big deal in comparison. pros: shows ur parents they were super strict over something not that serious, cons: again, this is active rebellion. this will likely mean war.

[@thefckigaveflewawaywithu6904]

Yeah... Some parents will just make you keep a bad haircut as the punishment if you do it on your own. Especially the psychos that take glee in punishing their kids.

[@DrinkYourNailPolish]

If you're going the cut your own hair route brad mondo has some good tutorials. I gave myself the butterfly cut and I enjoy ut. Layers are great b/c it makes the hair look fuller and it looks like you've kept the length but it's less bulky.

[@justright2357]

dont.. dont do this.

[@mjade1097]

You can cut it at school and say another kid did it; bonus points if you frame a known bully

[@nicoleliening1149]

Or just calm down, it's just hair. Not worth ruining your relationship over (Sorry you have to be the mature one here) Cut it when you finally get permission or move out.

[@juliasings6131]

This makes me so happy. I'm a teen, and my parents are definitely open to my hair being however I want it. I like my hair long, so I like having it grown out, but I know my parents wouldn't care if I cut it super short (it used to be short) or even if I wanted to dye it. I have dyed it before and in a few months, I'd love to do it again. Just the tips, cause I like my hair mainly how it is, but I used to have dyed tips and I loved it. I just do a lot of performance stuff, so I avoid it most of the time. But honestly, in December or so? After the musical? I'd be so down to dye the bottom again. Try out some new colors and stuff. I'm just glad that my parents are open to letting me try things out to see what I like. Maybe someday I'll dye it all, I don't know, but mostly I'm glad to know that whatever I want to do, they'll be open to

[@Jtai01]

Haha I literally took SCISSORS to my own hair to cut it short when I was in 7th grade, and had a blast. I'm surprised she never had any "accidents" with gum or fire at home, lol. (And my mom would have cheered me on, too!)

[@ninjacoffeebunny4659]

My mom forced me to have my hair cut short more times than I could count growing up. The hair stylists never argued despite my protests. It was Extremely damaging mentally.

[@TheBaumcm]

My mom did this to me growing up. I was very active and nearly literally drowned multiple times from hair that acted like kelp. I would sit on it. When I was 6, I snipped it myself. She carried me to the bathroom and threw a fit like I had gouged my eyes out. It wasn’t my hair until senior year AFTER pictures. Edit to add: for what would’ve been my brothers 40th I shaved my head for charity. The hair was donated. My mom told me it was ridiculous and I would look ridiculous but as soon as people started saying how awesome it was, she backed that train all the way to the station. Mom’s who live vicariously or survive on appearances are problematic.

[@herientijuana]

You made me wanna cry. You're awesome

[@evieluvon5965]

Oml my mom's like that and I'm almost 20! Tbh I've ALWAYS wanted to ombre it light pink but unnatural hair colours is "evil" and "gross" in my mom's eyes. I'm hoping one day soon I can at least get a compromise of getting a blonde ombre because oml I'm so tired of my natural colour

[@tortillachips3911]

i believe in u! remember that once ur no longer living at home, its SO easy to do what u want and be yourself. so freeing, even with all the added responsibilities. remember that it really does get better!

[@Victoria-dh9vb]

As long as you don't think you'll be harmed because of it, you can always just go for it. Most parents get over such things eventually. My mom was completely against me shaving my head, I did it anyway. She doesn't love it, but she's over the shock of it. My dad was against hair dye, made a big fuss over how he would never allow it under his roof. I did it anyways, he was over it in a day or two. It's usually something that blows over petty quickly. And if it's truly something that they can't get over they can pay to dye it back, or you can just get it cut. It grows back.

[@Victoria-dh9vb]

This reminds me of me and my friend (who was in hair school at the time) cackling maniacally in my mother's kitchen chopping off my waist length hair into a page boy cut and screaming "F*CK THE PATRIARCHY" And my poor mother watch absolutely heartbroken about it. (To be fair, I do have gorgeous hair, I just don't have the patience for it)

[@thea_therian]

My mom was never allowed to grow out her hair, so the moment she was an adult, she started growing it out and she wanted me to have long hair too and the possibility of short hair just never crossed my mind until it got damaged and a bunch fell out and I HAVE NEVER GONE BACK THIS IS SO MUCH EASIER TO TAKE CARE OF

[@mow0118]

I had the opposite problem, I’d always wanted to grow it really really long, but the moment it grew an inch more than my parents wanted they would take me to trim it again They would tell me every 2 hours for a week prior to the appointment that I would look better if it was shorter, and bully me by calling me Daniela Romo every time I breathed -_-

[@MrsWheezer]

I did make my kid wait a few months before having her long hair cut off. However, that was because for YEARS she’d insisted she wanted long hair like Rapunzel and wouldn’t let me get it cut. Her hair is super short now, and she likes it. I’m kind of relieved because she struggled to take care of her hair when it was long.

[@_Oof_]

Thankfully nothing like this happened to me but BOTH of my Grandma's told me about how their father's wouldn't allow them to cut their hair. My maternal Grandma was only allowed trims. Her hair was butt-length by the time she was in middle school and kids would tie it to her desk during class. She was literally being harassed and her dad didn't care. My paternal grandma could cut her hair a little but not much. One time she got it cut too short (even though she swears her dad agreed beforehand) and he didn't speak to her for A YEAR. This man seriously pretended his 14-15ish year old didn't exist for a year because she cut her hair too short. What the actual hell. I've always said my parent's would've killed me if I'd been born back then. I don't take bs from anyone (and no I'm not being a rebellious 13 year old, I'm 23 and of course kids should behave and all that but some stuff is just controlling and stupid)

[@Me_Ewe_and_Yarn_Cheryl]

Love this! All "accidents" should look so good!

[@dancer14280]

I used to have hair that went down to my hips, had never had a haircut till I was maybe 13/14? I had been begging for the longest time to get it cut because I hated it, it was dense but fine so it tangled and knotted so easily. My Mum would brush and braid it every morning and she wasn't gentle, so it was so freaking painful, I'd be crying the whole time till she was done and my scalp would throb for hours after- but she'd say it was so beautiful and I was so lucky to have it and I should be grateful, so that was that. After one particularly horrendous session, my Dad took pity on me and said we were going out for shopping. Instead he took me to a hairdressers and got me a bob. I couldn't have loved him more at that moment. Miss you Pa.

[@williepearl278]

That was so kind of you. My daughters father and stepmother both called her the night before she was scheduled to have her hair cut short and basically threatened her. She had recently been given a pet frog from the parents of her stepmom and told her that if she cut her hair short that they would take it away from her. She was so upset and cried all night long. I couldn’t believe that they were that cruel to her over a freaking hair cut. However she did it anyway and thankfully they were all talk and didn’t give away her pet.

[@lilianamedina1724]

As a Mexican that I am, short hair is unacceptable in my culture, but I became a rebel and chopped ✂️ it. I had long hair down to my knees from kindergarten through high school. I always admired girls with short hair, and I did it years later in college. My parents bullied me for it, but oh, well I ❤️ it!!!

[@AutisticAthena]

Mine was "my friends little sister got a roller brush wound around it and we had to cut it out". I was thoughtful, though. I kept the ponytail and gave it to my mom. Told her "if you want my hair so much, here you go!" It was a week before her wedding and she was not best pleased. I was 15 and it was my first haircut.

[@ithinkitmightbe]

Short hair is great, it's becoming more and more popular, my mum went through something stuff recently and lost all her hair, it's started growing back in, and it looks amazing short.

[@AmethystEyes]

I have a feeling that when she is 18 she is going to come back and get her haircut again as she is now an adult. I can see her coming in so excited saying “I’m back! Hi Siiri!”

[@dibade1961]

we need more people like this!!! thank you for always having your clients' backs

[@AidylasiaFirestar]

I'm so glad my mom and grandparents let me chose my hairstyle. I went from short to mid-length and back all throughout my childhood and teen years. Hair that thick causes HEADACHES when it's long, on top of being tough to maintain and constantly becoming rats nests.

[@Alessandrxs]

As someone with long hair٫ I've never thought for even a second that long hair is prettier٫ it's just٫ hair. And whatever lenth٫ color or style it is٫ your still beautiful❤

[@chaosrose3733]

You’re amazing Siiri I really want to book with you when I save up some money to travel you’re my first stop and I’m not touching my hair until then!

[@timetravelingpenguin]

Did this actually happen? If so you're a Saint! Thank you so much for helping that girl out even though it meant taking the fall and not getting paid

[@DarkFire1536]

This makes me so grateful to my mom for letting me do whatever I wanted with my hair when I was younger.

[@emilyedgington2430]

You’re an absolute gem 😍😍😍

[@siiriparkss]

🥰🥰🥰

[@gunny4394]

And now I feel grateful for my dad who immediately agreed and even encouraged me when I said I wanted to cut my waist length hair into shoulder length a few weeks back. I'm really really happy with my new hair!

[@missmayflower]

It’s better for your neck and scalp too, and makes your life so much easier. You are so much more than your hair. Congratulations!

[@gunny4394]

@@missmayflower seriously its so easy to take care of them, wash them and oil them and thank you for your kind words 🥰🫂

[@d_time7877]

I love how you took one for the team. She probably went back to school and told everybody how cool you were.. I hope her Mom grew to love how happy her daughter was and how cute she looked in short hair that they went back for Touch ups/ Dustings as you call them.❤

[@miercoles4656]

This reminds me of this mom that shaved her daughter's head and posted it on Facebook just because the daughter wanted to have bangs and the mom didn't approve but the daughter cut bangs anyways. The mom thought that she was so in the right that she could post this on Facebook and not get her child taken away from her.

[@marshmallowmilkshake1893]

When my brother and I were between like 10 and 16, our mom let us pick colors and dyed our hair herself. The colors weren't going to hurt us, and hair grows. We were kids and her logic was that we could have our fun and "get the crazy out". As a little kid, I had very tangly hair, so mom cut it. I was happy and comfortable with my short curls and camo cargo pants. I was unphased when adults mistook me for a boy. Let kids be comfortable, geez.

[@marlieblanton198]

That's something I would have done when I was a stylist back in the day. I love it!!

[@insipidwallflower565]

I have had long hair for most of my life, sometimes I get it cut to mid length but let it grow back out. My mom insists that it looks best long. However it’s been really damaged since I’ve gone to college and I finally cut it short (and got bangs!) and I love it. She’s not a happy camper but it’s so much healthier and I feel like I look less “basic” as the long blonde hair made me feel a bit too much like a typical sorority girl when that is just not my personality (nothing against them just I’m not one of ‘em)

[@missmayflower]

Good for you! Those girls seriously look all the same.

[@oliviahermosilla]

I wanted for years to cut my hair short (and I mean #2 to skin short) and my mom never wanted me to cut my hair. She was never demanding or aggressive about it but I still didn’t want to upset her with cutting all my hair off. But at my first year of Uni I decided to finally do it and I went from hair at my hips to at my ears instead - I love it and have only gone shorter since 😆.

[@Gamatech123]

They're your kids- not your barbie dolls. As long as it's socially decent, let 'em present themselves however they like.

[@DrinkYourNailPolish]

My mom was kind of like that. She wasn't mean abt it, just very scared for some reason due to her anxiety disorder. Any kind of sudden change gave her panic attacks. She's now on medication. THANK GOD

[@Elithrae]

I love you so much for this. My Mom wouldn't let me get my hair cut short most of my life. Then, she decided to cut it at home, gave me a freaking *mullet* (because of course, she refused to cut it above my shoulders, but said she was "cutting out my ears" and "feathering the top" and I just stopped cutting it until I was an adult and could pay for my own fucking haircuts.

[@verdad1234]

This is a great example of why kids bug out the second they’re legal. Foisting her values on her daughter is a fail.

[@slAnimals88]

And some of us know how to raise children that will speak to us after they move out lmao

[@Corso_pack]

I was a little kid when I wanted my waist length hair to be a bob. Mom was insistent that I couldn’t get the cut and I assumed that perhaps a huge cut meant a huge amount of money so I took matters into my own hands thinking I would save her soooo much money. The night before Christmas church service

[@SaharaXeditz]

I’ve never gone to a hairdressers as my mum is one and she lets me do whatever unless it’s colour (vivid as school) 💕

[@susanbissell6319]

I am so happy to see you stand up to entitled customers!!! I put up with a lot of B.S. in my years of doing hair with clients and bosses, even being sexual harassed on the job by male bosses.

[@Gore_Jus]

I had this happen to me when I was young. I had literal hair down to my knees when I was 12. I wanted it gone so bad. But my mom wouldn't let me cut it. So when I stayed the night at my best friend's house, I literally begged her mom to cut it for me and she did. I felt so much better after that. My mom however was pissed. And to be honest, it hurt me that she never seemed to care how I felt about it. She treated me like property. We don't speak much anymore.

[@m0L3ify]

"I'm the mom, you ask me." This must be why stylists always insist on asking me everything whenever I take my teenage son to the salon. I want to give him the freedom to make his own choices but they keep calling me over for every tiny thing. I feel awful about it. Next time I'll just make it clear he can make all his own choices. Whatever he wants is fine with me.

[@missmayflower]

Yes, my daughter has that problem. Her son can make his own choices, so she just says “he will tell you what he wants” and walks away. If they still try to ask her, she leaves the salon for a bit.

[@shadowdroid776]

My mom refused I could cut my hair short my entire childhood. The moment I turned 17, that shit was lopped right off my head.

[@PlanningisFutile]

Lol 😂 I did the same thing. I was living away from home and got a pixie cut at a shop in town. When my mom came to visit she didn’t even recognize me- I sat on a barstool next to her for about 5 minutes til she realized who I was and flipped out 😂😂😂

[@izzigo7647]

When I was younger I wanted bangs so bad but they always gave me the run around one day I just looked up a tutorial and did it myself,and the woman had the audacity to tell me how good they looked after me begging for years when she dragged me to the salon. Everyone told me how good they looked and I never went back to parts again

[@amandatownsend5132]

As someone who grew up undiagnosed autistic and wasn't hallowed hair shorter than my shoulders never control how your children cut their hair there's so much more important things then if a child doesn't have the long feminine hair you want my hair used to cause me daily meltdowns but they didn't want me looking like a boy (among other words) cutting my hair into a very short bob was one of the best choices I've ever made and I only wish a younger me could've had that opportunity aswell and that's not even addressing the bodily autonomy part of this I'm just bringing up your kids might have many more reasons than looks for wanting short hair and it should be up to them not you because they have to live with it not you

[@puffthesmol]

My mother refused to let me cut my hair when I was younger because I was her "pageant baby" and she also had the mindset that pretty girls must have long hair. I hated it so much because my hair was down to the back of my knees and I had very thick hair. She would constantly brush and maintain it (very roughly), I got frequent migraines and my hair often got caught in things (including a bike chain once). It didn't help that creepy older men would often comment on how "dainty and pretty" I was and how lovely my long red hair was. I mean, I'm fairly short, and unfortunately I've been told many times that longer hair made me appear more "childlike". I just wanted a more manageable style. So the night before my high school graduation, I had my stylist bestie chop it all off to a jaw length bob, bleached it and dyed it cherry red. Now I'm 25 and never let it grow past my shoulders because I prefer pixie cuts or short bobs.

[@HiDenise]

For me, I told my parents that I wanted to donate my hair to get it even remotely short. I had 14 inches cut off and it was still kinda long but I fought hard for that so I wasn’t complaining.

[@M3GPie]

I was very lucky growing up. My mom would let me look through kids hairstyle books and pick whatever haircut I wanted.

[@RedRuneblade_Alt]

So much love for this ♥️♥️♥️

[@EhItsOnlyMary]

This was so sweet of you to do, Siiri.

[@kinseyb484]

My mom wouldn't let me dye my hair until I was older, but she always let me chose what kind of hair I wanted at the salon when we got the opportunity to go. I did have very pretty long hair...but damn. I wish someone would've told me short hair was pretty. Florida was hot AF growing up.

[@kitschro]

my mom was the opposite of that mother. for my very first salon cut, I had the stylist almost in tears. She had shorter than chin-length hair and was always trying to get it to grow longer, but couldn't. while I, at around 14 years old, was going from butt-length hair all the way to just above my shoulders. the stylist couldn't believe I wanted to cut all that healthy hair.