my mom says the only thing she'd be concerned about with dying my hair is that it would further hinder my ability to find any sort of part-time work. God do I wish a Hot Topic or something like that would open over here, unfortunately, no market for that in still-sorta-rural Beaufort County.

I'm not all that concerned about getting picked on, as I get crap from other people all the time, except perhaps for the art classes. In fact, It really makes me want to dye my hair more, as a bit of an "I don't care what you think, I'm cool with myself" sort of thing.... Really I think my younger brother is more concerned about it. I dare say he's embarrassed to be my brother (mostly in front of some friends of his) as is. :(

Hmm well the only way to look at that is that it's his problem.

I don't know what your town is like but generally chain stores are much more accepting of individuality.

What kind of job do you want?

I have the under layer of my hair dyed at the moment and the top is black. My roots have grown out about 6 inches so when I put my hair into a bun you can't even see the colour if I twist it a certain way. Maybe you could try that? Another option is dyeing the tips and that way if your employer kicks up a fuss about it you can cut the dyed hair off.

Well just to let you know, some "mall" stores, such as fye, game stop, EB games, Claire's etc. are okay with hair dye and facial piercings. Also, any hair salon should be okay with you being a receptionist with any color of hair. If you were to find a job and make sure they were cool with you dying your hair, THEN do it, there wouldn't be much else she could say.

You should tell her: You don't stay young forever. It's hair, it'll grow back. At least you're not wanting tattoos or piercings, or doing drugs, or making babies. You can change the colour of your hair anytime.


My parents on the other hand are sort of weird.
They don't like tattoos, but when I was in junior high my parents wanted me to get my ears pierced cos "everyone had them pierced" [I never wanted them, and don't wear them anymore to this day].
And as far as the hair goes, they don't really mind. I guess you could say, they don't hate it, but they don't love it. Lol.
I remember when I was in junior high I mentioned to my mother I wanted to dye my hair. The next day, she came home from work with a book of hair colours! [she worked next door to a salon]

CatJay wrote:
my mom says the only thing she'd be concerned about with dying my hair is that it would further hinder my ability to find any sort of part-time work. God do I wish a Hot Topic or something like that would open over here, unfortunately, no market for that in still-sorta-rural Beaufort County.

I'm not all that concerned about getting picked on, as I get crap from other people all the time, except perhaps for the art classes. In fact, It really makes me want to dye my hair more, as a bit of an "I don't care what you think, I'm cool with myself" sort of thing.... Really I think my younger brother is more concerned about it. I dare say he's embarrassed to be my brother (mostly in front of some friends of his) as is. :(

Try to apply to local stores. Most local stores don't care about hair colour. Most corporations do.

.... Like Starbucks.
I hate Starbucks.

yea, I live in south carolina, and I still go to high school. Only jobs available as of now would be retail, I did fast food for a very short time and am not really interested in going back there....

anywho... me and my mom ended up having a short discussion about it at the dinner table where we agreed we would talk at a better time. Again, we've talked about it twice, but, evidently we didn't end on the same page, so... now she needs convincing. -_-

It took me a while to get my mom to let me do my hair pink. First time i had it done ( when i was 10) it was all her idea......Then, i wanted my hair done again, when i was 15 ( i think ) and she again, let me, ass long as i had my hair highlighted before hand, and i paid for it. Then....The bad news, i got kicked out of school for having the pink.....and from then on, my mom really put her foot down about crazy hair :'( Then after i broke up from my school ( For good) I said to my mom that i wanted pink hair for prom, and a pink dress ect ect ect, and she didnt give me an answer.........so i held my breath......and i found the best time to ask her was when the hairdresser ( julie) was at mine....i would bring it up, and julie would talk about where the pink would look good in my hair....and then i just made sure i booked an appointment after alllll my exams.

My mom said the bottom line was, I would have to sort EVERYthing out, highlights, getting the dye, calling julie and paying for it all.....and she said that she wouldnt ever pay for the dye, and i that i wont be getting any dye as a birthday/christmas prezzie :(

OH and one other point, the biggest reason my mom let me dye my hair when i was 15, was cause loads of other people have done it before me......Thats why it was a shock to her when i got kicked out

hope that helped, and i hoped i didnt ramble to much :S