Monday Teeny Poll
By Glinda
Last week’s question about becoming a surrogate mother was split fifty-fifty between those that would absolutely not, and those that might, under the right circumstances. I think that I would seriously think about it, but no one in their right mind would choose me, because of my health and pregnancy history. Which is pretty much why I only have one child. I think I might have to pay someone else instead of the other way around.
Today, I want to know all about hair coloring. Specifically, boys coloring their hair. A friend of a friend (really!) allowed her son to dye his hair black. Oh, well, teenagers are teenagers, you might be thinking. If that is how he wanted to rebel, then bless his little heart. Except, this young man is only in third grade, and it wasn’t temporary hair color either.
May 19th, 2008 at 8:04 am
My oldest had red hair. Then blue. Then back to his natural blond. Then fuschia streaks. As long as it was out of his eyes and didn’t create a distraction at school, it was pretty harmless.
May 19th, 2008 at 11:48 am
Better now than when he’s a teenager trying to get an after school job.
May 19th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
I’d be too afraid of the chemicals in the dyes. What affect could they have on a growing child? Particularly permanent dyes and preteens.
May 19th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
Jennie has a point; as far as I’m aware, these dyes haven’t been tested on kids. But semipermanent isn’t invasive, so that I would think would be fine.
We’ve come a long way from the days when dyeing your hair was to make yourself more sexually attractive. Now it’s for self-expression and fun, and those are ageless.
But I do wish someone had told me how tenacious this damn Feria is…I’m going to have to put my head in a cyclotron to get rid of it.
May 19th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Try dandruff shampoo, raincoaster. I’ve been dying my hair red for years now, and there was a lot of trial and error before finding the perfect shade. When things have turned out more Ronald McDonald than Marcia Cross, I grab the dandruff shampoo — the stronger, the better. It helps strip some of the colour out. Just make sure you condition really well, ’cause it’s hard on your hair.
May 19th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Thanks!
Hot damn! This blogging thing is darned useful! I shall run off to Rexall and pick up a bottle ASAP. I heard something about Prell or Pert as well, but I can never keep it straight which one it was.
May 19th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
My general rule is that my children can dye their hair when they’re able to pay for it. If my third grader wants to save up their allowance to splurge on getting bright orange and purple streaks? Okay.