People Are Disgusted With This Woman Who Cut Off Her Stepdaughter’s Hair, Leaving Her In Tears

I'd take grandma for a ride to hairdresser "mom, your current hairstyle is ridiculous, we need get you a "proper haircut", no "buts", since I decided you will look much better you have no say in that"

Ugh.... for years my great grandmother would insist I needed a "Pixie Cut" because my hair was too thick and long. I happen to love my long, thick, curly ginger hair, and the worst mistake I ever made was cutting it just below my chin. Haven't done it since!!

I take it you daughter did not visit Grandma dearest ever again? At least not on her own

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This is basic curl shaming. Her grandmother is racist.

I feel you here! My hair was cut into a bob when I was 7. I cried for 2 weeks straight. I was so traumatized by how dumb this "in style" cut looked and swore I would never cut my hair again. For years I stared at pictures of Crystal Gayle awwing at her beautiful long hair and I wanted that. I'm 45 now and except for regular trims, I kept my word. My hair is down to the back of my knees. Yes, it can be a pain to manage sometimes but I haven't once thought of cutting it. Maybe someday but today is not that day!

what adults not realizing is a child who never had haircut in her conscious life, sees it as part of her. As natural as having a limb. Cutting hair out of sudden, although physically not painful, but psychologically - very much. Talking as 6 year old who got ambushed at hairdresser (major betrayal). Got explained after the fact "it's too difficult to maintain". It's not the way to go about major changes. DUCKING TALK, children are humans btw.

What is it with some women and hair? My mother was obsessed with the fact that mine was straight and fine. She'd insist I go to the next door neighbour to get a perm every August just before school started. So I'd end up with this mass of chemical burned frizz and she'd be cooing about how it had more "body" and was "curly" now.

I can't forget how my mom decided to cut my hair short when I was 6. My hair stand up when it's cut short. So I ended up looking like I was struck by electricity.

I have issues with my Mother, we get on fine now as I live across a sea. When I was 11, I got a feather cut, very 70s, and I loved it. Managed to keep it 2 weeks as it was done just before we left for holiday. She had my hair cut short. I'm 59 now, still the remarks regarding my long hair, what I wear, and my weight. Hurts still, but I'm stubborn, tends to make me worse. I'm thinking of going red next.

My mid sixties mum is of the opinion that women of a certain age don't look good with long hair. She's had short hair (like short short) since she was about my current age. At least she never tells me I need to cut mine.

Same here. My Mom had a lady cut my hair short when I was 5. I think it was supposed to be a pixie cut. My kindergarten teacher thought I was the NEW kid in class.

I had this happen to me in first grade, because it was long and unkept, and I would refuse to let anyone touch it. So they cut it. I was a little sad, but it was for the best really. This kid though, she’s older and seems to take way better care of it.

The OP has a sadistic streak. I can't believe she would try to get approval on this site. for her sick behavior.

Not a daughter ,but sons, the oldest when a 4th grader want it grown out (mullet style) and the younger one when he was in 10th grade, they were told as long as it was clean and combed groomed as needed, they could have their hair the length they wanted. If not, it had to be shorter to be managed better. They had a reasonable hair length by their senior year (and pictures). The younger one had longer than his shoulders, cut it in August for pictures, groused that he should have done at the beginning of summer as it was so hot to have that long of hair. Learned it for himself, he would have resented me if I made him cut it months before hand.

You and me both! My older daughter has very thick spiral curls that are really difficult to manage and instead of cutting it off, I had my stepmom who has similar hair teach her how to take care of it properly. It no longer tangles like it used to and it looks beautiful. This woman had NO right. I don’t care if she’s raising her. It’s not her daughter. She owed her a conversation with her dad at the very least.

What I find really sad, is that many times if you were to treat an adult the same way some of these people are treating children, the repercussions would be immediate and brutal. Creating a hostile environment at work will have you written up or kicked out. But it's ok to create one for a child at home. Hit a coworker, get charged with assault, but you can beat your child and way too many will shrug and call it discipline. They say that the way a society treats their most vulnerable is a mirror of how advanced it is. Yet we are letting down our children on a daily basis.

I was thinking the same thing. Force her to shave her head against her wishes

Given that it's from reddit, the odds are very good that it's fake.