A woman recently came to Reddit to ask the moral officers there if she was an a-hole for cutting her step-daughter's hair short. She shared her daughter spent too much time maintaining her hair and that she thought it could make her vain. OP found it practical to cut off the 11-year old girl's hair but did not expect her husband to react the way he did.
People Are Calling This Woman An A-Hole For Cutting Off Her Stepdaughter's Hair Without Her Permission
By
Sumaiya Ghani in
Heartbreaking
On 24th July 2023
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Waking up early in the morning to send your kids to school is a task everyone finds challenging, however, one woman found it a bit too taxing and went a little far to make the routine easier for herself.
u/Free_Grapefruit2289, a Redditor shared with the community the story of her 11-year-old step-daughter. The woman told she maintained a good relationship with the girl and took care of her usually as she worked from home.
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The little girl had long, blonde hair that were difficult to take care of. The OP found it difficult to style them everyday before school and so came up with an idea.
OP gave reasons for not liking to wake up so early to do the child's hair.
The curly hair shampoo cost $10 per bottle, OP wrote.
It took time to use the wide tooth comb to brush the girl's hair and OP believed the 11-year old could use that time to do more productive tasks like homework and helping with the chores.
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All the reasons made OP decide the girl's hair needed to be cut for they could make her 'vain'.
The woman further shared that cutting the hair short was not a big deal for it was more practical in her opinion.
OP took her stepdaughter to the hair dresser and shared that on her way, the little girl told her she wanted to make sure the hairdresser didn't cut too much of her hair.
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The little girl initially thought her step mom was joking.
The stylist was reluctant at first but then cut the girl's hair as OP explained the situation. The girl was not happy with her new hair length and stayed silent during her journey back home.
OP's husband was not happy with the decision and after asking the girl's mom to come and collect her, he yelled at OP.
According to him, he did not mind paying for his daughter's hair products. And could have done the hair too in the mornings if it was an issue for OP.
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The woman's heart broke when her husband said he could not trust her around his daughter.
Redditors did not hesitate to tell OP that she was an a-hole for taking a part of the girl away from her.
One of them shared that it was also the hairdresser's fault as they could have intervened the situation after seeing the kid crying.
Another Reddit user thought that OP was in the wrong for not letting the kid have a choice.
