I'm so excited! My aunt got married a few days ago and the theme is purple so she said I could dye my hair purple! I've been wanting to color my hair for years, so it was the perfect opportunity. My mom is against getting all of my hair done, so I just have purple highlights.
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(Yes just ignore my face)
Everybody in my family loves it except my dad. When my mom told him I was getting it done he said, "No you're not." When we sent him a picture he said it was "okay" and the first time he saw it in person he asked where the scissors were. He said it all like he was joking, but unless my dad is telling a typical stupid dad joke, there's usually some seed of truth in his jokes. He keeps talking about whether or not I'll be able to get a job having purple hair, even though I have a steady, well-paying seasonal job where no one will care what I look like, and it really hurts my feeling that he doesn't like how I express myself. It's taken me a really long time to be comfortable enough to express myself through my style choices and stuff, and it really shook my confidence when he said all that. But a super great thing, after my dad said the thing about the scissors, my grandpa came next to him and said, in his crotchety old Cajun man voice, "Naw, you gotta add some blue in there too." And it made me so happy I wanted to cry. I had been avoiding showing him all day by wearing a hat (we were working on the plumbing outside anyway). My grandpa's opinion is really important to me and I was so scared he wasn't going to like it. Anyway, I really love having purple hair. I feel more me, if that makes sense. Although, I can feel people staring at me which is uncomfortable.
