When your daughter has a new friend, you can’t help but treat her like one of your own.
But things took a turn for the worse when a mother gave hair care advice to the parents of her daughter’s friends.
Now she is worried that she may have crossed the line.
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My daughter (9 years old) recently made a new friend. My friend is an adopted child, she is black, and her parents are white.
For the past few months we’ve had her around the house a lot and I’ve noticed that her parents don’t really know how to take care of her hair.
I am white and my husband is mixed race. His black grandmother lives with us and she pointed out the girl’s hair and even tried to give hair care advice.
This seems dangerous.
I told my mother about my daughter’s hair, and my husband’s grandmother happily gave advice and decided to wash, detangle, and braid her hair.
My mother was very upset that I was unable to properly care for her daughter and suggested that I was overstepping my bounds.
I told her that my grandmother-in-law just wanted to work together to help her daughter.
She said I was being rude and ruining her parenting. She also said I wasn’t the first person to bring this up.
Hmm…I wonder why.
I really didn’t expect her to react like that, so I’m really worried now. I’m worried that I’ve ruined my daughter’s new friendships.
I can understand why she would be angry because she thought I was trying to suggest that she wasn’t taking good care of her daughter.
Meanwhile, the year is 2024.
There is a lot of information out there that will help you take care of your daughter’s hair. Additionally, there are many salons near the big city where we live that I can take my daughter to.
When did AITA bring this up? I’m sorry about how things turned out.
The mother just wanted to lend a helping hand (or a hairbrush), but the conversation devolved into accusations of overstepping her bounds.
Now she keeps wondering if she really is wrong or if this is a sensitive topic that no one wants to talk about.
The people on Reddit have spoken, and the verdict? National Tax Agency.
This person says it’s a mother’s responsibility to take pride in her daughter and her hair care.
This person clearly thinks he is ignorant.
And this person makes a solid point.
here we go…
Friendships shouldn’t become rifts by offering up the tips of your hair, right?
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