Kelly Clarkson Has No Time for Mom-Shamers After Dyeing Her Daughter’s Hair Purple
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Kelly Clarkson is getting ahead of the haters before they call her out for being “the worst mom ever.” The singer posted on Twitter that she dyed a streak of purple into her 6-year-old daughter’s hair, and then rushed to tell followers that she did so with “safe, organic paint” just to ensure she couldn’t be dragged in the comments.
Smart, but also, ugh. She shouldn’t have to do this, people! It's clear that her daughter, River Rose Blackstone, is thrilled with the change.
“I put a purple streak in my daughter’s hair today and I swear to you she thinks she is as cool as Prince now,” Clarkson tweeted on August 4th. “Full on air guitar, singing at the top of her lungs, that is what’s happening."
"And before I get attacked for being the worst mom ever, it’s safe, organic paint,” she wrote.
I put a purple streak in my daughter’s hair today and I swear to you she thinks she is as cool as Prince now 🤣 Full on air guitar, singing at the top of her lungs, that is what’s happening... and before I get attacked for being the worst mom ever, it’s safe, organic paint 🙄
— Kelly Clarkson (@kellyclarkson) August 1, 2020
Maybe it was the disclaimer, or perhaps people are finally realizing we have bigger fish to fry than our favorite celebs dying their kids’ hair, but the replies thread under Clarkson’s post was so incredibly uplifting. Lest you forget, last year, Pink had to step in when Jessica Simpson was being mom-shamed for putting a pink streak in her daughter's hand to mimic a character in The Descendants.
This time, parents began posting photos of their kids’ DIY hair dye, and the rainbow of colors is too cool. According to the kiddos, purple is in:
Just did purple for our daughter too pic.twitter.com/IUYNmkMA7b
— PSW (@ProperSWoman) August 1, 2020
Oh my gosh this is so rad! LOVE IT!! https://t.co/keUn8wZLDw
— Kelly Clarkson (@kellyclarkson) August 1, 2020
But if purple isn’t the color for your family, some kids have been experimenting with Kool-Aid reds and Arctic Fox blues (or both!).
A little @koolaid went a long way. She loves it! pic.twitter.com/wuYdXNzO66
— Ever (@TweetAtEver) August 1, 2020
This was my younger one after school let out. She had to go natural her senior year for her medical assistant program. She had so many Arctic Fox colors left over. We just went with it. pic.twitter.com/NMm2fVUkW2
— Carol (@carolabilene) August 3, 2020
With so much seriousness happening in the world around us, sometimes we need to let our kids (and ourselves) have a little fun. If a purple streak is what someone's kid wants to make them happy right now, keep the shaming to yourself.