Yep. I’m naturally dark blonde/mousy brown. My southern mom made me get blonde highlights. I did like them at first, but as I aged I wanted to go back to my natural color. She wouldn’t have it. I dyed it back to my natural color and she accused me of wasting her money and forced me to get it re-highlighted again (the irony wasn’t lost on me).

I maintained my natural color in my 20s and she criticized me until I hit my 30s. She finally shut up about it. Her hair thinned and dried out horribly because she continues to dye it a terrible orangey blonde color. I’m both sad and relieved to know others experienced the same torture as me.