Dad Is So Outraged After His Daughter Gets Highlights That He Does This

Published on February 17, 2020
A thirteenth birthday is a particularly special birthday to a child. This is when they officially become a teen so it’s a big deal. Kelsey Frederick was very excited because her divorced parents had each organized a party for her.

Double Celebration

Kelsey’s parents had been divorced for quite some time, so she was used to having two birthday parties and this year was no different. But because it was her thirteenth birthday, a sleepover with friends would make it all the more special.

Double Celebration

Double Celebration

A Special Treat

Her mom wanted Kelsey to have the best birthday ever so she organized the sleepover. She had also made an appointment to take Kelsey to have highlights put in her hair as a gift. Kelsey was so excited, she could hardly wait.

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Spending Quality Time With Dad

In the divorce agreement, it stated that both parents get equal time with Kelsey. That’s why she was set to go to her dad’s house after her hair appointment. She couldn’t wait to show her dad her new highlights. But would he like them?

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Loving Life

Kelsey was a happy child and enjoyed the time she spent with each parent. She spent every weekend with a different parent and they always did fun things. When she was with her dad she also got to spend time with her younger half-brothers.

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Best Of Friends

Kelsey and her mom Christin have a very special relationship. Kelsey feels like her mom is her best friend, she’s someone that she can talk to about anything and everything. They not only live together but they have a very close-knit bond.

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Mother-Daughter Team

Kelsey loves both parents equally, but she doesn’t have the same kind of relationship with her dad. Kelsey spends more time with her mom, so they can bond even more. Christin loves hearing about Kelsey’s day whereas her dad doesn’t share the same enthusiasm.

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A Great Support System

Kelsey’s parents, Christin and Schaffen divorced when she was very young, and that was very hard for her. Her family’s support and her love of sports are what helped keep Kelsey grounded through such a big change in her life.

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Maintaining A Good Relationship

For Kelsey’s sake, her parents maintained a good relationship. They agreed on how to raise her and what rules to put in place when it came to discipline. They even continued going to Lake Erie every month just the three of them every year after the divorce.

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New Beginnings For Schaffen

It wasn’t long after the divorce that her dad found love again. He had fallen in love with a woman that worked with him at the fire station. They were so happy that the pair decided to get married and Kelsey was ecstatic for her dad.

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New Beginnings For Schaffen

New Beginnings For Schaffen

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Things Would Stay The Same

You’d think that having a new stepmom would be hard, but Kelsey liked her dad’s new wife. Christin and Schaffer had agreed that things would stay the same when it came to raising Kelsey regardless of the new woman in his life.

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Surrounded By Strong Women

Kelsey was surrounded by strong women her whole life. She grew up around her Aunt Kelly and her godmother Haylee Ann. They both played an important part in her life and she grew up appreciating motherly figures so her new stepmom would fit right in.

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Birthday Gift

Kelsey was lucky that both her mom and dad lived in the same town of Fostoria. That meant that they could plan two unforgettable parties for her. But what gift could they get her for her birthday? It had to be something special.

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One Simple Request

Kelsey enjoyed softball and fishing and wasn’t a very “girly girl.” When asked what she wanted for her birthday she’d made one simple request. She didn’t want anything too pink, sparkly, or glitzy. Christin turned to family and Kelsey’s friends for ideas.

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Cool Party Ideas

Kelsey was counting the days until her thirteenth birthday. She and her friends were searching the internet for party ideas that would make her birthday extra special. Her parents couldn’t afford a very expensive gift but wanted to get something that she would love.

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Giving Her A Choice

Christin loved giving Kelsey a surprise gift in previous years, but this year she wanted to give her the opportunity to choose what she wanted. Being almost a teenager, Kelsey loved getting her hair and makeup done, but her request still took Christin by surprise.

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A New Hairdo

Kelsey told her mom that she wanted highlights for her thirteenth birthday. At first, Christin was concerned because she thought that maybe Kelsey wasn’t happy with the way she looked and that’s why she wanted a major change. Wasn’t she too young for highlights?

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No Need To Worry

After considering Kelsey’s request, Christin realized that there was no need to worry. She’d been highlighting her hair for many years and maybe that influenced Kelsey. After all, she did tell Kelsey that she could get whatever she wanted for her birthday.

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She Deserved It

Christin decided to grant Kelsey’s wishes to get highlights because she deserved it. She always helped around the house and was a wonderful big sister to her younger brothers. So Christin decided to give her the royal treatment for her birthday.

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Mother-Daughter Pamper Session

Christin also used this opportunity to have mother-daughter bonding time. Not only did Kelsey get highlights, but the two got matching manicures and pedicures. They had such an amazing day! Kelsey had no idea what else was in store for her to end off her special day.

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Happy With Her Look

Christin couldn’t believe just how different Kelsey looked with highlights in her hair. Her daughter had done through a real transformation, but she still looked beautiful. Kelsey was so happy with the result but that wasn’t all Christin had planned for her.

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Another Surprise

Not only did Kelsey have highlights put in, but Christin also took her to get her makeup done at Sephora. Christin was so happy to see her daughter so ecstatic that she took a photo of her and posted it on Facebook.

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Time To Visit Dad

Kelsey couldn’t wait to go out and show off her highlights. It was already planned that Kelsey would spend that weekend with her dad, so Christin drove her there. She’d already spent a wonderful day with her, now it was her dad’s turn.

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Something Wasn’t Right

The weekend had passed and it was time for Kelsey to be going back home to her mom’s house. That morning, Christin had a feeling that something wasn’t right. She hadn’t heard from Kelsey all weekend. Was she enjoying her new do?

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What Had Happened?

Christin did not expect to see what greeted her the moment she opened her front door. Kelsey’s face was so puffy from crying. What had happened to her? Christin’s couldn’t imagine what could have caused her daughter to cry so much.

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Something Was Different

Christin did a double-take and realized that something was different. Kelsey’s highlights were gone, and so was her beautiful hair! Did Kelsey hate her highlights so much that she decided to chop it all off? Christin couldn’t believe her eyes!

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A Boyish Cut

Kelsey’s hair hadn’t just been chopped off, it was butchered off. It was a boyish cut with no style. Kelsey was felt so humiliated and devastated with what happened to her that she refused to show her face. What went wrong?

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A Tough Time

Kelsey went from being confident and outgoing to being shy and reserved after her hair was chopped off. She didn’t even want to look at herself in the mirror. Plus, Kelsey refused to talk to her mom about what actually happened.

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Getting To The Bottom Of It

Christin knew she had to get to the bottom of it so she drove to Schaffen’s house for answers. Apparently, Schaffen and Sarah believed that the highlights were too precarious and her actions had consequences. Christin was so mad!

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Showing Them Action Has Consequences

Christin intended on showing both Schaffen and his wife Sarah, that yes, their actions also have consequences. She went to the police and explained how her daughter’s father had cut her hair against her wishes. She wanted to press charges against them.

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Using Social Media

Not only did Christin report Schaffen to the police, but she turned to Facebook to shame him. She wanted him to feel pain like the kind of pain he inflicted on her sweet daughter on her thirteenth birthday. How could he be so insensitive?

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The Post Went Viral

Christin didn’t expect it to go viral, but it did. The public was so outraged with Schaffen’s behavior and the post was shared over 24,000 times and received over 30,000 comments in just one week.

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It Became Very Overwhelming

Unfortunately, the response that the post got, became too overwhelming for Kelsey. The attention was too much for a thirteen-year-old. She received a lot of support from the public. Everyone was on her side and believed what Schaffer had done was ridiculous.

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It Became Very Overwhelming

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Not Ready To Go To School

Now, not only did she have to worry about going back to school with a botched haircut, but she had to worry about all the attention her mom’s post had attracted. While Kelsey was suffering, her dad and Sarah acted as if nothing had happened.

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A Controlling Father

The public was concerned about Kelsey. The public believed that there was more to this than meets the eye. Yes, he was a controlling dad, but maybe all this happened because of an underlying animosity between him and Christin.

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No Excuse

The hairstylist that did Kelsey’s highlights believes that whoever cut Kelsey’s hair that way was just as responsible as Schaffer for the trauma they caused. Yes, she may have been a little young for highlights, but there was no excuse for what they did!

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A Great Idea

After receiving so much support from people all over the country, her godmother Haylee Ann got an idea that would help Kelsey get her confidence back. She created a GoFundMe account so people could donate money to help Kelsey get her life back.

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Drawing Inspiration

Kelsey tried to get back to her normal life after the ordeal. She started playing softball again and her mom would post updates on how Kelsey was doing. People drew inspiration from this young girl because of how resilient she was.

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Suspended Firefighting Duties

The authorities believed that what Schaffer and Sarah did was parental abuse and they stepped in. they were both suspended from their firefighting duties and were placed on administrative leave. The Middletown Township fire department didn’t want to be associated with people like that.

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A New Do

She received so many generous donations through GoFundMe that there was enough money for Kelsey to get herself a new hairdo. She went to Lady Jane’s salon and they made magic happen for her. Kelsey decided she wanted a wig until her hair grew out.

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Back To Her Confident Self

The happy, confident Kelsey is finally back thanks to her godmother Haylee Ann and to the team of stylists at Lady Jane’s salon. Kelsey and her mom are forever grateful to everyone that showed their support and donated so generously.

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