We’ve all heard of sibling rivalries and pranks, but what happens when a prank goes too far? Meet Essie Mae, a 6-year-old girl, and her sister Dolly, 10, who loves to pull jokes on people. Things took a turn for the worse when Dolly decided to cut off a huge chunk of Essie Mae’s hair while she was sleeping, leaving her with a bald spot that couldn’t be fixed. As a result, Essie Mae had to have her hair buzzed off completely. ♀️ The girls’ mom, a hairdresser, decided to take matters into her own hands and teach Dolly a lesson she wouldn’t forget…
Dolly’s Pranks: Harmless Fun or Cruel Intentions?

Setting Boundaries for Jokes

The Cruel Prank: Essie Mae’s Hair Disaster

Mom’s Desperate Attempts to Fix the Damage ♀️

Essie Mae’s Heartbreak

Dolly’s Cruel Intentions?

The Unique Punishment: A Difficult Choice

Dolly’s Options: Hair or Privileges? ✂️

Dolly’s Reluctant Decision ✂️

The Emotional Haircut ✂️

Dolly’s Tearful Transformation

Mom Steps in to Fix the Cut ♀️

Dolly’s Emotional Aftermath

Was Mom’s Punishment Too Harsh or Just Right? ✂️
After Dolly’s cruel prank left Essie Mae with a buzzed haircut, their mom decided to teach her a lesson by giving her a choice: lose her privileges or cut her own long hair. Dolly chose the latter and tearfully chopped off her hair, ending up with a chin-length bob. While some might argue that the punishment was fitting, others question if it was too harsh. Let’s see what people think about this unique and emotional punishment… ✂️
Disturbing prank or cry for help? Therapy may be necessary.

Empathetic comment supporting parenting decision with a positive twist
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Parenting win! Creative consequences for daughter’s prank. Friend’s AH.

Praise for parent’s firm punishment of daughter’s cruel prank

10-year-old chose haircut over punishment, NTA mom offers options

NTA parent gives fair punishment options, daughter chooses haircut consequence.

NTA parent teaches daughter respect and boundaries with consequences

Parenting win! Punishment fits the crime

Parenting is tough, but sometimes tough love is necessary.

Limiting electronics to prevent cruel pranks. NTA.

Punishment for cruel prank: NTA, serves as lesson.

Cutting someone’s hair while they sleep is unacceptable. NTA.

Matching haircuts for sisters? NTA got creative with punishment!

Punishment fits the crime . NTA for sure.

Harsh but fair punishment for cruel prank. NTA.

Unconventional punishment helps daughter understand impact of her actions.

Teaching empathy: NTA gives daughter a taste of her medicine

Parent seeks advice on potentially escalating prankster daughter, suggests therapy.

Parent struggles with fairness and tough love.

Teaching empathy through punishment? NTA gets it right

Natural consequences better than revenge punishment, focus on empathy and trust.

Sister’s lack of empathy concerning, therapy recommended. NTA.

Golden rule of jokes: don’t do to others what you hate.

Hair today, gone tomorrow: Sister’s awkward cut causes concern.

Concerns raised about child’s behavior after disturbing prank.

Parent struggles with punishing child for cruel prank

Punishment suggestions and praise for not being the a**hole.

NTA but harsh punishment suggestion sparks debate

User doubts effectiveness of punishment, criticizes fairness of commenters.
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Defending OP’s parenting decision against aggressive commenters

Don’t apologize to Dolly, it sets a bad precedent.
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Shaving the daughter’s head seems unnecessary and cruel punishment

Teaching consequences: NTA comment is all for it
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Teaching consequences for cruelty: NTA parent goes tough but fair

Harsh comment suggests extreme punishment for prank, no replies.

Parent praised for fair punishment after daughter’s cruel prank

Mom’s punishment for daughter’s cruel prank: fair or too harsh? NTA

Parent criticized for not punishing daughter harshly enough. ♀️

Is blocking TikTok the solution to cruel pranks?

Forced haircut at young age makes commenter appreciate fair punishment.

NTA for punishing daughter who cut sister’s hair while sleeping . Putting them in therapy is a good call

Daughter chooses to lose hair as punishment, commenters approve.

Cutting hair not a good idea, but NTA for punishment.

Grateful for a bad haircut? NTA’s unique punishment sparks debate

Giving a choice and not going too far, NTA

Observing for future patterns and therapy suggestion for NTA parent

NTA, good punishment for a 10-year-old’s cruel prank

NTA commenter suggests harsher punishment for cruel prank.

NTA. Commenter suggests alternative to punishment for behavior modification. ❤️

Mom gives daughter a choice of punishment for cruel prank ♀️

Fair punishment for cruel prank, NTA. Lesson learned

Punishment fits the crime according to NTA commenter

Punishment for cruel prank backfires, therapist needed

Parent praised for fair punishment options for daughter’s bullying prank

Mom’s punishment teaches daughter real-world consequences.

Mom gives daughter fair punishment options for cruel prank. NTA.

Suggested compromise for buzzed hair punishment sparks discussion.

Empathetic comment defends mom’s unique punishment with logic.

Punishment worked, NTA! Therapy still a good idea though

Creative punishment teaches lesson without being too harsh

Parenting dilemma: Is punishing one child for another’s trauma justified?

Heartbreaking story of a similar experience, support for OP’s punishment. ❤️
