Some kids have parents that have separated – but hey, it’s a reason to celebrate twice! Kelsey Frederick is one such teenager with two divorced parents who both still love her very much. Her parents Christin and Schaffen seemed to have no problem coordinating two separate parties to spend with Kelsey. But when her birthday came around, it turned out they had very different plans in mind.

recently turned 13, and even had two birthday parties to look forward to in order to celebrate with each of her parents. It was a routine the whole family had grown accustomed to over the years.

But this year, she was extra excited because her mom had decided to treat her to highlights in her hair for the very first time! Afterward, she went on to see her dad as expected – but what wasn’t expected, was his reaction…

But this year, she was extra excited because her mom had decided to treat her to highlights in her hair for the very first time! Afterward, she went on to see her dad as expected – but what wasn’t expected, was his reaction…

For Kelsey, her birthday seemed to be taking an eternity to arrive, as usual. But for Christin, it was hard to believe her little girl was growing up so fast…where had 13 come from all of a sudden?

I Want Highlights But she wasn’t expecting Kelsey’s request. It sounds normal enough, but a mother is never ready for the day when her daughter asks for her first major makeover. Kelsey wanted to totally upgrade her brown hair with some bold, blonde highlights.

But this year, she was extra excited because her mom had decided to treat her to highlights in her hair for the very first time! Afterward, she went on to see her dad as expected

She just had to take a picture of her pride and joy and share it on facebook. Neither of them were ready for how someone in the audience would react – but they were still blissfully ignorant in the meantime.

– but what wasn’t expected, was his reaction…

All of her hair and expensive highlights were gone – they had clearly been butchered off over the weekend.

She was clearly humiliated, and why wouldn’t she be? In a matter of moments, she had gone from feeling her most beautiful ever, to having no hair and a ruined birthday.

Why Did They Do This To Her? Since she couldn’t get Kelsey to talk, Christin jumped in the car and headed to Schaffen’s home and proceeded to scream at him and his girlfriend, asking them what had happened to Kelsey’s hair – and why had no one called her?

It turns out they couldn’t stand her new hair, and thought she should be punished for it. They insisted that “actions have consequences,” so Christin decided to show them just how true that could be.

Christin was beyond wit’s end, and wanted the world to share in shaming the unjust actions from her ex-husband. So she took to social media in order to show a little sample of the pain and humiliation that such rash actions and extreme punishments can have on a young, sensitive person.

Police Got Involved Some people paying attention to the story had gotten the idea in their heads that this had been a case of parental abuse – and filed a police report. Kelsey had been forced to cut her hair as punishment by Schaffen and his wife. “I’ve been doing this since ’92 and I’ve never had a case I would say that’s like this,” the cop said. It wasn’t long before Schaffen had police on his doorstep.

An investigation began, and in the end the local judges determined that the haircutting couple should have a price to pay as well. They were then suspended from their firefighter positions, with the Middletown Township fire department, placing both of them on “administrative leave.”

The authorities went on to grant Christin full custody over Kelsey. “After 5 hours of testimony and ‘evidence’ provided by both parties, the magistrate’s decision was for Kelsey to live with mom and her siblings!” Christin wrote on Facebook.

With so many people reading and sharing the post, it seemed likely they could make a pretty successful fundraiser that might help Kelsey fix her destroyed hair. So Christin set up a GoFundMe account to spread awareness about situations like Kelsey’s, and to invite people to donate to Kelsey’s ruined birthday present. They didn’t yet know that the story would continue.

her aunt Kelly set up a GoFundMe account that could bring in some funds for Kelsey to begin building her normal life back up again.

The answer wasn’t hard to find: they would go back to the salon to repair Kelsey’s hair before doing anything else. At the Lady Jane salon they chose, it turned out the whole staff had heard about the hair-rowing (pun intended) ordeal Kelsey had gone through.

While she was waiting for her own natural roots to grow back, Kelsey opted for a wig in the meantime. She loved the salon’s choices, and was truly happy with the result. It almost made up for everything that had gone wrong.

The outcome of the story continued to warm its followers’ hearts, but surprisingly, attention kept growing. They never could have expected so much sympathy and generosity out of this traumatic event that they only shared to relieve the pain – and it certainly did!

Just a couple of months after the affair began, the post gathered almost five thousand likes, as well as hundreds of shares and comments! One person even wrote, “You’re beautiful!”

As people started to relate to Kelsey even more and find inspiration from her positivity, another side of the drama began to unfold without Christin or Kelsey even knowing