Little girls in hijabs

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Re: Little girls in hijabs

@sweefs

Why do you find it difficult to believe that these girls may have had a choice? One of my younger sisters wears a hijab, and she started very young.. not out of force, in fact my mum told her she had a lot of time to make this decision. She chose then, and yes.. many times it has agitated her in the heat, she’s tried different styles to make it bearable and its worked.

I get what you’re saying IF it is by force, but im not sure why its hard to believe that little girls can make that choice and some parents let them. Maybe it’s a phase, maybe it’s a long term decision. As long as it isnt imposed, its fine. I remember how much i loved to stand by my parents when praying and doing a dupatta, heck i even thought doing dishes and ironing was awesome and obviously mama sweefs thought it convenient to turn it into an exciting activity for me . Really not a big deal.

I have been around young girls all my life. I don’t think at 4, 5 or 6 they are aware enough to want to wear a hijab at all times as I have seen with some of these other kids. There is certainly a “shok” but it’s unlikely that they make a lifelong decision at such an early age. Having said that, why is it so difficult for people to admit that parents have a hand in making their daughters wear a hijab at such a young age? It is simply unrealistic to say that all little girls who wear hijab do so because they have chosen to do it without any persuasion from their parents.