Hairs, cut

Fighting with Daisy about combing her hair has been the default mode for most of her life. It's almost a relief that the impossible-to-manage corkscrew curls of her toddler years have relaxed themselves into soft waves, but no relief for her, every combing is a traumatic event. I don't know what these kids do while they're asleep to wake up with such crazy tangles, but they do it, and it's my problem to solve.

Yesterday I stood her in the common area behind our apartment building and with great trepidation, cut her shoulder-length hair into what is almost a perfect bob. You can see there is some cleanup to be done; it is hard enough for a professional to get her to hold still for a precision cut and I am not a professional at anything, much less haircutting (cf. my own bangs, which are really just shameful, but when I decide they must be cut they must be cut NOW, not when I can schedule a trim).

Still, I think the wonky bob goes nicely with the plaid pants, aloha-print dress, and flowers-and-butterflies-print smock. And she claims it's the best haircut she's ever had. There were no complaints this morning when I combed it, making this the best Monday ever in life.

Comments

[sara]

I did the EXACT SAME THING to my five year old's hair this year. It is curly and fine and gets those gnarly dreadlock tangles. I cut the bob (yes, definitely not perfectly) and it's so much easier. She can even brush it herself (with copious leave in conditioner).

It looks just like Daisy's!

Glad I found your new blog. You can't hid from me :)

[Kayris]

Combing my daughter's thick curly hair is torture. Every single freaking day, during which she screams that I'm hurting her. Even when I'm just standing there with the detangler in my hand and am not actually touching her. And when she cut it earlier this week and told me she didn't know why she did it, I'm pretty sure she's lying and I know exactly why.

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