Hair brings one's self-image into focus; it is vanity's proving ground. Hair is terribly personal, a tangle of mysterious prejudices. ~Shana Alexander
Years ago, before kids, Rich and I were part of a church we loved in Charlotte, NC. When we joined, the church was seeking a pastor, and when they brought in a guy for the church to consider, I had a few issues. (Please don't be too hard on me. I was used to my daddy being my pastor for my whole life. Is there a preacher's kid (PK) support group somewhere? It is hard to be an adult church member when you have always been a PK!) This guy had the whole I'm-balding-so-in-a-clever-only-to-me-attempt-to-disguise-it-I-will-do-a-combover thing going on, and I remarked to Rich, "I'm not sure about him. He is evidently a little too preoccupied with his hair."
And Rich, without skipping a beat, said, "This coming from a woman who is absolutely psycho about her hair?"
Psycho? Really? We'd only been married a few years, and he felt like he could make that kind of judgment about me?
Well, yeah, okay, I totally am. But I'm a girl!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't I get a pass or something? :)
Life is an endless struggle full of frustrations and challenges, but eventually you find a hair stylist you like. ~Author Unknown
One thing I never wanted to do, however, was pass on my hair craziness to Danya. Her hair is just like mine. When she was around four or five years old, I was spinning the merits of curly hair to her one day, and I said, "Oh Danya, your curls frame your face just like a picture! God only frames the most beautiful faces with curly hair!" (Please excuse my theology on that one--I was in my twenties! LOL)
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To which I replied, "Honey, frames are just for girls." :)
The hair is the richest ornament of women. ~Martin Luther
Is there anyone who hasn't had hair issues? Anyone who hasn't, at some point, been preoccupied with her hair? Here's how to help your daughter through some of her own harried days:
- Compliment her often on having a "great hair day!"
- Let her experiment in age-appropriate ways with new styles (and teenagers, with different colors. It will grow out!)
- Remember that she is not you, and she needs to do her own thing, okay?
- Hair styling products are the greatest thing since sliced bread. Adopt the philosophy: The More, The Merrier! :)
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Really? No stories? Nobody but me is psycho about her hair?
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