I’m not the kind of mom who has been putting cute little things in my daughter’s hair since birth. A couple headbands for pictures, yes, but mostly I have just let the God-given beauty of her red hair be her head’s decoration. I have not tried a bunch of crazy pigtails, or a ponytail on the top of her head looking like a geyser, I’m just not into that. (Not that it’s not cute on other kids…I just think Tara’s hair is beautiful and didn’t want to adulterate it).
In the last few months she’s started to like playing with my hair (and Mrs. Sommerer’s, aka Hawmer) and really noticing when I have mine up differently. And she’s been fascinated with “ponies”. And so, I convinced her to let me put one in her hair so she could see. This is the result:
Ha! It’s funny how serious she is in the second picture. She’s doing the “lonely waif” pose. She even has a little bit of the pouty-lip thing going on! Hehe… She could be America’s Next Top Model!
I know that look. It’s similar to the look of sorrow from a girl whose mother has made her wear stuff that is not of her own choosing. (I remember it well from Sundays long ago – those stupid double-ball elastic thingies with my hair pulled back so tight I couldn’t blink.) My sympathies, Tara.
What’s this … are we posting again at the same time …. I’ve now forgotten what I was gonna say …. um …. nope it’s gone …
Lauren – did you ever have one of those double-ball elastic thingies backfire and bounce back onto your knuckle? Talk about pain!
Beth – next you should try those pink sponge rollers that make cute little turd curls. Use a little dipity-doo for an extra firm hold! Tara could look like a little red-headed Shirley Temple!
I hated those rollers Michele … and you had to sleep with them in all night. My mother used to pull them way to tight … great memories … great memories!
Turd curls! you funny!
I never had the knuckle problem, since only my mother put them in my hair. Left to my own devices, I would have had dreadlocks by age six!