Comments on: A Hair Story

By: LJ

LJ — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:09:40 +0000

Learning my daughter’s hair has been a challenge too. For exactly the opposite reasons. My hair is curly, frizzy and all over the place. My daughter’s is absolutely straight. So when she asked me for curls, I thought, “I can DO this! I know curly hair.” What I didn’t know is that there is hair out there that will not curl. Ever. And apparently my daughter has this all over her head.

I am trying to help her love her hair as it is, and not wish for Mommy’s hair.

By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:04:40 +0000

I think she looks beautiful! I love your comment about learning about her hair and how to take care of it just as you learn other things about her. We keep discovering things about our children the whole time they’re growing up (and even when they become adults).
As a child with naturally fine and straight hair, my mother seemed determined to have a little Shirley Temple with beautiful curls. I was subjected to more than a few permanents which seldom had the desired effect!

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:16:43 +0000

It may take a lot of work, but I can tell you that whatever you’re doing is working– Zozo looks like a little fashion model in every picture I see. And, the two times I have met her in person, she looked EVEN cuter, if that’s possible!! It is horrifying to have such an extensive hair care product graveyard, but what can you do? Until they sell everything in trial size, you’re stuck.

By: Niki

Niki — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:35:49 +0000

Thank goodness you will never have the curling iron catastrophes that I had with my mom. Well, unless you straighten Zoey’s hair and then curl it or something. I don’t know. Anyway, I still have no idea how my mother had the patience to curl my bowl haircut (that then morphed into an awesome feathered ‘do a la Farrah Fawcett) day after day. And then there were the curling iron burns on the ears and forehead. I’m sure they were caused my lack of ability to sit still.

The best part? My mom did it all times two every morning, because she had twin girls! Only a woman with patience like hers could have undertaken such a project. She was probably glad my little brother was a boy.

By: amy lyles wilson

amy lyles wilson — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:31:40 +0000

I’m 48, and recently I was able to forgive my mother for all the too-tight ponytails of my youth. She favored these rubber band contraptions that were adorned with brightly colored plastic balls. I feel sure they have been outlawed by now. Trust me, Zoey will laugh about this in a few decades.

By: SWMama

SWMama — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:00:23 +0000

You are amazing. I sent my daughter off to daycare today with yogurt and goldfish in her hair (from yesterday) because I couldn’t deal with giving her a second bath. And she has total white-girl hair, easy to comb. I got no excuse.
Also, your patience with Zoey’s hair is admirable. My mom traumatized the hell out of me with her devilish hair-combing ways – it was so painful and such a struggle that I had a boy’s haircut for much of my childhood. At least you give Zoey food to get her through the process!