Whatever happened to Sinead O’Connor? If she were still hip, maybe i could get away with shaving my kid’s hair off. Natalie Portman in V for Vendetta, she was cool, right? ”Remember, remember, the fifth time i tried to get this knot out of your hair?” Was that how it went?
It’s just that her hair is so thick. I’m not entirely unconviced that it’s not something more like wool, or seaweed, or tiny snakes like Medusa. If she turns me to stone the next time she looks at me, i’m going to be pissed.
Each morning, if she hasn’t had a shower, i get her hair wet. I hope this makes it easier, but it turns out to be a futile gesture. I intend to make her brush her own hair, but one of two things happen. Either we’re running late and she’ll never be able to do it in time (most mornings), or i make her do it, she ineptly brushes the front of her hair, somehow takes 10 minutes to do that, says she’s done, and i have to do it anyway. And there are layers upon layers of knots in there. I’d swear an old sea captain was in there demonstrating knot tying to his shipmates. It looks less like hair and more like one of those nets the Ewoks used to capture Han and his buddies on Endor. I totally wouldn’t be surprised if i found C3P0 stranded in there one morning, moaning about having to watch too much Hannah Montana.
The point is, these are things which no known hairbrush can untangle.
I feel like if i parted it a certain way, she’d almost have dreadlocks. That would work out great, because then i wouldn’t have to brush it anymore. And she’s be kind of hip. She could be like Bob Marley, and shoot up the sheriff. Nah. How about Rob Zombie, and she could take the Dragula to school every day. Then she could make awesome movies and be rich and she could buy me a new house. Yeah, dreadlocks FTW.
Oh and chickity-check it, i got a Fatherhood Friday graphic. Jealous?
You know what I’m jealous of??? Your ULTRASOUND BANNER! How friggin’ cool is THAT!
Yeah, uh. The joy of having boys…mowhawks RAWK DAWG! No tangles here.
just cut it off while she is still shorter than you!
i have a daughter w that problem. i gave up! lol but you know, as she’s getting older her hair is getting more manageable and she likes to have it straightened once in awhile. my oldest daughter just resorted to shorter hair because she hates having to style it. lol
btw i came by way of dad blogs
LOL! Endor hair for the win. Yeah, my middle child has hair that tangles and gets staticy so fast it is scary. I think sometimes she makes her hair so notty on purpose like some kind of cruel joke. Braids…braids do help.
Thank God I have a boy. And because he shares my DNA his hair will start thinning when he’s 17 and I’ll never have to worry about hair tangles!
You had me at the picture of the sea captain. Then you managed to mention C3PO, Han, and the forest moon of Endor in the same post. A feat that will not easily be matched. Please no dreads though.
I’m thankful to have a boy too. I just clip his hair down nearly shaved and you don’t have to do much until it needs cutting again.
Great post! I love the Star Wars references! One of my twins is a girl, and judging by my wife’s hair as well as all of my sisters, my little chica will need a lot of work done daily! They’ll be infants for a while now so I’m glad I won’t have to deal with all that just yet! I like Joe’s idea… braids!!!
It’s all about counterbalance with the non brushing hand, you get the right angle and you are in business.
Have you tried a Detangling Spray? Suave makes a pretty good one that does wonders for my nieces hair.
http://www.amazon.com/Suave-Detangling-Spray-Kids-10-5/dp/B000GCVWZO
I’m amazed at how my girls’ hair can get tangled. Seriously, its almost like they took an electric mixer to their heads.