Tuesday, October 23, 2012

This little piggy

Genevieve's hair has gotten long. I'm far from an expert at doing hair, and hers is the opposite of mine; fine to my thick, straight to my curly, and slick to my ... velcro?
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Amazing how a hairstyle can change your whole look
I'll admit, I'm also not a whiz at styling hair. When Suzy the Stylist gave me this fabulous hairdo, she had to hard-sell me on taking the TWO MINUTES to blow out my bangs. I'm a wash-product-wear kind of girl, but it was totally worth the extra effort.

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Best. Haircut. Ever.

That being said, Genevieve's hair had gotten really long, and I didn't want her to end up with any lasting effects from her emo/Bieber bangs.

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Emo baby

Parenting, and all parenting-adjacent activities, always seem very different in my imagination. In my imagination, food that goes into a child's mouth *stays* in her mouth, kids STAY STILL while you change their diapers, and little girls coo adoringly while you pigtail their hair.
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She is wily and hard to catch.
Not. So. Much.

I've written about our DangerMouse catch and release program. This is more like catching a greased piglet. And trying to do her hair while she resists. Vociferously.

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Antennae!

So, sometimes her pigtails end up a little... off kilter. It's a look.

But I think this little piggy can pull it off.
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4 comments:

  1. Natalie RushOctober 23, 2012 at 2:15 PM

    Your doing a good job! It's almost impossible to keep them contained long enough to do their hair. I have managed to convince Carmen that brushing teeth is the COOLEST so I set her up on her stool and do her hair while she "brushes" her teeth! :)

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  2. UnknownOctober 23, 2012 at 5:07 PM

    doubled over with laughs on this one, Jasmin! Awesome blog!

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  3. AnonymousOctober 24, 2012 at 9:53 AM

    Fun post!!! My daughter has/had the same hair - fine and fly-away. We went for the "Pebbles" look alot - the ponytail on top of the head. I bet Genevieve could pull that off too. Of course, now at 13 yrs, she doesn't appreciate that look. :)

    Connie
    connknits@ravelry

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  4. TinaFebruary 26, 2013 at 11:21 PM

    How do you get her to not pull her hair ties out? I am so unsuccessful with my daughter

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