The hair wall.
The preteen hair wall.
And there were tears.
I kinda saw it coming.
She doesn't want cutie box braids anymore.
And she's right.She is too old.
But she doesn't want corn rows either.
For years I have just done whatever I wanted with her hair.
Lots of braids.
Lots and lots of braids.
Did you catch that?
What I wanted?
What we have to work with is copious, beautiful hair.Lovely, gorgeous, fluffy locks.
I suppose it's back to the drawing board.
And youtube.
Help?
Pretty, hair, but I haven't a clue . . .
ReplyDeleteMakes me curious. How do teen girls with tight curls wear their hair?
Can you leave it down?? Our oldest is 11 and she has been wanting to not do the braids etc all the time too. We started leaving it down, putting it in a ponytail at night or in the pool. It seems to brush out fairly easily- I spend probably 5-10 minutes spraying and brushing it out in the mornings...but it's not bad. We put bands in her hair or handkerchiefs. ????
ReplyDeleteI am curious too. I thought cornrows but she doesn't like them. She has too much hair to leave it down. I am thinking of cutting it shorter to see if that will work but then putting it up will be harder. She kinda wants a Robin Roberts look. In NH, not a plethora of hairdressers who know what they are doing with black/biracial hair. Maybe I need to come to Florida, eh?
ReplyDeleteMy girlfriend just wrote about this & included some product info.
ReplyDeleteHer daughter's hair is shorter than yours, but something might be helpful:
http://rescuedremnant.blogspot.com/2011/06/white-mom-black-hair.html
She is beautiful! I hope my post on my daughter's hair was at least a little bit helpful. I feel like there is such a huge learning curve with all of this. I never realized just how different hair could be! The biggest thing I have found is finding a product that will keep it moisturized and control the frizz. I found that for my daughter in the Carol's Daughter products, but I know there are other good ones out there too. Hope this helps a little!
ReplyDeleteMy best friend in junior high had hair like that and her white mother was a little lost with it, too. I would suggest keeping it fairly short (about what it is now) and investing in a variety of headbands. They'll keep the hair off her face and still let everyone admire the depth and spring of the rest of it while she can enjoy an unconfined grown-up style!
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