Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Crazy Hair Day

Do I tell the truth and crush her self esteem, or do I just smile, nod, and agree with her, "Yes, Bella, you do look beautiful?" On most occasions, I can easily answer yes when she asks me if she looks cute, but when she came down the stairs the other afternoon after "fixing her hair" in front of the mirror in the bathroom, I had to contain myself from laughter.


She was so proud of her new hair-do, prancing down the stairs like a girl who just received a make-over. What she didn't realize was that it looked like she either went to a pet groomer, or her hair stylist needed his/her eyes checked.


I pride myself on making sure my girls' have nicely combed hair, finished off with a ribbon or bow that coordinates with their outfits. I even asked for a $75 dollar ceramic hair curling iron for Christmas, more for curling their hair, than my own.


I like it when they look something like this:
Which is why it scared me to death when Bella came down the stairs after primping in front of the mirror for 15 minutes, proud to look like this:

So, do I tell her the truth? Do I tell her she looks as silly as a pig wearing a tutu, or do I embrace her independence and hope that she gets a clue before someone else tells her just how silly she looks?

2 comments:

A Perfect Pandemonium said...

Tell her she looks beautiful but before you go out in public anywhere, tell her there a few strands you need to fix that "fell" and that's your chance to take care of it without hurting her feelings. When they get a little older, they catch on, but by that time, I think they can handle the truth!! :)

Anonymous said...

Ahhh, I was afraid that post was going to have something to do with cutting hair. I am glad it didn't!!

She looks beautiful!