The things they say that make you want to cry.....

I had to wash all the moisturizers out of Larissa's hair for her EEG procedure. I didn't want to comb is too much without it so after bathing her I just left her hair down. She has beautiful hair. When she realized that I was not going to braid it she said that she couldn't go to church that way. I asked her why not. She said because everyone would laugh at her! I was so heart broken, I wanted to cry. Why would my 4 year old feel that everyone would laugh at her if she wore her hair down and natural? We have never given her any impression that she is not beautiful, that her hair isn't beautiful, that her skin color isn't beautiful. However, life has given her the impression that her natural hair is something that would be laughed at.

Where is she learning this?
She IS a beautiful child, inside and out.

Why do our children need to feel a need to conform to a certain standard; whether it be clothing, hair, skin, gadgets, weight?

Why would a 4 year old be worried about people laughing at her hair?

On a good note, I told the ladies in my women's Bible study class the story. Right after class all the women went up to Larissa and just loved on her hair. On the ride home, Larissa said that she would be willing to wear her hair down at church. I really do love this church, I will miss it.

Hair Days

I have completed my mommie duties for the day....my child now looks loved.

Before....

After...........

Anthony's Hair

Anthony wanted his hair pictures posted too. He is easy....shave it all off!

Before:



After:

I love my Wahl, it does a pretty good job.

Anthony likes his hair to be cut short. When he was younger he had a lot of hair. I spent a lot of time corn rowing. When we finally did get to go take him for a hair cut he sat in the barber chair in amazement. He said, "Anthony is a boy!" I never referred to him as anything else so I wondered where he got that from. Ever since, he lets me know when it is time for a new haircut.

Wow, he looks like such a young cutie here. How quickly they grow up.

Hair Days

By demand......poufs!

This girl can get some good size poufs.....she loves them.

Hair Days

Normally I do a new hairstyle for Larissa over the weekend, however since we will be travelling next weekend we did a mid-week session. Doing Larissa's hair is quite a production.


First we start with the bath where lots of moisturizers are added. I have tried many different products and still haven't anything that I am thrilled with. I have had the most success with conditioners that include olive oil so am trying some new hair care products when I find them.

Larissa has a lot of hair. Last summer, when we spent a month in a hotel and she was going through a period of screaming when I touched her hair, I decided to cut off at least 5 inches for our sanity.








We have a very strict routine that we follow that includes lots of bribery. Today the bribery was m&m's. We also take this time to lotion up and do lots of cuddling. After we are done with her hair, Larissa walks around the house and shows everyone her new hairstyle. She just beams as everyone tells her how nice her hair looks.



This style took me 1 1/2 hours.

















We try to have fun with colors, beads, barettes and such. I can honestly say that out of all my girls, I have spent the most money on Larissa's hair products.

I hope to post her new hairstyle each week.