With my daughter in dance class and having her very first recital next Sunday, I am finding myself experimenting on my child’s head. Now, I cannot style my own hair let alone a moving target like my 4 year old child. I was really hoping that I could just put foam rollers in her hair and “bam” perfect curls. Yeah, not so much. First problem was getting the rollers into my kid’s hair. Like I said before, moving target. After about 45 minutes (yes it took me 45 minutes to curl a tiny head) I came up with this:
Ah, my little babushka. Doesn’t she look like a little old granny? Notice the uneven placement of ALL the rollers.
I let her hair dry and when it was time to take the rollers out, what happened? Yep, barely wavy and a half hour later completely straight. So much for not having to use a hot iron on my kid’s head.
Saturday was dance picture day and her hair HAD to be curled. So here I go, putting a hot iron to a tiny head. It took me over an hour, but I did it.
Haha! Success! I was so dang proud of myself and I only burnt myself, not my child. Whoohoo! Now, if only I can copy this next Sunday. Fingers crossed.
The Graying Chronicles 
lovethebadguy
Haha! I have so many girlfriends who delight in being able to play with their daughter’s hair (and a cousin who was devastated when her daughter finally grew hang long enough to plait, and then her son took to it with some scissors!).
This was very sweet. Nicely written. 🙂
trifectawriting
Well done you! A perseverant mother will get anything done in the end. She’s going to look fabulous! Our fingers are crossed. Thanks for linking up and tell everyone to come and join our 99 party!
Kir Piccini
but LOOK at those curls and that smile…I know she was adorable (so I can’t wait to see the pictures!)
jannatwrites
You are certainly persistent! Thank goodness I have sons, I’m not sure I could’ve endured 🙂
TammieB
Lol…thanks. I didn’t have much of a choice. These dance directors are nuts. Very much perfectionists. Now if I could just do that to my own hair.
Momo
I am grateful that my daughter’s hair is already curly, all I had to do was learn to braid and cornrow and make moderately straight parts! Sweet post!
Draug419
haha congratulations!
Christine
Oh, adorable! I have a deep abiding fear of the curling iron, having burnt my ear pretty badly as a high-schooler. I am rather grateful that I have boys. 🙂
Renada Styles
the first paragraph had me reminiscent of what my grandmother might say. as for the hair curling, i commend you. my mother could not, regardless of the hours with a hot iron attached to my head, manifest a curl!
TammieB
I owe it all to the hairspray. 😉
atrm61
She is a cutie and her hair looks pretty too:-)Lovely take on the prompt-a mom’s love shining through:-)