bunnylake
August 15th, 2012, 01:54 PM
My step-daughter is 10 years old and has curly hair, I'd say 2c-3a. Right now she doesn't seem too concerned about what her hair looks like, but I'm sure that'll change as she matures (which is happening fast!)
The problem is her mother doesn't have curly hair and obviously doesn't understand how to care for it. She had it cut into a Louise Brooks flapper-style bob about a year ago and keeps it trimmed and styled that way, however that style is not suited for curly hair at all. Her daughters bangs curl up into horn-looking things and the rest get wurly at the ends and it always looks messy, even after it's brushed. It's as if she thinks her daughters hair is straight. Anyway, her daughter has said to me on many occasions that she wants to grow out her bangs and have longer hair, but her mother keeps taking her to have it trimmed and "shaped" into this short bob.
I'm thinking of buying her a copy of Curly Girl for Christmas. She'll be almost 11 by then and might really appreciate it. I read Curly Girl a long time ago and can't remember if it's mostly something a kid her age could understand, but we can give it a whirl.
I'm mostly just venting because it's so annoying! She has lovely shiny hair and it could be so beautiful if she would just grow out that bob!
Ok I'm done now. :D
The problem is her mother doesn't have curly hair and obviously doesn't understand how to care for it. She had it cut into a Louise Brooks flapper-style bob about a year ago and keeps it trimmed and styled that way, however that style is not suited for curly hair at all. Her daughters bangs curl up into horn-looking things and the rest get wurly at the ends and it always looks messy, even after it's brushed. It's as if she thinks her daughters hair is straight. Anyway, her daughter has said to me on many occasions that she wants to grow out her bangs and have longer hair, but her mother keeps taking her to have it trimmed and "shaped" into this short bob.
I'm thinking of buying her a copy of Curly Girl for Christmas. She'll be almost 11 by then and might really appreciate it. I read Curly Girl a long time ago and can't remember if it's mostly something a kid her age could understand, but we can give it a whirl.
I'm mostly just venting because it's so annoying! She has lovely shiny hair and it could be so beautiful if she would just grow out that bob!
Ok I'm done now. :D