Scraggle

Grace is my Little Miss Independant. She will NOT let me touch her hair, to brush it or style it in anyway. Now there are times when I stamp the mommy foot down, for instance; the first day of school, family pictures, school pictures, anywhere I'm going where we might take pictures that will be on the blog. But for day to day things Grace does her own hair. Here's the problem, she doesn't brush it good. She'll get the front sides ok but completely forgets the other 60% of her head. She hates to deal with the "ratties". If I try to take a brush to it, a miracle happens...she suddenly has NO bones in her body, she just melts to the ground. Too bad her voice doesn't disappear like her bones do!! Her idea of doing her hair is grabbing random handfuls of hair and sticking it in a ponytail holder. The reason I let her do her own hair is that if she feels good about how she looks, why should I ruin her self esteem just so that I look like a better mother (which we all know I'm not so why try to deceive) but I do have a serious problem with her not brushing it in the first place. "Grace expressing herself" hair does look a little bit better when it has at least been brushed! So I told her the other day that kids are going to start making fun of her if she doesn't start brushing, (see how I foster her self-esteem? I think I should write a book)and that I was going to take her and cut her hair short if she didn't start brushing. Last night at church I was telling said conversation to my friend Sylvia. She then pointed out her own Little Miss Independant and said "Why do you think we call her Scraggle?" So then she was asking Grace is she was a Scraggle. So guess what Grace said to me this morning after her shower??? "Mommy can you do my hair this morning...but do it the way I tell you to?" If Sylvia would have been at my house at that moment, I think I would have kissed her (you know you'd like it Sylvia...pucker up!) If this continues and she wants me to keep doing her hair, I will owe Sylvia BIG!!! Thanks friend!