Raising Tween Girls, HELP!- Page 3

[Bluemoon]

Posted: 10/14/05 at 12:22pm

brdlwyr - consider this a trial run for a whole year of being C13.

[shira467]

Posted: 10/14/05 at 12:24pm

Sadly yes - it will get worse.

[KelRel]

Posted: 10/14/05 at 1:16pm

To add to this thread I have my own hair issues. BrdLwyr be prepared. This is coming from a 22 year old married woman.

My hair looked like crap, split ends like crazy and it was lifeless and just hung there looking awful. My only option was a pony tail it seemed. I had been getting my hair cut at great clips because its cheap and we have been trying to save money which is hard to do when putting yourself (both my husband and I) through college. I finally broke down and went to a real salon and got a great cut that is really cute and versatile. It cost me $42- including the tip etc...

I came home in a great mood and was telling my husband about it. He is all pissy because I spent soo much on a stupid haircut. He doesn't understand that great clips was butchering my hair and now that I am about to start doing my practicums and student teaching soon I needed a professional hair cut, a pony tial wouldn't do it anymore. So I now feel awful about "wasting" so much money and I wish I could go back in time to have it undone because of all the fuss that this is causing. So much for feeling good about my hair for once.

Lwyr, you are doing the right thing by telling your daughter that she is beautiful and letting her go to get a good hair cut. A good haircut can make the hugest difference. Just don't be a freakin grinch over the price.

[shira467]

Posted: 10/14/05 at 1:19pm

I won't say how much I've spent on my hair...

[KelRel]

Posted: 10/14/05 at 1:25pm

Please do...that way I can show it to my husband and shut him up.

[shira467]

Posted: 10/14/05 at 1:27pm

If you really wanna know I'll PM you.

[liotte]

Posted: 10/14/05 at 1:36pm

I love straight ponytails!!!

And KelRel- I have gotten haircuts, highlights (with multiple colors- it looked really good though, lots of light brown and blonde and auburn in my darker brown hair), and hair treatments (like protein and deep conditioning) at the salon. In NYC, that amounts to about $300.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/14/05 at 1:38pm

Kel, tell him you can't get a decent haircut in NYC for less than $60. A GOOD haircut is $200+.

[Bluemoon]

Posted: 10/14/05 at 1:38pm

Same here Kel, only when I went someplace cheap, my husband got all pissy about how bad it looked. "See, you get what you pay for", he said.

My daughter is coming home on fall break today and has an appointment to get her hair straighten (a lot of that goung around). We'll see if hubby can swallow THIS price.

[shira467]

Posted: 10/14/05 at 1:39pm

I looked into the Yuko thing -- it was like $600 or something for my hair.

I told her. It's true a good haircut costs you.

[KelRel]

Posted: 10/14/05 at 1:42pm

He is finally calming down about it. Ass! I told him all of that and his response was, "Good thing we don't live in New York." Oh well, its over, its done, and when it all comes down to it I love my hair and he can kiss my Ass. I have made loads of sacrifices to be able to have money to go see his family or to have his family come visit, or to pay for college and books, etc... so I deserve one nice hair cut.

[Bluemoon]

Posted: 10/14/05 at 1:43pm

My daughter says she's getting the "cheaper hair straightening process - not the Japanese one". I didn't ask how much it was going to cost; I guess I should have.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/14/05 at 1:44pm

No, Moony, don't let her do it. You truly get what you pay for with hair straightening. She needs to pay top price or forget it. That's not something she wants to play around with.

[Bluemoon]

Posted: 10/14/05 at 1:46pm

They told her that she shouldn't get the Japanese process because her hair is color treated and it would fry her hair. The cheaper one is more gentle, I guess.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/14/05 at 1:47pm

Hmmm....I'd do some internet research if I were her.

[shira467]

Posted: 10/14/05 at 1:53pm

Good idea, Rath.

[Bluemoon]

Posted: 10/14/05 at 2:07pm

Oh, believe me she did - for the past few months. Geology she's failing, but hair products 101 she's aceing.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/14/05 at 2:08pm

All righty. I just don't want to hear the screams from here.

[shira467]

Posted: 10/14/05 at 2:09pm

Sounds right!

My mom was telling me she spent all her undergrad years blowdrying her hair, she doesn't remeber CRAP!

[Bluemoon]

Posted: 10/14/05 at 2:09pm

If you hear any, it'll probably be me paying the bill.

[shira467]

Posted: 10/14/05 at 2:12pm

That sounds right.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/14/05 at 2:13pm

I've heard that one before...

[shira467]

Posted: 10/14/05 at 2:15pm

Sounds like my mother when I emerged from the bathroom as a child with red hair...

[brdlwyr]

Posted: 10/15/05 at 8:40am

Privacy is one of things that you give up with children. Sometimes it is annoyiying. Last night I felt that C12 was stalking us.

[Bluemoon]

Posted: 10/15/05 at 10:20am

brdlwyr - be aware that there are going to be many issues which are going to crop up between you and c12 in the next few years. There's this whole seperation-desire thing that gets played out between fathers and daughters. Boundaries is one of the issues. It's rough sailing for a while, then everything evens out. Good luck!