I'll never forget the first time I saw Mocha Girl One (HmG) . She was an emergency c-section, and had to spend several days in NICU. She was born four days past her estimated due date and looked huge in her incubator. I imagined her to be especially delicate and feminine. I couldn't wait to frill her up, and more importantly to do her hair ! The only reason she wasn't sporting a barrette the day we took her home from the hospital, was because the one I brought to match her lacey outfit, slid right out. Mocha Girl One's baby hair was silky straight and fine. As the weeks rolled by, it became wavier until she had a lovely curly fro. I washed it all the time . I brushed it several times a day . I tried snap clips, and moved to velcro barrets when the clips slid out. I bought a different head band for every outfit. Meanwhile her curls continued to wind tighter and tighter. I kept everything in a pretty box, dubbed the hair bin . I was really frustrated at not b
Growing in treasuring my girls, and sharing what I am learning along the way.
I like reading your blog and listening to your different opinions on hair issues. My dd is almost 8 and we mostly do twists that I find low maintenance for her once a week swim classes. She likes this style and it gets positive feedback from others. Locs are not completely maintenance free as well so I feel like with twists; it's not that much more work. (and she does have tightly coiled hair as she's fully Haitian) I am a white adoptive parent and enjoy our hair time whatever style choices and directions we go in the future.
ReplyDeleteThanks Patience and welcome! Sounds like your off to a great start. Keep doing what you're doing.
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