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July 8, 2009, 7:58 am
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You have a daughter who is around 6 years old, and is going to spend two weeks in the summer with her Dad. Her dad has a girlfriend who lives in the home. Before you send your daughter, you braid/cornrow her hair and intend for it to stay braided until she returns home.
About a week after she gets there, her braids are taken down and the girlfriend has taken her to the beauty shop. That’s all you know. What do you do?
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My reaction to this scenario is to let it ride. Can’t control what happens outside of your presence. Either keep her at home 24/7 and totally control her ‘do or let her visit her father and relinquish hair care rights for those 2 weeks.
Comment by Nerd Girl July 8, 2009 @ 8:31 amI’m kind of with NG. I would probably be annoyed but as long as her hair is clean and they didnt cut it, I wouldn’t say nothing.
My brother’s little girl was at the family reunion with us almost all of last week. Her mama sent her with her hair braided and beaded. It was sooo cute. But she’s 3 and by the end of the week it was looking frizzly. So maybe that was the case for the 6 year old. After all it’s not like she wraps her hair at night. LOL!!!
Comment by Tiffany In Houston July 8, 2009 @ 9:07 amI would be annoyed, but not because its a girlfriend. I’m funny about hair, I don’t like folx messing in my girls’ hair. Cornrows is as low maintenance as it gets. I’d be wondering why it wasn’t left alone.
Comment by kellyinaday July 8, 2009 @ 9:09 amI don’t have any kids, but I would take a deep breath and forget about it. Even though it is outside of your control as the mother, there is really no reason to get worked up over it. It’s just hair, and even if the new step mom/girlfriend had it all chopped off, it will grow back.
I think that moms try too hard to keep the step mom/new girlfriend on a leash, and to be honest with you there is really no reason for this in my eyes.
I think if you are letting your daughter go stay with her dad for two weeks, then you obviously trust him enough to make decisions on your behalf when it comes to taking care of the child. Including who the new step mom/girlfriend is, and what she is doing with the child.
Comment by kaylyn July 8, 2009 @ 9:20 amPick your battles. It isn’t that big of a deal and you really have no idea why she did it. Maybe the hair was really messed up. I’d just casually ask the Ex why they did it and make a mental note.
Comment by Babs O'Leary July 8, 2009 @ 9:29 amI wouldn’t mind. I would just make sure they knew I didn’t want any chemical services or cutting of my daughters hair done while she was gone.
Well actually it depends. I might not like it, and say something because I don’t do beauty shops often and I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be taking my kids and wouldn’t want anybody else taking them either.
Comment by Therapeutic Musings July 8, 2009 @ 10:41 amWell, I have to go the other way here. I think I would have preferred that my ex at least called me first. Not for permission but as a heads up. I say this because there may be concerns her mom has about her hair/scalp that the dad and his girlfriend know nothing about. Perfect example, my ex recently called me to say he wanted to start sending our daughter to the salon regularly and I had to inform him of her scalp conditions (dermatitis) and how she has to use special shampoos and hair oil several times a week that the salon would not have. If he had just done this without talking to me, he would have wasted his money and possibly caused further problems with her scalp. It’s just about communicating. I don’t think they meant any harm but a call would have been nice.
Comment by ondrea July 8, 2009 @ 10:52 amI think he should’ve called and asked if it was okay for his girlfriend to a) take down your daughters hair and b) take her to the shop. Next time she goes w/her dad , you might just want to kindly say ” Hey , I did her hair , you dont have to worry about it . IF possible , I would like her hair to still look like this when you return her – so here is her scarf “
Comment by Jazz July 8, 2009 @ 7:10 pmFLIP THE FUCK OUT…CUSS ER’BODY OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT SHIT DOESN’T HAPPEN AGAIN…BUT I DIGRESS.
Sorry. Flash back. LOL!
Comment by lovebabz July 8, 2009 @ 8:42 pmBe a little aggravated because he didn’t ask first (I’m a control freak), and then remember why we aren’t together anymore.
Comment by dmac July 9, 2009 @ 11:18 amI’d be pissed off.
That wouldn’t happen with me though, my kids go to their dad’s family with a dang manual. What clothes go together, what soaps to use, lotions, and there is a hair care section.
Comment by Jeanine July 13, 2009 @ 6:57 pm