I wanted to say that this was deliberately less cute, less likeable; that I’d spent years with hair that was trouble – a mask. I wanted to say I was done hiding behind girliness. “You have so much hair!” the stylist said, ruffling my scalp. Her touch was intimate, for a first meeting, but I […]
Are we doing what’s best for our child or are we doing things that will make us look and feel like the best parents? In India, a child’s first haircut is ceremoniously cut during his first or third year. Hindus believe hair represents unwanted traits from past lives. Traditionally, during Mundan Sanskar, a priest is […]
I think she looks fabulous, but people sure have a lot of opinions about it. My 9-year-old daughter has never been shy about her preferences and opinions. Right before she began kindergarten, she asked if she could cut her hair short. Since then, it has varied in style, but has stayed pretty short. Over the […]
