It’s the truth. I just don’t have a girly bone in my body and find myself completely clueless when it comes to being a mom to girls. With my son, it’s easy as pie, I grab the clippers, buzz off the hair, line up the back and he’s good to go.
My curly, fluffy headed daughter is an entirely different story. One that luckily ended well yesterday.
You see, she’s a girl. Not just any girl but the kind that wants her piggies painted, pretty dresses, lipstick (yes, she’s asking for it at 2 ugh) and her hair made all purdy. She should have asked her dad.
You know what that is don’t you? It’s okay, go ahead and laugh, in fact, laugh enough for both of us because all I was doing at the time was panicking. Big time! Little Miss Kaydence asked her mommy to brush her hair. What mommy didn’t know was that a round brush and curly hair don’t mix well. Alright, no more laughing! It took me nearly 20 minutes to pull each strand out in small chunks to avoid breaking her hair.
Feel free to leave me some “curly hair for dummies” tips, I could sure use them.
LOL I”m laughing only because I’d be as clueless as you are with a girl. Glad I have boys.
Ok, Cat I can not stop laughing. This is just way to funny!!!!! I have three girls and can not comb or braid hair to save my life.
You know, I have found that round brushes and even STRAIGHT hair do not mix well. Although, the painted piggies, pretty dresses, lipstick and hair bows are a few of my FAVORITE parts about having three girls!
Let’s swap tips. I’ve got no clue about BOYS! (My poor lone son, surrounded by all this estrogen…)
Do not be so hard on yourself. Its hard work dealing with mixed race hair. I have had it all my life and I still cant get it right. Thank goodness I have a stylist who does. I swear the only time it looks GREAT is when she does it.
I wouldn’t wash her hair every day. I hope you are using conditioner in her hair. If not use both a conditioner and, a detangler, or a leave in conditioner for curly hair. I would check out Goody hair products and find the right brush or comb to use on her hair. My daughter is 25% black and she only has a bit of the curls. I would try to perfect styling her hair now our she will have a lot of breakage and her hair will not grow out evenly. I am sure she will want long hair sooner or later. Best to massage the shampoo and conditioner in her hair. I am not an expert but my daughters hair looks really great.
Best of luck!
LMAO My daughter has curly hair – not as curly as Kaydence’s but curly and it’s a pain in the butt! I know your pain!
She’s too cute though even with a brush stuck in her hair!!!!
At least she wasn’t panicking too! That makes it awful! Keep her hair up. As a kid I had two helicopters, three micro-machines and one hair brush cut out of my hair. I’m still looking for a good how to do hair video online for little kid hair. I’ll pass it along once I find it…
now i have a grandson to learn with but my only daughter gave me lots of practice to learn from, had that happen to me too, next time spray water mixed with some conditioner on it and as you turn,move, jiggle it the wet creamy solution will work its way thru to come right off and also protect the hair since the conditioner is on it.
LOL – I have curly hair like that and my mom never brushed it. That was the solution
Now I just use a pick so I don’t have to deal with it, either. But, I love having curly hair -it’s just so easy. I’ve never straightened it or anything – what’s the point really. I’ve never been one to mess with my hair much, either, so it’s really a gift that I have easy hair to take care of. My daughter has stick straight hair & I have no idea what to do with it! I guess I will have to learn! Kaydee will more than likely love it when she’s older – just hold onto that.
I’m sorry but I had to laugh because your daughter’s facial expression says it ALL! LOL!!! I have done this to my OWN hair with a similar brush and know how difficult it is to get the brush out without taking clumps of hair with it.
I can laugh because I’ve done this! Um…to myself! My daughter has curly hair & both she & daddy have done this to her because they stole my brush.
Lol! I think we’ve all done that atleast once in our lives. My suggestion is to use lots of Johnson’s detangler. I have a daughter would super curly hair and one with a little wave in her hair. You would think it’s harder to take care of the curly hair but it’s not. As long as she uses lots of conditioner we don’t have any knots or problems. The little one’s hair is another story. It’s usually filled with knots and the detangler helps out a ton. Best of luck with your hair struggles.
I’m sorry I couldn’t help but laugh. I have one daughter and I love all the girlie things. She hates having her hair brushed though because she also has curly hair and it gets knotted really easily. I avoid round brushes like the plague lol after having one stuck in my hair and loosing a lot of hair trying to get it out I wont go near one
Don’t feel bad, I feel the same way about my four year old daughter! She is really girly, and I am dreading when she becomes a teenager and wants to know all the secrets to applying makeup. I was never good with make-up! Do they have a book called: Dummies Guide to Raising Girls for Moms Who Don’t Have A Girly Bone In Their Body?
I need that book! lol Thank you for making me feel normal!
LMBO!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh no! I’ve never done that… but my 9 year old did that in her own hair once and I had to CUT it out – it was THAT bad… but the one she used was the 1/2 inch size, really small, so I couldn’t get the hair off. It was terrible LOL! Round brushes, in my experiences, just ASK for trouble haha
I AM laughing…but only because I have done that very thing to my OWN hair. I have curly hair; luckily, my daughter has body, but not curls. I am not a girly girl by any stretch, and found it easy to take care of my son when he was small. Buzzed the hair, bought the G.I. Joes, all that stuff. When I found out I was pregnant with a girl the second time around, I was worried. Pink??? Lace??? Barbie??? UGGGGG!
But, I was lucky enough to get a girl who is as little girly as I am. Her favorite colors: Green and Blue. Favorite toys: Playmobil, animals, Lego, Hot Wheels. Hates dresses. Loves comfort.
The one pitfall: she wants her hair LONG, and every night a rat nests right in the back near the apex of her head, and crying, yelling, and running ensues when I get the brush.
What I love about having a girl? She is so sweet! She loves to cuddle more than my son ever did. She tells me things my son never would have, so she is much more transparent. And we don’t own one Barbie.
Find a friend who can (and likes to) do all the hair do’s, and utlize her.
Signed…Mom of three easy boys and one (omg how do i do the girly thing for her??!!??!!) girl.
lol Aww..poor Kaydee! I wish I had some tips for you but I don’t. Hope all her pretty curls are still intact!
i have curly hair! lots of condition and never use a brush…only combs when the hair is wet!
I would have no idea either since my girls always had straight hair I could brush and put up in pony tails or piggy tails
LOL hugs
no tips 
mine has a straight hair so it’s just a little easier 
I’m a preschool teacher and no good at doing hair–not a good combination. I can certainly relate.
Oy vey! I keep my curls short.
Cat,
This is just too funny… I also have curly hair and have done this with a brush to myself. I, too, love her facial expression. It’s just a good thing that Emma doesn’t HAVE any hair! Sorry, I couldn’t resist.
I have learned not to use a brush in my hair, I pretty much use my fingers. I do use a large comb that looks like fingers only when it is wet to comb through leave-in conditioner and anti-frizz gel. I don’t even use shampoo, I only wash my hair with water, and occasionally baking soda & lemon juice. But I do use a conditioner made for curly hair (Frizz-Ease is a good one), and I don’t do it every day.
All I can say is good luck, and keep away from brushes…
OUCH Poor Baby Girl. I know this scene oh to well. My daughter still manages to get her hair caught in MY brush. YES I like the round ones too
OMG…haha! That brought back bad memories to when I was in middle school trying to blow dry my bangs to stand up (80s hair) with a round brush and the same thing happened to me. Poor thing.
LOL – that is cute! I hate round brushes, when I was young I always got them stuck in my hair…haven’t owned one since. And wanna know something else, I love being a mom to girls – love painting nails, doing hair, getting them dressed up, the works…but it has not been a great journey lately, my almost 3 YO has cut her hair, not once but twice in the last few weeks – no more long pretty hair to braid or put in different styles…all gone. But since you are not the “girly” type your pretty little girl is probably going to stay that beautiful forever and have you keep doing all the girly stuff! Good luck!!!
A pick works good with curly hair… it’s easy on it and helps no tangle or break it. Use a good conditioner when you wash it and then get a good leave in conditioner and gently comb with the pick while wet then scrunch a bit with your fingers.
This post is too funny, I can’t stop laughing. My mom really needs to read this, it’s such a deja vu.
They have sprays for de-tangling litle girls or boys hair, when my daughter was little (she has similar hair texture)we used J&J “No more tangles”. It always worked great and please do not use brushes, only use wide tooth combs. Hope this helps some.