I never noticed her cheekbones until these pictures. Now they just melt me every time I look at them. I’ve been trying to grow out Madeline‘s bangs lately, to see if that helps tame her wild locks just a bit. All that is fine and good, but she hates barrettes. Well, she actually doesn’t hate them, she just refuses to wear them.
When I put them in, I usually try and distract her so she forgets that they’re there.
Once she realizes she has something in her hair (even a handband or a ponytail holder yields the same results), she pulls it out and hands it to me. Uh oh, the jig is up.
My Dad always asks, “Can’t you put a barrette or something in her hair?” Um, yeah, tried that. Hair Accessory: FAIL. She looks so cute with them in, banishing the street urchin look completely, that I’m hoping this is just a phase that she outgrows. A couple people have told me that their daughters did the same thing, but eventually turned the corner. Here’s hoping….