I cut my daughter’s hair off. #mommacusses #momlife #parenting #pickyourbattles

[ferchsakura]

At first I was like “that’s very messed up though” then I heard “she’s two” and everything made sense lmao

[Caz_]

The “shes two” line saved u honestly 😭 2 year olds are feral

[paynejackson]

i desperately wanted my mom to let me do this for years, your daughter will thank you. you’re an amazing parent

[strawberrylocks]

“Hey, cousin it. Wanna get your hair done”
I’m dead💀

[maxiefairbanks]

"Work smarter not harder" seems like the best advice on everything, including managing kids. Good on you! 👏

[SynGoat]

My mother used to say “you’re under my roof. And as long as you are, you can’t cut your hair.” My grandmother gave me a pixie haircut when I was 16 since I was living with her, and my mother was no longer in charge. My mother hated it. One of the best days of my life. Now 30, and I still use my hair as a symbol of my rebellion and freedom.

[gooseguidedguitar]

I actually really needed to hear that part at the end where you say “we teach our kids lots of things, but it doesn’t have to be all at once.” I think I’m extremely stressed out because it made me cry… subscribed

[miabrenner]

I love this! Working in childcare we had a toddler who came in with a bob and then a pixie cut because she hated having her hair in her face. She adored her short hair

[TheBrennaSings]

Um. Same. In fact. She asked me to cut her hair off because the payoff of “cute hair” didn’t balance with the “ouch this sucks” of the actual action of doing her hair FOR HER. She weighed the cost vs payoff and decided “it’s a bob for me thanks” AT FIVE YEARS OLD… I said “same babe” and chopped mine too. And as our hair grows out, we will both be reassessing the situation together. Separately but together. Because… same babe. ❤

[raentrieve]

As a child with an extremely sensitive scalp, i would have thanked you excessively.

[justafreakingnerd]

"Pick your battles" applies to toddlers as much as war.

[WitchyFarmer]

I totally get it. My daughter (6) couldn't stand her hair being brushed. She loves her short hair but loves getting it put up too

[elijahfergus]

that makes sense, y’all increased her tolerance gradually that way instead of making her get used to it all at once. smart

[randobeantv]

You gave her a stylish hair cut to help with her and you maintaining it. That’s so far from abuse.

[xXkrazykitsuneXx]

Honestly is kinda what my mom did for me and I am really thankful she did. I have insanely thick hair, hated having her brush/wash it, and she didn't have the time or energy to fight me over it so I had a bowl cut for years. The trade off, she told me, is that once I learned how to take care of my own hair that I could pick whatever hairstyle I wanted, and she was true to her word. I eventually got sick of the bowl cut, actively learned how to wash and brush my own hair, and she let me do what I wanted from that day forward.

[hollow.mystic]

Honestly, You sound like the best mom ever, which means your mug is 100% true

[flaoro]

When I was four or five, I was so sick of my hair needing to be brushed that I cut it myself and my mom was so mad she beat me. I wish I had a mom like you

[mallory]

My mom did not let scissors touch my hair until I was 12 and spent every moment before that royally pissed that my hair was knotted, tangled and I hated having it brushed and styled. Letting kids choose how they want to look and to have bodily autonomy is important, but I can promise you it's not achieved by spending any amount of time fighting and crying about hair every day.

[amye.]

I've got three girls and I tell them every time they complain about me brushing their hair, "If you don't like it so much then we can cut it short, but if we don't brush it it will become dirty and matted and unhygienic." Two kept it long, one learned how to brush her own hair and one hated it so much we cut it short, all three of them are still happy with their choices a year later. 🤷‍♀️

[MyStylist.Naomi]

As a hairstylist I approve of this. Even before I was a mom I always said "if ya want long hair then you need to take care of it yourself OR be able to handle having someone do it for you." My kid tried to grow her hair out in kindergarten and I supported her, but when brushing became a fight I calmly explained that it would be easier with shorter hair and eventually she asked for a bob. Thankfully she was old enough to reason with. At two I just gave her haircuts whenever it became tangled and she never said anything about it 🤷‍♀️