Comments on Halushki: Mobius Parenting

It seems that the degree of attention parents inve...

2011-10-23T10:44:55.496-04:00

It seems that the degree of attention parents invest in their offspring is largely inversely proportional to the number of offspring the average adult in the species produces.

My girls want to dye their hair too - they were st...

2009-06-26T14:07:04.383-04:00

My girls want to dye their hair too - they were stuck on bright red for a while. They're 8 & 12.
Funny how I work so hard to bring my mousy brown to their beautiful chocolate brown. . . Hair and clothes are battles I've sworn not to engage in (it's tough some days though!).

I would have killed for hair like that when I was ...

2009-06-21T22:36:44.272-04:00

I would have killed for hair like that when I was their age. Heck, I'd kill for hair like that now! But on the scale of rebellious things, I agree, pink or black dye is pretty low.

i am so worried about that! my child is strong-wil...

2009-06-17T09:02:41.772-04:00

i am so worried about that! my child is strong-willed. i won't get a break.

That is one gorgeous picture! Hair is not a battle...

2009-06-15T19:23:59.331-04:00

That is one gorgeous picture! Hair is not a battle worth fighting.

My daughter just got a nose stud, and I could tell she was testing to see if I was going to try and stop her. I didn't.

But man did I make a case to avoid tattoos. I think I had an impact.

Mother: Do you want me to be angry? Wait...am I su...

2009-06-14T11:58:06.291-04:00

Mother: Do you want me to be angry? Wait...am I supposed to get angry? If I get angry about your hair, will it keep you from rebelling and doing something really crazy?

Child: No.

Mom? She's lying. Pink highlights? But make her pay to have it done professionally. Maybe she'll get tired of it while waiting to save the cash.

I think they're testing you. I know mine do th...

2009-06-13T19:04:38.542-04:00

I think they're testing you. I know mine do the same. I think the "parental freak out" is considered crossing the line and is something to be avoided. They look for signs of it constantly and with the critical eye of an anthropologist.It makes me tired.

My 6 & 8yo are sporting henna and are liking i...

2009-06-12T21:44:57.139-04:00

My 6 & 8yo are sporting henna and are liking it a bit too much---I fear they will be tattooing themselves someday.

Hair, though? Hell, yeah, they can do any color, cut, perm they want. I figure that hair grows, plus, you can take photos of crazy styles and bribe them with them later.

And, btw, your girls are so gorgeous! Love those glasses.

This cracks me up. A lot. Emily doesn't come t...

2009-06-12T14:06:47.011-04:00

This cracks me up. A lot. Emily doesn't come to me with questions like these. Which relieves me when I think maybe she's not pondering such things, but then terrifies me when I realize that of course she is, but she's just not telling me about it.

Relax. She'll change her mind on this so much ...

2009-06-12T08:51:14.848-04:00

Relax. She'll change her mind on this so much that, by the time she's ready to actually dye her hair, she will have most likely settled on green. Which is much better than pink or black.

I love it when they want to dye their hair unnatur...

2009-06-11T22:33:24.867-04:00

I love it when they want to dye their hair unnatural colors while we're spending money to dye our hair the color that their hair is naturally.

Suddenly I see my experimental hair days (and blue...

2009-06-11T20:20:43.637-04:00

Suddenly I see my experimental hair days (and blue rat tail - sorry, was the 80s) in a whole new way.

Do your kids know what a cool mom they have the way?

Hmmm - must be careful not to show all my cards to...

2009-06-11T13:05:14.902-04:00

Hmmm - must be careful not to show all my cards too early; if they only knew what I would not freak out about ;)

Did you forget to tell her you once had hot pink h...

2009-06-11T11:39:51.009-04:00

Did you forget to tell her you once had hot pink hair in college!
Susan

Isn't it funny that they want you to get mad s...

2009-06-11T11:16:37.191-04:00

Isn't it funny that they want you to get mad sometimes. Cracks me up when it backfires.

Love this. And your daughters.... beautiful.

Could be worse. She could ask what color boyfriend...

2009-06-11T10:57:21.635-04:00

Could be worse. She could ask what color boyfriend would freak you out more. In that case, I would definitely draw the line at teal.

My girls have already had pink hair.. LOL My 7yo ...

2009-06-11T10:53:39.383-04:00

My girls have already had pink hair.. LOL

My 7yo son is already talking about what kind of tattoos he wants to get and what he will get pierced when he's older.

Awesome.

Oh. Sometimes I want a daughter so bad it makes m...

2009-06-11T10:47:09.099-04:00

Oh.

Sometimes I want a daughter so bad it makes my chest hurt.

BUT my boys are awfully fun. And they can have pink hair too. I guess.