Hair straighteners are the BANE of my life!!!! Arrrrgggghhhhh!!!!! My DH's blood pressure also rises at the mere mention of them too. Only because we have a 13yo DD. Who uses hers at any given opportunity, ie SEVERAL times a day... every day. And she is forever leaving the bloody thing ON! And within reach of my toddler!!!! And she is ruining her beautiful hair!!! We have tried confiscating the bloody thing but her friends just end up giving their spare ones to her... and/or doing it for her at school!!!! She has a collection of about 3 or 4 ATM. She doesn't seem to express any preferences though... she has a Coles $30 one and uses that one just as much as the others. No way KNOWN would I be spending $300 on one for her. Call me a dragon mummy but I am at my WITS END!!! For a start she would take it to school... probably get it stolen... leave it on all the time and burn herself even more badly than she currently is.

Sorry to hi-jack your thread Lulu... but if anyone has any advice about what i can do about Hair Straightener abuse then please share!!! And if you think i am over reacting then may you too have to deal with a 13yo Hair straightener addict in your home!!! :P