Hair Straighteners

[Bathsheba]

PML I do the dishwasher thing too Lulu!!! Great minds hey!? And here I was thinking I was a real cow and that a "good mother" wouldn't have to resort to that.... teen daughters hey? She leaves 'her" column heater on all day as well...naturally, it's the biggest electricity chewer of all!!!
I can't bring myself to even visit the appropriate BB teen forum anymore... the thought of even venting about her makes my heart rate max out... Aaaaah, it's after 6pm, I can have my Mothers' Helper (glass of Chardonnay) been watching the clock ever since my last post!

ETA: Ok so i told her that "Some women on BB said they used their hair straighteners too much and now have bald patches". (You can't be too direct with 13yos) Her response was : "Yeah, but they are, like, way older than me".



Yep... that's 13yo logic for you...

[MelS]

I am having a very, very, small snicker while reading this as I'm sure I will be the one posting this thread in about 8+years time so I better be careful

As a user of a hair straightener, its very hard to be critical but using it multiple times a day is a bit weird. Once should be enough. I use mine every 2nd day. Maybe she needs a product to put in her hair before using it, to keep it straighter for longer IYKWIM? Or you could take her down to the hairdresser and get them to tell her what can happen with too much use. Maybe ring them first and word them up so they can make it sound worse!!!! She may listen to a professional - because really what do mum's know!

Keep the strength Bath and enjoy that glass of Chardy!

[Bathsheba]

Yes, it might have to come to that Mel (relying on a hair dresser's warnings).... because seemingly I know absolutely nothing and my main agenda in life is to make her life as constricted as possible! One reason she is doing it multiple times per day lately is because of the rain. Ooooh the rain! She acts like the Wicked Witch of the West (no, hang on, that's ME) whenever I ask her to step out into the rain... the slightest drizzle... she protests about her hair getting wet... meaning curly... oh Heaven Forbid a curl!!! (she has naturally wavy hair). DH and I are plotting ways in which we can implement a hair-straightener-free holiday in January... our DD, the beach, no straightening. Is it possible? It is realistic?

[MelS]

Do you know a good island with no electricity!!!

[Nelle]

I can save you all your woes Bath - arrange for her and I do to a hair transplant. Mine is as straight as hair can get. I will take her waves any day.

[Roryrory]

Ah Bath! Tell her perms are coming back - that will freak her out LOL!!!

Sorry I am no help, luv - my year 10 co-ordinator said to my mum when I was a bit older that Verity that girls go thru difficult "stages". Sounds like you just have an early bloomer

[mrsmac]

Ah Bath, wait til its dyed blonde as well as constantly straightened!!!! I have at least noticed a drop in straightener use since she got a GHD she doesn't use it daily, she actually did get concerned about her hair drying out so naturally as only a teenage girl will do- she brought more expensive conditioner (or requested I did LOL) not stopped the dying and straightening!!
I could rave for hours about excessive makeup but you have that to look forward to.... and don't get me started on dress length!!!! (and NO I am not a boring old fart but I just like clothes where you can bend over without the wrold seeing your underwear LOL)

[LaDeeDa]

Yes, it might have to come to that Mel (relying on a hair dresser's warnings).... because seemingly I know absolutely nothing and my main agenda in life is to make her life as constricted as possible! One reason she is doing it multiple times per day lately is because of the rain. Ooooh the rain! She acts like the Wicked Witch of the West (no, hang on, that's ME) whenever I ask her to step out into the rain... the slightest drizzle... she protests about her hair getting wet... meaning curly... oh Heaven Forbid a curl!!! (she has naturally wavy hair). DH and I are plotting ways in which we can implement a hair-straightener-free holiday in January... our DD, the beach, no straightening. Is it possible? It is realistic?

Bath give up now it's pointless. my mum is a hairdresser and I still completely shagged me hair for absolutely years!!!!! Bleach, Perms, Straightening more bleach until the point where I now dye my hair it's orginal auburn colour because I just screwed it!
Maybe if she is straightening it all the time she needs a smoothing / de frizzing product that is also going to coat the hair shaft and protect if from the heat of the straightener and stop it from curling if it's humid or wet.
Also, if your gonna take her to the beach tell her "bed hair" is in and I actually buy salt water spray for my hair to get the same effect without the beach ...LOL

[*Ang*]

At my hairdressers today I took note of what she used on my hair and it was a pink WAHL - she said she prefers these over GHDS and also said never get one with climate control, apparently the WAHL gets very very hot which is what you need. When I questioned the difference between WAHL and GHD her comment was that if she thought GHD was better she would be using it but she's not! Her last WAHL lasted 2 years and she said that involved her "Trashing" it ie using it over and over day in and day out. It always has made my hair look good whenever I go!

Now I dont know what to do cause I had my heart set on a GHD- preferably the purple one - *drool*!

[Bathsheba]

Thanks for listening to my grievances everyone. I don't think she has used it today... although she was home alone for an hour while I stepped out with the boys this morning. She does use a smoothing hair creme, but sparingly i think because I refuse to buy it for her... she has to buy it out of her pocket money... along with batteries for her mP3 player, junk food after school, magazines etc. She only gets $10 a week so at least she's learning to prioritise! Regarding her overall style: at least ATM she is fairly modest... avoids short short dresses... isn't packing on the make-up (only a bit of foundation over her blemishes when she goes out... not at school. Compared to her friends she's not too "high maintenance" or inappropriate really.... thought I better inject a bit of balance to my venting! LOL I'll post again after our holiday to update whether we got her to go cold turkey on the HS!

[mrsmac]

See it could be worse hun!!! I must say DD didn't get heavily into the foundation and short skirts until about 16 though. I have decided teenage girls and 2 yr old boys are an exhausting mix to mother at the same time LOL