Despite the recent stretch of warm weather it looks like another successful beach season has come to a close. The girls had a great time and we had a lot of fun family moments at Gooseberry. I was even adventurous enough to take them to the beach during the week without Amy. Well, with the much appreciated assistance of my mother-in-law, Patty. But, with all of that said, after all of those long days on the beach, there yet is another glaring difference that I have noticed between raising girls and boys: sand in the hair!
I would like to officially announce my campaign to develop a summer haircut for girls. Boys get their summer crew cuts, but what do girls get? They keep their nice, long hair. Boys come off the beach, shake their heads a few times and the sand is all gone from their hair. Girls go in the shower and get some of the sand out, but not all. Then they come home, and maybe get a better shower where still more sand gets out, but not all. They go to bed and wake up and leave some on their pillows and sheets like it is Tooth Fairy dust, but not all of it. Walk around for the next day or so shaking their heads yes and no and sand particles come flying out. And for those of you that know my daughters, you know they have a lot of hair (see my post "I still do not do braids" http://thelastystanding.blogspot.com/2011/03/i-still-dont-do-braids.html) if you do not believe me. AND it is not stringy straight hair. It is thick, dark hair. The hairdresser often questions why we see her so often, but each time we go she comments about how much hair our girls really do have.
And just when you think all of the sand is out of the hair it is time to go back to the beach. And for some reason, both Kelly and Brigid love playing in the sand more than the average child. And, naturally, they love doing head stands, getting buried and just plain old dumping sand on top of their heads.
I wish it was acceptable for a summer crew cut for girls. It'd be so much easier.
On that note, I think if I could come up with a better name then "buzz" or "crew" cut, I may be able to get my girls on board ... Now all I need is a good suggestion for my ad campaign??? The Sinead? Too much controversy. The Demi (Demi Moore from G.I. Jane)? Too institutional. The Britney? Way too scary.
Maybe I can get Katy Perry to write a song about it. My girls seem to love anything she sings.
"'Cause baby, you're a firework,
Come on show 'em your hair cut short!
Make em go oh, oh, oh.
As your hair goes across the sky- ey - ey!"
I think I am on to something. Now, all I need is Katy to shave her head for my cause.
The challenges of a stay-at-home dad in an all female household.
