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While I was busy browsing this forum rather than helping to get the kids ready for school, an argument arose in our house that I need to refer to you good folk.
Now as a person whose hairstyle has rarely been complicated than a grade 2 all over, I have never developed the ability to tend to a more hirsute head. My wife feels that I should now learn to plait my daughters hair but I feel this is an unnecessary use of my limited time. I quite happily cut my son's (8.5) hair (with my clippers) and have, after some time it should be said, just about managed to achieve bunches or a pony tail in my daughter's (aged 4.5). But dealing with three strands, simultaneously weaving them into something "like Elsa " (from Frozen) is way beyond my current skill set.
Not only is my daughter livelier than a box of frogs, and therefore far from the perfect model on which to learn, but she will surely soon be able to do it herself rendering my new skill redundant. My wife obviously learnt on her own hair and has plaited it (admittedly rarely) ever since. At 40+ years old I am sure my energy is better spent elsewhere.
Those fellow dad's of young girls - did you learn to plait, and if so how!? If I am forced to give it a go I will be sure to post a picture of the results.
As above really, also I receive positive racial discrimination in my house, on the basis I couldn't hope to replicate the plaits my wife does and I don't have background experience in dealing with afro/mixed hair types I'm happy to leave her to it.
And yes I do/have learned, its not easy and best left to her if everyone needs to get to school/work on time.
I can but not very well. As you say, soon she'll either be DIY or will be asking for complicated weird shit that you'll never be able to do "right"
Nope, sausage fingers and nerve damage in my arms means the best she can hope for is a crooked pony tail.
But, she's a total scruff like her Dad so it doesn't bother her.
I always aim for 'dragged through the hedge backwards' chic when I get her to school. The problem is it looks like 'dragged through a nuclear holocaust' chic by the time I pick her up. Her wearing a bike helmet to school doesn't help - perhaps she should wear it all day?
I can, but not as well as my wife. I did used to have long hair thought so do have experience of handling it, although i didn't used to plait my hair. In public anyway.....
you make it sound like a dark art.
it's very easy.
I plait our girls hair every morning, never a ponytail as that gets in the way of the bike helmet
I've tried. The basics are simple. You can learn it in five minutes. You will not do a neat job. Then you will never be asked again.
I've also tried a french plait with youtube guidance, and failed completely.
Apparently the skill can be reused as a grandparent.
I can do two side plaits well enough and she seems happy with them - easy but that's about the extent of my repertoire. Been meaning to get the French plait sorted but the mornings end up being too rushed for a 30 min hair appointment at Salon de Dad.
Does Mrs Bakes deal with spiders, strange noises in the night or put the bins out?
And, who has to clean all the hair out of the shower drain when it gets blocked several times a year! That is one stinky awful job 100% down to the girls long hair.
Outnumbered 3 to 2 in my castle.
Yep.
I do my pubes.
I call it Willie Nelson.
Nope. My talents extend to a ponytail. Mrs pocpoc can do plaits but struggles with the French ones or anything fancy. 6yo daughter now has long straightish hair that she now want to start doing things with. Previously she had a mad professor crazy, curly head of something that instantly knotted itself back together. 3yo daughter is currently at that stage. I like the crazy hair look on them, it makes them look carefree and innocent as though there is no time for brushing hair because just playing is everything at that age.
I can plait dough to make a nice loaf, my daughters hair, not so much.
She's got really fine hair that just falls out of the plait when I do it. Thankfully she's nearly 8 now and can do a half decent job herself. Mrs S is a horsewoman so can do fancy french plaits that make me feel even more inadequate.
I used to be able to do a rather neat French plait on myself but that was over 20 years ago when I had lots of hair. It’s not that hard.
I can do a basic plait and that's as much as I will ever be able to but I do them, eldest has long thick hair that needs a plait. youngest never sits still long enough so gets a bobble and has a fringe !
Surely it's a transferable skill, worth learning 🙂
(This thread is why I opted to have just one boy 😀 )
i could but not very well. used to practice on her "my little pony". shes 15 now so havent had to do it for years
Actually Mrs Bakes does do the bins most weeks, but she's not a fan of strange noises or spiders so that's where I've got her.
But actually you've inspired me to give it a go and I'll be sure to report back on the results. If nothing else, with a surname like Baker it will, as some have said, come in handy making bread.
I think I'll practice on my wife though so she has to sit still whilst I relentlessly try, try and try again. She may well regret this even before the next spider needs dealing with.
my dad can do my daughters hair pretty well, but he's had practise with my sister
I'm useless at it but strangely quite like doing it. daughter (5) has thick wavy hair so needs a plait at night to control it. last night's effort was a 5 out of 10, night before was a solid 8, I even got her to show it to mummy as daddy's skills were awsum!
short men's hair is easy, my son (6) gets the same haircut i do!
If shes wriggling about you arent pulling the strands hard enough.
If she looks surprised you're about right.
I can plait my girlfriends sort of but its short. Also practice the banding before you make anattempt on a braid that just disitigrates before you get the third loop on.
S’il vous plait?