‘Why I find it difficult when my children have gone to the hairdresser’

“Wow, look at all that hair!” It’s a comment Colleen heard non-stop after the birth of every child. The youngest of the three was born with a huge head of hair. One of the other two had a ponytail after six months. ‘

Elsa braid

“Hair” has always been a thing in her family, says Colleen. “We always had to figure out how to get the tangles out, cut bangs, or make an Elsa braid.”

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Over the years she has come to realize that it has become a way for her children to express themselves. ‘By wearing their hair in a certain style, they show the world who they are. My husband and I therefore think it is very important to let them do their thing. They shouldn’t have a haircut that we like, but one that they want for themselves. ‘

Own individual

The result is that they sometimes come from the hairdresser with a surprising haircut. My middle one had all of her curls cut back into a short haircut. The eldest suddenly had a long bob. And I have to say it did something to me, ”Colleen admits. ‘They always look so much older after every haircut. It’s very strange that a visit to the hairdresser can make them so grown up. ‘

As a result, Colleen also realizes that her children are becoming increasingly independent. ‘It’s not just a haircut, it’s everything – they grow up, become more and more their own individual. They depend less and less on me. That is nice, but it also hurts sometimes. ‘

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