[sbaglio]

Hello all,

I'm looking to find out others' experiences with this. Our daughter is almost 17 months old and biracial (black/white). Her hair is quite fine, and is a mass of long spirals and corkscrews. Combed out, it's about 7 or 8 inches long.

Both my mother-in-law and her sister have visited from overseas in the last few months, and have gently suggested that we cut her hair.

Anyone with a child who has hair like this understands that it won't always stay tamed, regardless of what products you use. I spend a lot of time doing her hair, and she looks really good, if I may say so myself! We always get compliments on her hair when we're out.

Would anyone cave and cut it, or trim it a little? I vowed not to cut her hair until who-knows-when (actually, the back is maybe 5 or 6 inches in length, and I'd rather wait until it's longer before doing anything with it). I think that if we had a son, I'd be more willing to pick up the scissors.

I'll put up this pic for a little while to show what I mean (we were on the beach here, so the breeze blew her hair around a bit.)

Thanks!

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[mommytoEli]

i think her hair is BEAUTIFUL!

[GlamRock]

Her hair is already pretty short. It looks great.

I think, as long as you're okay with the time investment, then it's not a big deal for her hair to grow out. And as it gets longer it may be easier to style as well.

[DancinBear63]

She is absolutely ADORABLE. I think you should keep doing what you're doing. As her hair grows longer, you'll be able to put it up if you need to. Why mess with perfection?

[buttascotchbaby]

I would leave it too. She is beautiful and her hair is beautiful I agree that as it gets longer there will be more you can do with it as far s putting it up, etc. I know (better than many!) how much of a time investment hair can be (plese see pics of my 12 y.o. with locs ) but if you are OK with it I would leave it be for at least a little while longer!

[Gwen72]

She is gorgeous!!! Are they saying to trim it up so it's all the same length or are they suggesting you cut it? I think you're doing a fabulous job as is so what ever you decide is what I vote for!

[thanksgivingmom]

I'd leave it - she's beautiful!! (And so's her hair!)

[devildogwife]

I agree with everyone else. Her hair is just beautiful and I don't see a reason to cut it. You are clearly doing a wonderful job with it!

[sbaglio]

Thank you all! I had begun to doubt myself a bit. I'll continue doing what we've been doing with her hair and keep the scissors far away for the time being.

You know what it's like when a MIL makes a comment!

PS: I'll be taking down the pic now.

[aclee]

Well the picture is gone (WHAAAAA!) but I wouldn't cut it. I would leave Ty's longer if it was more acceptable on a boy, and it wasn't high tick season here with a lot of cases of Lyme Disease. I want to get his cornrowed in the fall. I know we'll here a lot of the same. Here's the catch...it's YOUR time, YOUR kid. If you were asking others to work on her hair that's one thing, but if you have the time, and you want to do it, then go for it, and ENJOY! I'd love a little girl so I could have hair to braid!

[LeighM]

My daughter is multi racial and also has fine curly hair. She is now 6 and if her hair is wet is is almost to her tush. She loves her hair long and loves to do different styles with it. We do trim it up about every 6 months. I also bought the book Curly Girls which gives good information on how to care for her hair.

[Magic_Hat]

Darn, I missed the picture!!

[sbaglio]

Originally Posted by LeighM

My daughter is multi racial and also has fine curly hair. She is now 6 and if her hair is wet is is almost to her tush. She loves her hair long and loves to do different styles with it. We do trim it up about every 6 months. I also bought the book Curly Girls which gives good information on how to care for her hair.

Hi Leigh - when did you trim/cut her hair for the first time?

[ocracoke]

Enjoy her hair as it is now!! It is lovely. My sister's daughter is biracial and she keeps it very short. My daughter is Ethiopian and I have never cut her hair (although she did cut a section of it herself about a month ago). The orphanaged shaved her head at 18 months -- that was her last hair cut -- she has been home for almost 3 years now.

Samantha

[purselady65]

I'm sorry for the LOL but I have to laught. I can only wonder if my own mother felt like you. Im bi-racial and I got the bad hair gene. My hair is very fine and short. My granny called me cotton because my hair is soft and fuzzy like cotton.
Most of my friends have bi-racial girls they use leave in conditioners (Infusium 23) in spray bottles mix with water daily to help keep it from being tangled. This is a type of hair that should not be tammed,brush is alot and just let it be free and natural.
At night you can braid it in about four braid that will help the tangles.
When your daughter turns between 8-9 she will begin to comb her own hair then she will find her won style that fits her,I did. Hair too an AA woman is a fashion statment, we take a lot of pride in our hair. Dont make it an issue that may cause some self-estem issues later.