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Frustraited.

Last post 08-22-2008 5:38 AM by corajalem. 5 replies.
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  • 08-20-2008 6:57 PM

    • corajalem
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    Frustraited.

    First off, I love my DD to pieces. She is my miracle baby. That being said, she can be incredibly difficult. I am very sad and slightly agry at this time. She is 5 years old and tonight for the 6th time now she has cut her hair! Just a week ago I finally bought her some pony tail holders because she could fit almost all of it in (shorter sides but they made it in though fine hair they would slip out). She was trilled to wear a pony tail like her anut Karen and mommy. Well tonight she got bored and cut the sides and bangs (she cut bangs the last time, I don't like them on her) again. This time the one side is so short that it is impossible to cover up. We have talked to her about this each and every time she has done it. Last time she did it was in May. I am beside myself on what I shoudl do anymore. To make it worse, she did this at grandma's house and cut up a whole bunch of things that we not ours as well. Like she just loves sissors. At home we do not let her have them, I put them up high. I left them out on accident in May and she cut. So what should I do? She has used child sissors, sewing sissors, kitchen sissors, hair sissors (I cut DH's and DS hair) and paper sissors. It seems that nothing I say to her makes a difference. I feel like a terrible mom.
  • 08-21-2008 7:04 AM In reply to

    • ~~Bonnie~~
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    Re: Frustraited.

    That is a tough one, Abby has never cut anything other than paper.  She did cut up some important papers at one point but we explained to her that if she couldn't use them right then we would take them away.  She hasn't misused them since.  I guess every child has their weakness and apparently your daughters is sissors!  LOL

  • 08-21-2008 8:25 AM In reply to

    • corajalem
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    Re: Frustraited.

    Bonnie, I am just beside myself this time. I can't believe this has happened again and she was so distructive with Grandma's room. I have actually had her write out "I am sorry" seven times. DH has banned TV of any sort for the week and I am still walking around feeling real down. I feel terrible that I am her mother and have tried working with her on this yet it continues to happen. DH thinks I am wrong to feel down about this, says it is her fault and nothing I can do about it. But it really does affect me. I barely felt mad about it, more just extremely disappointed. I don't feel like I can trust my DD to do anything.
  • 08-21-2008 1:02 PM In reply to

    Re: Frustraited.

    Sami, I'm sorry you have to deal with that. I know nothing about disciplining 5 year olds though. It sounds like maybe there is an underlying issue? Maybe she wants to be like you when you cut your DH and DS's hair? You could try getting her one of those dolls that she can cut and style the hair and reenforcing positive behavior so she understands that mommy cuts her hair, and she can cut her baby dolls hair if she wants to be like mommy. I hope you find some success soon. Good luck!

  • 08-22-2008 4:56 AM In reply to

    • TracyGoss
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    Re: Frustraited.

    My mom would have made me wear my hair the way I cut it....and I prolly would do the same thing, not hidding it.  And when someone said something I would say that DD did it....who knows, you may have a hair dresser on your hands!!  I think it would be great if you found some of those dolls that you can cut hair, or make paper dolls....

  • 08-22-2008 5:38 AM In reply to

    • corajalem
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    Re: Frustraited.

    I may just need to look for one of those dolls. Only problem is that the hair would be gone in no time! Tracy, I do hair myself often. Never went to school so not a cosmotologist but know how to work with hair. My DH is a fanatic about girls hair and he can't stand when her hair looks so bad. It took him a long time to be alright with me having shorter hair (now he loves it as long as I do it) and he always wanted Natalie to have long hair. Every time it seems to start growing out she cuts it. And to top it off her hair is so curly it always looks a couple inches shorter than it really is. Now she is going to have to wear her hair like this without major cover ups. I can't work with it when the sides are only an inch long! I hope she never does this again.
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