Rebecca Brown

I posted this same ? on the message board at unschooling.com. My 9yo is currently fascinated with hair and beauty stuff. She spends a lot of time each day searching the web for info and practicing styles on me and her 3 little sisters. She asked me today if I would perm her very long hair. I am just not too sure about that, for a few various reasons but nothing too serious. Is it silly that I am even considering saying "no". She says she wants me to do it because at the salon they would not let her help them put it in. Maybe I should let her perm her Barbies hair!!! Rebecca

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Lilly

Rebecca,

she sounds so adorable. I wish I was nine! lol
If you really don't want to perm her hair talk to her
about the chemicals. Envirmental science it's enough
to scare anyone away from chemicals. It did for me.
lol Wish you luck it sounds like she want to.

Lilly
--- Rebecca Brown <snickerdoodledog@...> wrote:
> I posted this same ? on the message board at
> unschooling.com. My 9yo is currently fascinated
> with hair and beauty stuff. She spends a lot of
> time each day searching the web for info and
> practicing styles on me and her 3 little sisters.
> She asked me today if I would perm her very long
> hair. I am just not too sure about that, for a few
> various reasons but nothing too serious. Is it
> silly that I am even considering saying "no". She
> says she wants me to do it because at the salon they
> would not let her help them put it in. Maybe I
> should let her perm her Barbies hair!!! Rebecca
>
> Rebecca
>
>
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>I
>am just not too sure about that, for a few various reasons but nothing too
>serious. Is it silly that I am even considering saying "no". She says
>she wants me to do it because at the salon they would not let her help
>them put it in. Maybe I should let her perm her Barbies hair!!! Rebecca


Hi Rebecca,

Can you tell us what your reasons are for not perming?

I know that MY reasons would be the chemicals. After all, the skin soaks
in everything it comes in contact with and I'm not so keen about that. We
don't even use shampoo with Sulpher Laurates (sp) (nitrates) in them.

BUT, I know some of the health food stores carry vegetable dyes now..
I'll make a point to find out about perms for you if thats your issue
also.

One thing my mom used to say about lettting us do whatever with our hair,
is that it grows back.. so she didn't get bent outta shape about her 4
daughters and their experiments.

If she is interested in doing it herself, then maybe you can just let her
roll it and then she can see what it would look like, sans chemicals?

Of course, you can always go and get one of those heads with real hair
from the beauty store and let her practice.

I think its great that she has such a focus.

regards,
kolleen






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because they're not on your road
doesn't mean they've gotten lost."
-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Bonni Sollars

My sister in law uses that funny hair iron that puts waves in the hair
until the next washing. Her hair looks almost the same as when she
permed it, only not as bushy, and shinier.
Bonni

Rebecca Brown

Yes the chemical thing is my biggest issue, and I just do not want us to ruin her hair. I have thought of the products sold as "perm for a day". Maybe that would satisfy her. Then she could see how she would look with a perm. The other issue is whether or not she is mature enough to care for a perm with her long hair. She has only this year begun to take care of her hair by herself. Rebecca
Speaking of being health minded; for the past month I have been going without any dairy or meat. Except for fish and eggs. I originally gave these up for lent but I am thinking of continuing. My IBS has not been nearly so severe, all in all I just feel better and have lost 5 pounds. Just thought I would share.
Kolleen <Kolleen@...> wrote: >I
>am just not too sure about that, for a few various reasons but nothing too
>serious. Is it silly that I am even considering saying "no". She says
>she wants me to do it because at the salon they would not let her help
>them put it in. Maybe I should let her perm her Barbies hair!!! Rebecca


Hi Rebecca,

Can you tell us what your reasons are for not perming?

I know that MY reasons would be the chemicals. After all, the skin soaks
in everything it comes in contact with and I'm not so keen about that. We
don't even use shampoo with Sulpher Laurates (sp) (nitrates) in them.

BUT, I know some of the health food stores carry vegetable dyes now..
I'll make a point to find out about perms for you if thats your issue
also.

One thing my mom used to say about lettting us do whatever with our hair,
is that it grows back.. so she didn't get bent outta shape about her 4
daughters and their experiments.

If she is interested in doing it herself, then maybe you can just let her
roll it and then she can see what it would look like, sans chemicals?

Of course, you can always go and get one of those heads with real hair
from the beauty store and let her practice.

I think its great that she has such a focus.

regards,
kolleen






"People take different roads seeking
fulfillment and happiness. Just
because they're not on your road
doesn't mean they've gotten lost."
-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.


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Kolleen

>I have thought of the products sold as "perm for a day". Maybe that
>would satisfy her. Then she could see how she would look with a perm.
>The other issue is whether or not she is mature enough to care for a perm
>with her long hair. She has only this year begun to take care of her hair
>by herself. Rebecca
>Speaking of being health minded; for the past month I have been going
>without any dairy or meat. Except for fish and eggs. I originally gave
>these up for lent but I am thinking of continuing. My IBS has not been
>nearly so severe, all in all I just feel better and have lost 5 pounds.
>Just thought I would share.


Are those the cloth like thingys that snap together after you wrap them?
I see them in chain drug stores.. thats a great idea!!! I think they are
only like 20bux so its not THAT bad on the budget either. Run it by her
and let us know how it all fared.

congrats on the 5lbs... no easy feat I'm sure! keep up the great work!

kolleen

"People take different roads seeking
fulfillment and happiness. Just
because they're not on your road
doesn't mean they've gotten lost."
-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

rumpleteasermom

Rebecca,

Please, please, please, discuss with her the ramifications if she
hates the way the perm takes. Perms make me a solid head of frizz
because my hair is just not meant for perming. If she is used to
having long hair and ends up having to get it cut because of a bad
perm, I think she should at least have known ahead of time that it is
a possibility.

Bridget


--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., Rebecca Brown <snickerdoodledog@y...>
wrote:
> I posted this same ? on the message board at unschooling.com. My
9yo is currently fascinated with hair and beauty stuff. She spends a
lot of time each day searching the web for info and practicing styles
on me and her 3 little sisters. She asked me today if I would perm
her very long hair. I am just not too sure about that, for a few
various reasons but nothing too serious. Is it silly that I am even
considering saying "no". She says she wants me to do it because at
the salon they would not let her help them put it in. Maybe I should
let her perm her Barbies hair!!! Rebecca
>
> Rebecca
>

Rebecca Brown

Also Very good Advice. Thank You!! Rebecca
rumpleteasermom <rumpleteasermom@...> wrote: Rebecca,

Please, please, please, discuss with her the ramifications if she
hates the way the perm takes. Perms make me a solid head of frizz
because my hair is just not meant for perming. If she is used to
having long hair and ends up having to get it cut because of a bad
perm, I think she should at least have known ahead of time that it is
a possibility.

Bridget


--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., Rebecca Brown <snickerdoodledog@y...>
wrote:
> I posted this same ? on the message board at unschooling.com. My
9yo is currently fascinated with hair and beauty stuff. She spends a
lot of time each day searching the web for info and practicing styles
on me and her 3 little sisters. She asked me today if I would perm
her very long hair. I am just not too sure about that, for a few
various reasons but nothing too serious. Is it silly that I am even
considering saying "no". She says she wants me to do it because at
the salon they would not let her help them put it in. Maybe I should
let her perm her Barbies hair!!! Rebecca
>
> Rebecca
>


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Tina Ulrich

Has anyone quit a good fulltime professional job in order to be a
stay-at-home unschooling mom? I have two at home (13yo dd and 10yo
ds) and one in public high school (15yo dd)whom I hope to lure into
unschooling. I work 32 hours a week and am married to a
psychologist who just started his own practice and is very busy. My
job is very fulfilling in a lot of ways but I am longing to be home
with my kids. I'm going back and forth . . . Will the free time
really be worth the loss in income? Will I really be able to do
more stuff with the kids or will the financial restraints drive me
crazy? This would probably mean giving up decent health insurance
and defaulting on the kids' prepaid tuition program for college.

Anyone ever been in this spot? I'd like to hear your story online
or off.

Thanks!

Tina

Pam Sorooshian

On Mar 14, 2005, at 6:53 AM, Tina Ulrich wrote:

> Has anyone quit a good fulltime professional job in order to be a
> stay-at-home unschooling mom?

Yes.

> I have two at home (13yo dd and 10yo ds) and one in public high
> school (15yo dd)whom I hope to lure into
> unschooling. I work 32 hours a week and am married to a psychologist
> who just started his own practice and is very busy. My
> job is very fulfilling in a lot of ways but I am longing to be home
> with my kids. I'm going back and forth . . . Will the free time
> really be worth the loss in income? Will I really be able to do more
> stuff with the kids or will the financial restraints drive me
> crazy?

You'll be glad of the time spent. Make it your "job" to have a great
time together within your financial ability - I mean, YOU be aware of
free and low-cost opportunities, trades you can make with other
homeschoolers, etc. I traded doing math activities with somebody else's
kids in return for her giving my kids violin lessons, for a while.
She's a superstar professional violinist who somehow manages to keep up
her career while homeschooling her two sons. What a deal - I couldn't
have afforded her as a teacher even when I WAS working! There are a
thousand opportunities like that out there - make it your job to become
aware of and create them in ways that work for your children.

> This would probably mean giving up decent health insurance and
> defaulting on the kids' prepaid tuition program for college.

Those are not good deals - prepaid tuition programs. It means you're
deciding on your children's futures for them far too early. Saving for
yourselves is a lot better deal - then you can use the money for what
you want, when you want. Maybe they'll win full scholarships to
college. Maybe they won't GO to college.

Check into group health insurance through groups you might belong to -
credit unions, for example. Again, make that your job to figure out a
way to have health insurance. Maybe a part-time job with fewer hours
that gives you an option to buy into a health insurance program. Do
some research.

-pam

mamaaj2000

--- In [email protected], "Tina Ulrich"
<tjulrich@c...> wrote:
>
> Has anyone quit a good fulltime professional job in order to be a
> stay-at-home unschooling mom?

Sort of. I had planned to work for a year after my first child was
born in order to collect a large amount of stock options that would
set us up very well. Didn't exactly work out the way I planned, to
say the least, but I ended up working for a little over 1.5 years.

>Will the free time
> really be worth the loss in income? Will I really be able to do
> more stuff with the kids or will the financial restraints drive me
> crazy?

I definitely think so. I strongly suggest that if/when you do it, you
give yourself lots of time to adjust. Even though I really wanted to
be home, it was still a big adjustment and I thought that I should be
instantly happy since I finally had what I wanted! Change can be
hard.

There's a book that I really like called _Miserly Moms_
(http://www.miserlymoms.com/). The author talks about finding things
to cut that don't make you feel bad. Find that expensive brand of
whatever on sale, don't do without and make yourself a martyr. I have
a friend who quit her job very grudgingly and really made her family
unhappy by constantly talking about the things they had to give up.
Yuck.

I bet your kids would have some good ideas on ways to cut expenses or
find ways to make some money...

--aj