When you buy a doll, barbie, or a pretty pony, they have perfect hair. It is so perfect that the manufactures tie, staple, and tape it down into the box. They know that once that toy is removed from the box, it will never look as good as it did while it was locked behind the plastic window.
After a few hours of play time, a toy with perfect hair has dread locks. As the weeks pass, it eats a jelly sandwich, gets blue marker highlights, will be tossed into the bath, and eventually a hair cut. Doll hair should never ever be cut!
Sometimes I feel like a toy that has been played with too long. No matter how hard I try, my hair does not want to behave. It will not lie flat, hold a curl, or have body. I can never achieve the perfect color of my dreams. And having children has even changed my hair. I once had straight hair and now it waves and almost curls in places.
Maybe someday I will find a style and color that makes me happy. But until them, Barbie reminds me of an important lesson. Even if your hair is scary, you can face life with a smile.
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