What happened to my easy going, pony-tailed little girl? Whatever clothes I bought were fine, she rolled out of be ready to go and make-up, that was a joke. Fast forward two years through junior high and now I have a soon-to-be freshman that takes TWO hours to get ready to walk out the door. What did I miss?
how do I look!
The lo000ong showers, picking out of the clothes, flat ironing the long blonde locks, making up the face, changing the nail polish, picking out the right shoes….AHHHHH! Thank goodness she has her own bathroom otherwise we’d never get out of the house.
I have tried to be patient but this kid is driving me absolutely nuts! We are always running out of the house at the last minute because she is not quite ready!
I’m the type of person that can shower and be out of the house in the matter of ten minutes so her need for mirror time is pushing me over the edge.
I need some help here. Any tips or ideas on how I can get her to cut down the amount of time she needs to make herself look beautiful and get out of the darn house?
HELP!
Wish I had some good advice for you, but my 21-year-old still takes forever getting ready. The flat ironing of the hair is the part that really sets me off, since she immediately pulls it back into a ponytail as soon as it’s straightened. Why bother?
That said, the one trick I learned was to tell her we were leaving 30 minutes before I actually needed to be out the door. That way she had some extra time, and I didn’t feel bad when those 30 minutes had passed and I was sitting in the car, honking the horn, and threatening to just leave without her.
The joys of having a daughter!