Not once did it cross my mind that she was 'only' 11, nor did I think, 'well, no-ones going to see it, so it doesn't matter'. I grabbed the lady-clippers, gave a quick tutorial, then we clipped. I know we always think that our kids grow up overnight but I swear, that was like the blink of an eye! So, I did the only thing I knew to do. The poor kid had been dealing with a tuft of hair, so patchy and wiry it would have made me itch! It was all too quick It was there, it was thick and honestly, uncomfortably uneven. Now, I've not seen that area for a little while so my shock must have shown. But she took me into the bathroom, pulled down her undies and pointed. I asked if she was OK, thinking that she may have had a rash - or worse. The adjusting was driving ME mental, I couldn't imagine what it was doing to her! By the time the eldest was 11, she had a full monobrow, seriously fluffy underarms and, you guessed it, a pubic hair growth spurt that was uneven and quite frankly uncomfortable. The bridge of her nose and the smile on her face walking into school the next day was priceless. When she explained the taunting she was getting, I helped her out a little, mostly to avoid her walking the same line as I did, taking to my mum's tweezers and having 90s brows forever! I had no idea that she even knew what a monobrow was let alone plucking! The youngest was first to bring it up at eight, asking for her monobrow to be plucked. RELATED: ‘Should I shave my toddler’s monobrow?’ "Their hair started bothering them"Īs time went on, their hair started bothering them. RELATED: Mum shaves her legs with sandpaper She developed the darker pigments of the European side. One was as fair as the Irish, the other not so fortunate. Over time, it fell out and faded but being naturally hairy beings, they soon started to take after both of their parents with thick hair growing all over. My kids were born with that fine covering of lanugo hair that is endearing at birth. Hang on, that took a turn for the worst - but it's the truth. This was always going to be a gorgeous mix with red highlights in the summer, naturally darkened hair in the winter and. My two girls were born into Irish and European heritage. The fact is, we all make parenting choices that affect our children but we won't know the true effects of our actions until much later on in life - so don't judge. More than that, why was it suggested that her daughter cover her bikini line with shorts so as not to show her hair in the first place?
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