Punkin Bee's Pigtails

Each one of our early morning pigtail battles was a labor of love. At the time, I did not know, the impact our mother and daughter hairdo sessions were imprinting upon our hearts. The countless hours, Punkin and I shared bonding, chatting and laughing, while doing her long tangled hair were some of our best mother and daughter moments Some of which, I will cherish a lifetime I wanted Punkin to stay in pigtails forever but she fought for her individuality She loved the two pigtails, until she discovered the more pigtails I made; the more bows she could swing at the ends of her pigtails. By third grade, she had to have a bang My little Punkin had developed her own personality and I was not gracefully growing out of my role as her personal beautician. Our hair sessions went from hearing her say, "Oh, thank you Momma " "I am so pretty " unto her storming to her room, to redo her hair At first, it frustrated the daylights out of me but Punkin was persistent Finally, I gave in and realized she was growing up and I had to allow my Punkin space to become Derezma, her very own person.