Cendra
Well-Known Member
So....I'm at the grocery store yesterday, waiting for my turn at the checkout. I turn to see a Caucausianish lady (could've been Middle Eastern mix) behind me. Out of nowhere a little person's full head of thick, woolly, dark brown hair comes bopping and lands between us. She looks up at me and I get a full view of her hair: sticking out (imagine Don King), matted at the roots, completely UNDONE with specs of lint (?!) here and there. Had to do a triple take and resisted the urge to share my horrified look with her mother. Father left the line and went to look for something.
My question to you is: do you say anything? WOULD you say anything? I wanted to ask her casually if she'd had any problems with the child's hair....it was so painful to see! But how can I do this without insulting, embarrassing, over-stepping, etc?
Is it even my job to edumacate her? I've seen this before, as I'm sure you have also, but this was the worst case I've ever seen. The mother had taken the time to comb her own hair, slapped on her makeup and looked presentable to the world. She didn't bother putting the child's hair into a ponytail, or at least under a hat (I'm in Toronto - it's getting cold) and the least she should know is that her daughter's hair will snap in this kind of weather.
Anyway, they shop in my neighbourhood so there's a good chance I'll see them again. How can I approach her?
My question to you is: do you say anything? WOULD you say anything? I wanted to ask her casually if she'd had any problems with the child's hair....it was so painful to see! But how can I do this without insulting, embarrassing, over-stepping, etc?
Is it even my job to edumacate her? I've seen this before, as I'm sure you have also, but this was the worst case I've ever seen. The mother had taken the time to comb her own hair, slapped on her makeup and looked presentable to the world. She didn't bother putting the child's hair into a ponytail, or at least under a hat (I'm in Toronto - it's getting cold) and the least she should know is that her daughter's hair will snap in this kind of weather.
Anyway, they shop in my neighbourhood so there's a good chance I'll see them again. How can I approach her?