"Mommy my Hair Hurts" and other Family Folklore

Shortly after Grandma Sindy left Cleveland, Mommy told me a story about when she was a little girl. As usual, it started with "once apon a time..."

Once apon a time there was little girl who didn't have a lot of hair. Her mommy always wanted a little girl, with long flowing pigtails. As the girl got older, her hair stayed short and her mommy got very impatient. The mommy tried clips, and bows. Rubber bands and ribbons, but the little girl just smiled sweetly without pigtails. Finally one day, the little girls hair was long enough and the mommy pulled her brown locks into two sprouty pigtails. She pulled them tight as they just barely fit into the ponytail holders. The mommy was so happy and so was the little girl. As the day wore on, the little girl began to cry. The mommy asked, why are you crying? The little girl replied... Mommy my hair hurts. The mommy said, "it hurts to be beautiful." :) The mommy and the little girl laughed. After that day, they waited a while to try the pigtails again.

After I heard the story I wanted pigtails. So mommy tried it out. They didn't stay very long, but I like the way they look.