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Claire has straight hair.

She likes it this way. Recently she has been telling Melanie that she does not like curly or wavy hair. She's decided that she does not like people who don't have straight hair.

There's a diversity and acceptance lesson here that we are both reinforcing. It's pretty easy in most cases.

"Uncle Mark's hair is not straight. Do you like Uncle Mark?"

"Yes, he's ok"

"Grammie has wavy hair. Is she ok too?"

"Yes, I like Grammie."

"Daddy's hair is crazy in the morning and not straight. Do you like Daddy?"

"No"

Ok, kidding on that last one. I hope...

Claire volunteered this gem to Melanie over the weekend.

"Mom, I don't like Beethoven. His hair is not straight. I mean, I like his music. I just don't like his hair. Can he make his hair straight? Can I help him?"

She'll have her own reality show in a few years with an emphasis on remaking the images of dead composers. As our neighbor points out, Mussorgsky will be quite the challenge.