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“NO! NOT LIKE THAT.”
Meredith ripped the brush out of Craig Carlson’s hand and hurled it
across the kitchen with more strength than he would have thought possible
for a five-year-old.
“You said you wanted braids.” He inhaled deeply and willed himself to
remain calm as he retrieved the brush from where it only narrowly escaped
smashing into the potted plant his sister had brought over to brighten the
place up.
“Daddy, I said I wanted French braids.” Meri’s nose crinkled up and her
lips pressed into a formidable pout.
Craig ignored the wilted leaves of the plant, added a mental note to the
already extensive to-do list in his brain, and crouched in front of his
daughter. “Meri.” He did his best to sound stern. “You can’t throw things,
kiddo. You know better.”
She dropped her head and rubbed at her eyes. “Sorry, Daddy.”
He couldn’t stay mad at her. Meri was a great kid, almost always.
Mornings could be hard on both of them.
“I don’t know how to do French braids, kiddo. But I promise I’ll watch
a video later and learn, okay?” He wasn’t entirely sure when he’d squeeze
that into his already hectic day, but when it came to Meri, he knew he’d find
the time. “Would you settle for a high ponytail today with a ribbon that
matches your shirt?” He didn’t bother saying anything about the brightpurple shirt she was wearing for the second day in a row that probably
should have been in the wash last week. He’d learned to pick his battles.
He pressed his index finger to the tip of her nose and just as he’d hoped
it would, her frown turned into the sweet smile he loved to see.
“Yes to the pony,” she said. “No to the ribbon. None of the other girls
wear ribbons anymore, Dad.”
“Duh.” Craig shrugged elaborately and once more resumed brushing out
Mari’s hair. “I knew that. I was just testing you.”
Meri rolled her eyes with way too much sass for such a little girl. “Silly,
Daddy.”
As casually as he could, Craig pushed the jar full of ribbons that, less
than six months ago, Meri had insisted on wearing in her hair almost every
day. He’d ordered dozens of them so she’d have one to match every outfit.
He’d hoped he’d have a few more years before the obsessing about trends
started. She wasn’t even six years old. Did it really matter what the other
girls were doing?
Craig didn’t bother voicing the question aloud; he already knew the
answer.
Somehow, Craig finished Meri’s hair without any further incident and
sent her off to find her book bag. “We’re running late, so hurry, okay?”
She flashed him a bright smile. “Don’t forget to bring the class snack.”
Her voice trailed down the hall as she went in search of her backpack.
“Snack?” Craig spun in a slow circle in the middle of his kitchen, the
breakfast dishes still on the table, a half-drunk cup of coffee on the counter.
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