The Girl's new hair

In response to The Girl's screamswhen I try to brush her hair(I'm as gentle as can be, honest) and her running away from me shouting " No, Mummy, no, please stop" everytime I approached her with my instrument of torture - her hairbrush, she's had a haircut. It's taken 6 months to get her to agree to this. Maybe the threat that some random passerby might just call the social services has something to do with it. Anyway, being the bad home educator that I am, she's had 6" cut off and, oh, she looks lovely. Funny how the nice hairdresser man's advice of brushing it twice a day had more sway than my own, identical advice.....