My Missing Childhood!

[debris4spike]

Let me start by filling you in on one thing - which might seem a bit obscure as this is obviously a DJ story - but from the age of 9 to 18 I was a victim of bullying.

Now - what has that to do with DJ I can hear you asking ... Just this ...

How many of you "girls" played at being a hairdressor with your friends in that age range? Well - I had my chance today!!

Toni, Smudge, DJ, and I had a lovely ride - through the forestry where there is a really lovely long canter, so it was fun. The weather was great, we could have a laugh - I at long last could tell her the details of my "James experience"(!) and she could tell me about the meal that they had been to at Rick Stein's restaurant. So it was lovely. Once back it was to have a coffee while DJ and Smudge cooled down ... well and dried off, as they were both sponged down!

While we were having our coffee she was showing me some weaving she had done - and commented that she used to decorate the carriage horse (at the stables) with similar ... and so offered to show me.

So we went out to DJ's ... yes, his mane is beautiful as you have seen in his (other) pictures and as all her horses have no mains, and the horses at the stables had never had long manes (and my hair is always short - again, you have seen my picture with James) ... then first I actually had to learn how to do a basic plait ... Yes - Sorry to admit it - but I had never, ever plaited hair!   We then progressed on and did a couple of other designs. 

Sad to say I didn't have my camera with me - so DJ was able to have it all combed out and escape to the fields before I took his photo and posted it for the world to see!!

Comments

[underthis-shade.livejournal.com]

but from the age of 9 to 18 I was a victim of bullying
When it comes down to it, people are just mean.

I had my chance today
Glad you had a chance to play hairdresser. I remember playing it with my sister as a kid (long story short, there was a lot of makeup wasted).

[debris4spike]

I remember playing it with my sister as a kid ... i only have brothers!! When we were kids I don't think that would have worked ... although my youngest brother spends more than he at the hairdressors now!!

The bullying is something that on rational days I cope with - but ...!! Yes - people can be mean!

[deborahw37.livejournal.com]

I can see that no mane is going to escape unplaited from here on in!

cool!

[debris4spike]

Yes - no one is safe now ... can't wait to see what my Dad will look like!!

[deborahw37.livejournal.com]

Next tour you can have a go at mine , there's about a yard and a half of it and my arms get tired :)

[debris4spike]

Thats a bit rash - maybe you should wait and see what DJ looks like ... don't ask him what he thinks, as I believe I already know the answer to that!!

[jamalov29.livejournal.com]

I would have liked to see a pic of DJ like this. :)

[debris4spike]

DJ would have other ideas I think. Oh well - I shall keep practicing and then you can all see the results!

[oldgreymare.livejournal.com]

Gee I am sorry about the Bullying, thats terrible. Kids can be so cruel at times.

But I would have loved to see the expression on DJ's face because I know how one of our ponies use to look when we did his all up for dressage comps. Like Mum doe we really have too - the other horse will laugh at me *lol*....
I didn't do to bad at mane's but really sucked at tails. In the end we hogged off his mane and shaved the tail because it was just so much easier on all of us.

[debris4spike]

we hogged off his mane and shaved the tail Yes - Toni does that! But DJ has to "suffer" ... he shouldn't be so pretty. Mind you I felt a bit guilty today as he was hot and with such a heavy mane he gets that side of his neck very warm!