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One thing you might try is to comb your own hair while you are with Mom but say you can't reach the back well. Hand her the comb, sit within reach and ask if she can fix it for you. Then say something like "oh, I can touch yours up in the back". Very casual, very natural, no demanding, wheedling, complaining. Just one beautiful woman assisting another.
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Sunnydayze Sep 2021
Excellent tip! Thank you!
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My mom used to wear beautiful gray wigs as her hair thinned. She’s lost so much weight until the wigs no longer fit. But I know that she was very ashamed of losing her beautiful hair over the years, so I’ve gone online and purchased beautiful “cancer” hats of various colors to match her outfits. She looks beautiful! People are amazed at how nice she looks with her hats. At the same time, her desire to conceal her hair loss is maintained.
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Sunnydayze Sep 2021
Yes… my mom has also lost weight and her wigs are are possibly too large. Thank you for the hat suggestion!
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Wow my mom is the same way. Always wants to be dressed to the 9's, hair, makeup, jewelry, etc. She even gets up in the middle of night to do it.

I got a small desk and set it up in her room with a 3 sided make up mirror and a wall mirror. She loves to look at herself as she curls her hair with the curling iron and puts on her makeup.

If this were me I would hold a mirror out for her so she can see the back of her head and offer to help her fix the back.

My mom doesn't have any eyebrows anymore. She kept trying to use eyebrow pencil to draw them but the drawn on brows would always wind up on her eyelids instead of the brow. It made her look pretty scary. I offered one day to do her brows. She liked it so now it has become my job!
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Sunnydayze Sep 2021
Thank you so much! I appreciate your creative feedback.
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It seems like it’s more your problem than hers. She won’t be on this earth much longer. Reduce her wardrobe to a few outfits & give rest away.
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Sunnydayze Sep 2021
Well, it’s not quite that simple! The problem is not her clothing. I was prepared for a smart answer from someone like you! It’s complex, beyond your understanding.
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If mother doesn’t like short hair, you both might even cope better with it a bit longer. When I met DH2 20 odd years ago, I had very short ‘Mia Farrow’ hair, and Tony had this thing about long hair. So I grew it out. I hated it at mid-length, when it made my face shape look even squarer, but I have been very happy with it just long enough to ‘put up’. It has also saved a fortune, as my trendy short cuts cost $60, 20 years ago.

DH cuts it after I wash it. I comb it up and hold it in a fist at ‘pony tail’ level, and then he just cuts the ends off, usually just one cut with a pair of scissors. This means that all the hair still fits in my clip, and it’s graded at the bottom if I do occasionally wear it long. I normally just twist it up and put a clip through it, and it’s very neat as well as attractive. Worth a thought?
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Sunnydayze Sep 2021
Great idea! Thank you!
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Hi Sunnydayze - there are so many great wig websites ...they have very glamorous wigs - and the human hair wigs are amazing...maybe if it's presented in an enthusiastic way to her and buy it in advance as a gift ! Many also come in different sizing. It could be a really happy moment you can share with her to present her new look...especially since she's worn them before - you can tell her that wigs are really "in fashion" now....and they actually really are - celebrities are all wearing them!
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ok, I have one last thing to add to my thoughts...since your mom is stylish and enjoys dressing up, you can also tell her that wigs are the "latest fashion trend for the fall season!" I'm actually in the fashion industry, and it's true :-)
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Sunnydayze Sep 2021
Yes! She might respond to this suggestion. Thank you so much.
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