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Texannie
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07-15-2001

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 2:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
My kids weren't whiney for the most part, but shopping with them was not what i would call fun. And good lord, shopping with a preteen/teenage girl is a nightmare! Opinions, trying to find non slutty clothes...hell on earth. my daughter and i mark a successful shopping trip by saying 'and we didn't even fight much! LOL But, not sure why Kate was getting blasted for looking at shoes for herself. No one here has ever looked at or bought things for themselves while buying for their kids?

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 2:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
I may not be remembering correctly, but I though hair for Locks of Love had to be 10-12 inches long AND untreated.

Lazylu
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04-09-2010

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 3:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lazylu a private message Print Post    
Kate gets blasted for looking at shoes because Kate gets blasted for breathing.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 3:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Donate Hair to Locks of Love
Please Note: Anyone can cut your hair as long as the guidelines listed below are followed. We encourage all of our donors to go to a salon they are already familiar with to ensure their comfort when donating.

GUIDELINES FOR ACCEPTABLE DONATIONS
Hair that is colored or permed is acceptable.
Hair cut years ago is usable if it has been stored in a ponytail or braid.
Hair that has been bleached (usually this refers to highlighted hair) is not usable. If unsure, ask your stylist. We are not able to accept bleached hair due to a chemical reaction that occurs during the manufacturing process. **If the hair was bleached years ago and has completely grown out it is fine to donate.
Hair that is swept off of the floor is not usable because it is not bundled in a ponytail or braid.
Hair that is shaved off and not in a ponytail or braid is not usable. If shaving your head, first divide hair into multiple ponytails to cut off.
We cannot accept dreadlocks. Our manufacturer is not able to use them in our children’s hairpieces. We also cannot accept wigs, falls, hair extensions or synthetic hair.
Layered hair is acceptable if the longest layer is 10 inches.
Layered hair may be divided into multiple ponytails.
Curly hair may be pulled straight to measure the minimum 10 inches.
10 inches measured tip to tip is the minimum length needed for a hairpiece.
Printable Guidelines (PDF)
Please Note:

Shorter hair will be separated from the ponytails and sold to offset the manufacturing costs. Although the shorter hair cannot be used in the hairpieces, it still greatly helps to reduce costs.
Gray hair will be accepted and sold to offset the manufacturing costs.
Colored hair is not usable if it is colored over bleached hair.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 3:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I don't remember us even going shopping at that age.. though I know we went and were fitted with shoes. No Velcro then, so, that wasn't an issue

I'm sure the hairdresser measured it. And didn't think the kids had treated hair?

Let's see... three trips instead of one. You pay or they pay you..

I'd opt for the one paid trip. Yep.

Rehtse
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08-17-2005

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 4:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rehtse a private message Print Post    
mark a successful shopping trip by saying 'and we didn't even fight much

LOL...I remember having to gear up for a fight with my mom in order to ensure that I would get some clothes that were moderately hip. Back to school shopping came but once a year, so I had to stand firm or face the consequences when I wore the "dorky" outfits to school. :-)

Texannie
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07-15-2001

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 5:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
oh lord..if it were ONLY once a year...that would be heaven! LOL

Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 5:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lurknomore a private message Print Post    
I stopped watching so not sure why this is being discusssed, but FYI Locks of Love has been PROVEN to be a scam. I went to donate when my hair was super long and thank goodness I found this out. Pantene was offering an alternate program, not sure if they still do. Several cancer centers when asked about hair donations said what they would appreciate most is if folks would sell it then donate the money.

Bottom line with Locks of Love, aside from them making TONS of money, NO WIGS EVER go to anyone with cancer!!! It has to be a permanant hair loss. They have misled and erreneously promoted for years. I'll be glad to hunt down some old links if anyone wants them.

If you want to give them that's fine, but know what you are giving to and what it's NOT doing!!!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 5:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
I didn't think Kate's little guilt trip on Hannah's hair was very maternal or mature.

I guess it is cuz there'd be no episode, but why didn't Kate just buy online and make her own life that much easier.

I really don't fault her at all for the velcro. There are some schools (don't know how many, but for sure at least one, where 2 of my nieces go) do not allow velcro on their preschoolers/kinders because they want to encourage the kids to learn to tie their own shoes.

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 7:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
Lurk that's the first I've heard that - so I googled>
http://badhairday.typepad.com/bad_hair_day/2006/07/locks_of_love_i.html

Locks of Love receives more hair that they actually use to make wigs for cancer patients.
Locks of Love SELLS the suplus hair for CASH! How much are they selling the hair for? In 2005, they sold $352,401 of hair!
Most of the hair donated does not end up on a child's head. It ends up being sold to commercial wigmakers.


I have watched a bunch of shows where they talk about the extensions people put in their hair is often from India

Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 8:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lurknomore a private message Print Post    
It's FAR worse than that Reader. Good article, but sadly the tip of the iceburg! Again not ONE wig they make goes to cancer patients. How many times have they promoted it that way? And I guess numerous atty generals have tried to shut them down and came really close a few times.

Oprah pulled her support of them btw, so not just me. The most comprehensive combo of articles and studies I read was compiled by someone on Squidoo. VERY eye opening!!

Texannie
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07-15-2001

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 9:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
That makes me very sad; my daughter grew her hair out for a very long time and donated it. (I don't think I will tell her)


I always talk to my kids about tone of voice; how the words can be just fine, but it's the manner in which they are said that makes the biggest impact the majority of the time.
That message hit home to me last night, and I think is why people really dislike Kate. It's her tone. I was watching "Quints by Surprise" last night. The mom was saying many things that Kate has been 'accused' of saying/doing...telling the husband he was wrong in letting the oldest pick out her room; complaining about packing for the movers themselves; explaining why she dresses her kids alike but it's her tone of voice that makes it sound just fine. She has such a soft and gentle way of saying things they don't seem like 'complaining' or 'orders'.
Now, I won't go into the fact that it could be because she's a Texan and not a yankee....

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 9:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
ROFLOL Texannie!! (ie the Texas accent vs Yankee!)

I dont know if I've seen the quints by surprise - or maybe I watched part of it - multiple overload!!

(and guess who's heading to Houston for Christmas! shocking I know!)

Texannie
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07-15-2001

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 9:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
why are you coming here, Reader?

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 2:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
(Texannie - see your member folder)

Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 3:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lurknomore a private message Print Post    
Aww Texannie I agree, I wouldn't tell her. Least her INTENT was very good!! And that has to matter IMHO. But I know I would have been devestated if I read what I did about Locks of Love AFTER I donated. Pity they've done such a good job of hushing it up. But you notice they haven't been around much.

Another thing that STUNNED me was in the info were the salaries they payed to staff and consultants. It was literally INSANE. Clearly lot's of money was going to lot's of people...wigs, not so much :-(

Reenie
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06-24-2006

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 5:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reenie a private message Print Post    
I am shocked at what you all are saying about locks of love!!!!

I am so glad to know all of this. THANKS!!

Supergranny
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02-03-2005

Friday, September 24, 2010 - 12:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Supergranny a private message Print Post    
Is it true that Jon would not sign a contract for the kids to be on any more tv shows?

I think that is such a good thing. Kate will have to get out and hustle if she wants to be famous...she will not be able to use the kids. It seems that every one of the kids who have grown up in the limelight have these horrendous stories. They should be able to live on their residuals from TLC showing the old shows...plus there was supposed to be enough money for them to all go to college.

Rissa
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03-19-2006

Friday, September 24, 2010 - 1:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Is it true that Jon would not sign a contract for the kids to be on any more tv shows?

Wouldn't that be great? Would restore a bit of my faith in at least one of those two but no alas he did not do that. What he did was say that he wouldn't sign the contract letting the kidlets get filmed unless he got paid as well which is what happened. So Kate is allowed to have the kids on the show and Jon gets paid each episode.

Bobo1
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09-23-2010

Saturday, September 25, 2010 - 9:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bobo1 a private message Print Post    
If Jon didn't permit the kids to be on the show, child support would be more of an issue for him. No Job John can't afford that focus

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, September 25, 2010 - 1:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Jon only came up with that when he wasn't able to use the kids as models for his hoped for line of children's clothing. He had every wish to exploit them far more than what is done on the show.

Supergranny
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02-03-2005

Saturday, September 25, 2010 - 2:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Supergranny a private message Print Post    
I think both of them have used their kids for their own profit. I remember when we lived in New Orleans we were approached about our daughter modeling and we both agreed that we didn't think that was to HER benefit. She did do some ads and tv shows after she was 17 but that money barely kept her in jewelry and shoes LOL!!
I sewed all her clothes. Here she is 49 and she just did an ad for a chiropractor. I never said a word!

Starr
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07-09-2005

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 1:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Starr a private message Print Post    
...the extensions people put in their hair is often from India

This is true. I just watched a documentary done by Chris Rock called Good Hair. It is truly amazing how the women in India are taught to give their hair to God because "God likes hair." Then the hair is actually sold as extensions, etc... to the buyers in the United States. It's an enormous business! Really interesting documentary!

BTW - great to know about the scam RE: Locks of Love! I have a daughter that had long hair and cut it short this summer. I could understand a little about what Kate was feeling with Hannah, but I wouldn't (and didn't!) have shown my emotions quite so blatantly! Hah!

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 1:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
Locks of Love sells hair for cash because they need to pay the wigmakers to make the wigs. Custom wigmakers don't work for free, you know.

I don't know what's wrong with donating wigs to children with permanent hairloss rather than cancer. That's just as devastating to a child, IMO.

Sia
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03-10-2002

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 8:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Kate was so emotional about Hannah's hair being cut short because she was the only one of Kate's five girls with really long hair. I have only one daughter, but I CRY every time she even mentions wanting to cut her hair shorter. I'm fine with her trimming it, but I love her hair when it's long. Kate was just trying to hold on to the remaining daughter with really long hair. I totally see why she was upset; I do exactly the same thing. Last time my DD got her hair cut, I sent her to the hair salon alone with a blank check. I didn't want to witness the devastation, and I wanted the decision to be hers alone--and she came home with a modest trim, not a pixie cut!!