Single "Superdad" Does 3 Year-Old's Hair

A single dad who learned to do fancy things with his three year-old daughter's hair is being hailed a hero all over the media, including an appearance on the Rachel Ray show. But does being able to craft a French braid make him a "superdad" or "father of the year?"

Greg Wickherst was in a pickle. Having been awarded custody of his daughter, Izzy, he found himself struggling to do her hair every morning. Being a resourceful sort, he consulted the cosmetology department of the Colorado college where he works, and was happily subjected to student tutorials on his lunch break.

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Turns out, he had a knack for it, and posted the results to Facebook.

"I thought [the bun] was something super special, like real intricate, especially the one where you don't finish pulling the ponytail," said Wickherst. "I thought, Oh my god, that's so pretty for something that's so simple. I don't think most guys know that it's that simple."

It isn't, actually. I personally haven't got the faintest clue how to fix anything beyond a simple ponytail. (Just as well I don't have a daughter or that could be embarrassing.) Styling a girl's hair isn't some natural maternal skill that we moms are born with.

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Conversely, the idea that dads are essentially clueless buffoons when it comes to raising girls is so last century. Learning to do your daughter's hair (and bonding with her in the process) makes you a pretty cool and enterprising parent, but it doesn't make you a superdad.

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