true story

This morning, as I was brushing Ella's hair, she told me that she does not like it tucked behind her ear the way I tend to do when I fix it.

"The girl in the picture didn't have it tucked behind her ear like that." She was referencing the photo of the girl who had the hairstyle she choose at the hair dressers.

"And she had a round face like me. It doesn't look good on a round face. Maybe it would look better on an oval face like you have."

Suddenly self-conscious of my oval-shaped face, I glanced in the mirror.

Well I'll be...she was right. Smiling back was one cute little circle and a slightly less cute, more tired looking oval.