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There, the dads practise parting hair, combing, tying, braiding and securing the styles on mannequins. Some struggle to keep the strands in place, while others take more than an hour to learn even a basic braid. A few dads even brought their daughters \u2013 although they decided against using their girls’ real hair as demos.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“The point isn’t about being instantly good, but trying \u2013 I’m still learning with you too,” Rajendram, who led the workshop alongisde Rukshan, told the attendees.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He hopes that by the time fathers leave the room, they will feel confident enough to try again at home \u2013 this time on their girls \u2013 even if the result is not perfect.<\/p>\n
Roy Choudhury, a 42-year-old who works in banking and has two daughters aged eight and five, said he wanted to “stop being the butt of the joke at home”.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy daughters would tease each other by saying things like, \u2018If you don\u2019t stop disturbing me, Papa will do your hair!\u2019 as if it was the worst thing that could happen,\u201d he said. \u201cI really wanted to change that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another father, Richard, 45, who has a two-year-old girl and an older son who likes to keep his hair long, said even the smallest effort made a difference.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe smallest effort I\u2019d show in just tying or combing their hair would delight them,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t want that to be the benchmark for dads. We need to be better and actually have something to be proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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