Great Aunt looked after the kids

So my children (my eldest daughter in particular) have the kind of hair that tangles the moment you look at it wrong. We do our best to keep it from looking too bad, but there's only so much you can do, especially when they remove clips and hair ties immediately.

Going to family gatherings, my husband's aunt always wondered why we didn't make more of an effort with their hair, but never said anything, because they were otherwise neat.

Until one day, she watched them for a few hours. She brushed my eldest daughter's hair until it was silky smooth. Then she brushed my youngest's hair. By the time she had finished brushing child #2, my eldest's hair looked like she had never seen a brush in her life. And all she'd been doing was sitting there.

At this point, the aunt realised what we were up against, and when she saw us next, she apologised for ever doubting our parenting.