Hairstyle: "How do you like my hair color?"

Tillmann Prüfer, author and father of four daughters, recently found himself contemplating the nuances of family hair color after his 21-year-old daughter, Lotta, decided to dye her hair blonde.

Lotta sent her father a photograph of her new look, asking for his opinion. "Look, how do you like my hair color?" she inquired. Prüfer described her new shade as reminiscent of a character from an Astrid Lindgren film.

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Look, how do you like my hair color?

His reflection on Lotta's hair choice stemmed from a broader observation about his family's collective hair color. He noted that Lotta's decision to go blonde was partly motivated by a desire to "belong to the family." Most other family members, including his wife and daughters Luna, Greta, and Juli, have hair that ranges from red-blonde to light blonde, or even a "grey-blonde" for himself. Lotta had previously been the sole member with distinctly dark brunette hair.

Prüfer mused that children often possess a keen sensitivity to such matters, a detail he hadn't previously considered regarding his daughters' hair. Lotta's transformation, moving from brunette to blonde, sparked this personal reflection on family identity and appearance.

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I wanted to belong to the family too.