All That Glitters

https://www.buzzfeed.com/juliegerstein/this-new-beard-trend-is-gonna-make-you-wanna-die-inside?utm_term=.ctk6aq8rq#.ckqvyAWEA

I was sufficiently offended by the nose ring! The glitter beard tripled the offensiveness!!! The tongue put him off my charts!!!!!!!!!!

I fail to understand how anyone could find that attractive...

The only glitter I liked was Goldschlager...

As the father of two young daughters, glitter used to bother me. After years of exposure, I'm not fazed in the least. Not even kitty and panda stamps on my arms or polish on my toenails during a particularly restful nap, they had to be quiet to sneak up on me.

Glitter just 'is'. I'm not sure how far two girls glitter can populate in the wild, but its impact diminishes greatly.

I probably have glitter on me now. I found a kitty stamp on the backside of my arm at work yesterday (probably a sneak attack from the midget ninjas). I don't care. It just proves that I have a healthy, happy family that plays together.

Considering what they put in body wash to exfoliate...what used to be pumice is now Plastic beads... that’s been found in the stomachs of fish. Very possible.

There are probably 20 million kids in western countries who have inhaled glitter which may cause lung fibrosis assuming the poly-xxx plastics used don’t create an allergic reaction to all things plastic.

The problem is probably not as high in number or seriousness as the number of children living in war zones who inhale heavy metals and radioactive isotopes but they are after all “poor people” so they don’t matter as long as the worlds gluttons have access to oil - which they can use to manufacture more glitter.

" how to break her glitter habit "

Easy enough.

Tomorrow, you tell her that she's a big girl and you and her are going shopping for a new wardrobe, then you post the new outfits on your favorite forum site. In making a ripple, you might start a wave.

I hate the stuff. Recently my black work shirts were laundered with the grandbabies glittery something. I now dress like a cross between Johnny Cash and Liberace.

Glitter is the Herpes of the craft world. Once it get's out there is no stopping it. They should be required to make it out of compostable material like they do with drywall buckets.

How to break a glitter habit... short of telling her that she is slowly killing Nemo.

IMO breaking hard truths to children is best done by sharing all sides of the story instead of focusing only on the "bad" one. So why not start by making your girl a glitter nerd? Who knew, the attraction to shiny things is explained as an evolutionary advantage, from searching for a glimmer of water? Ain't it cool that glitter-bombing started as a political statement? And that the first glitter was originally made out of garbage, and used to replace another kind of glitter made of glass?

http://mentalfloss.com/article/71034/15-shimmering-questions-about-glitter-answered

By sharing all the glitter trivia - both good and bad - you then have a gentle segway into a discussion of shiny alternatives that do not shed, pollute and aggravate (well you can keep aggravate secret)....Shiny is great.. pollution, too bad... I wonder if there's anything shiny that doesn't have those problems...?

For clothes - what about metallic paints? The better ones are fairly durable and washfast - the 'glittery' ones best to check customer reviews - they may shed as they age. Could be a fun project with your daughter, to decorate a favorite (or new, unglittered) shirt, shoes or jacket.... Easy and water washable mess. Make a "glitter" effect with dabs/dots of different shades of metallics.

https://www.dharmatrading.com/paints/lumiere-and-neopaque.html

Metallic textiles made from metallic thread are also shiny and sheddable-glitter-free - but they may be itchy on the skin and better applied as an applique over softer stuff - something to watch for when shopping for glitter free varieties of glitz. Cloth incorporating real copper or silver is expensive but there's always the antibacterial bonus - a few strips sown onto a backpack or cell phone case - and no doubt regularly patted and admired could in theory reduce the standard rate of acquiring colds and flus... ????

And how about the cooler-than-glitter shiny effects of LEDs on clothes?

http://www.instructables.com/id/how-to-add-EL-wire-to-a-coat-or-other-garment/
https://www.amazon.com/slp/led-lights-for-clothing/5wa7v22ojzdt52u

Not only an electronics project, there's the bonus of increasing visibility in traffic.

As for glitter to toss at friends or politicians, stick onto tacky crafts, etc. you can make your own with food coloring and sugar or salt. Sugar being the lesser environmental evil (unless the walkway is icy and in need of salty "pixie dust" with as little food color as possible to track indoors!) it can also be used to 'glitter' cookies or cupcakes. And don't forget to involve your daughter in the project "I wonder how easy this is to clean up?"

https://www.keyingredient.com/recipes/143727477/edible-glitter/

After all that fun and quality time becoming a real glitter nerd with "best kind" glitter, you will hopefully find her willing to skip the glittery shampoo for something that just makes her hair shiny ... don't forget to compliment her on the (glitter-free!) beautiful shiny hair

TBH one of my closest friends had a daughter this year (I never had one) - and I'm really looking forward to poaching as much fun as possible from the sidelines, as this gal is growing up.