Short hair also looks neat. I'm not criticizing these kids parent's parenting, oddly, just the way they do their kid's hair. It's not even, say, brushed back with a headband, or even neatly brushed and out of their eyes. It's outright messy. Even granting the fact that toddlers hate having their hair done... *shrugs*

And buzzed hair on boys works like a charm.

I also lack the dexterity to do braids on Ana, sadly, but not doing them just isn't an option. It's not even about looking neat, it's about her having hair that's not a complete felted mat. My hair is just like that, that's why it's short now, so it's easy to brush. If her hair isn't done up neatly, it tangles so bad it's painful for everyone to brush out.