I don't want to be pretty

Yesterday I attempted to put Elisabeth's hair in pigtails. Although I've improved since Elisabeth's hair has become long enough to put in pigtails, I'm still not nearly as good as Mom at a straight part, gathering all the hair, and doing it painlessly. When I told Elisabeth that I was going to put the hairbands in, she quickly replied,

"I don't want to be pretty!"

I hadn't even said anything about how her hair would look! She has simply concluded: pretty is not worth pain. I can understand that.