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It's Only Hair
Monday, June 22, 2009 at 09:08PM I keep telling myself that. I used to tell myself that every time I would get fed-up with my long hair and would go have it totally whacked off. That was before I really GOT it that my husband LOVES my hair. I figure, what the heck. If I had my druthers, I'd go long and short and long and short but it's such a small way to make him happy so why not- and really, cutting it short would always cause me a bit of anxiety-? My daughter, on the other hand, has other ideas. Her hair is GORGEOUS. Really. Long, luxurious, thick and healthy. A friend recently suggested she try out for shampoo commercials and for a minute there, I had fantasies of Tabitha taking care of her own college fund.
Last summer, we decided Tabitha (my daughter) needed a trim but she had so MUCH hair, we had 8" cut off for a charity. It looked cute but pained my husband- he loves her with long hair just as much as he like me to have long hair. After a whole year of nothing more than a trim, she is back to near-Rapunzel status again and she announced yesterday that she wanted a haircut again. I can't help but admire her. She is 5 years-old and she is already more cool about getting her haircut than most of my friends (some of whom will cry if they see their hair fall during a cut). "It's just hair and mine grows fast." she says, repeating my mantra that I say but don't quite believe. But there you have it. She's cool and now she has shorter, more fun hair. And to make my husband feel a little better about it, she had just enough length to donate her locks again (and thanks to my friend and hairstylist Michon for cutting her hair for free because we were donating it to Locks of Love!)
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Reader Comments (10)
It's very cute!
The last time I had mine cut was last January when my hair stylist got WAY carried away. I feel like it's taking forever to grow back.
I don't think she can really claim to be 5 anymore, right? 2 more days?
Love the short hair!!! Kaia has been REALLY bugging me to cut her hair for months now. Last time was about 15 min ago before going to school! I just don't know... Maybe she'll (I will) regret it? It does grow fast though...Like mine.
Exactly ! It IS only hair and it will grow back. AND...it's her hair ! I think she's old enough to have some input as to how she wants it. Maybe she won't have so much fear about getting it cut when she's older if she's allowed to make the choice to cut or not cut along the way!
Chloe , my 13 yr old daughter decided last weekend she wanted hers cut! First it was a trim and then all of a sudden she wanted it short! She got it just below the chin. It is adorable! Now she has some natural wave to it and she loves it and we love it ! I also "let" her talk me into putting in highlights in it. A little more than I planned on but it too looks so adorable. Most importantly, she is happy with it! My son got his shaved too and we put a little blonde right at the front where he spikes it!
Good summer haircuts!
She looks easy breezy and carefree, and what a great thing in donating her hair.
I love how she looks just like you! and great that she understood where her hair was going too. such a big girl!
Love that she is donating her braids.. she does have gorgeous hair.. that color!! If only they could bottle that, I'd be first in line.
Oh it makes her look so much older....it is just precious and she is such a cutie....still alittle sniff sniff coz she is growing so fast....:)
she looks great with short hair! and wonderful to be able to donate some too.
What beautiful hair she has. To donate to Locks of Love is so great for a five year old. She looks great with the shorter hair and it will grow back quickly. Some little girl will feel so special to have her red hair!
Great cut. My DD was about her age when she said good-bye to the long hair. Hey it grows back