Comments on: It happened

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:28:46 +0000

Hi Jamie,
I am anxiously awaiting photos. I bet she looks adorable, no hair cut would change that about her!
Melissa

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:21:42 +0000

OMG! I WAS THAT MISSING COUSIN ALMOST 34 years ago! I cut my neighbor, Beth Ising’s beautiful black sll the way down her back beautiful hair off at ear level! My mother was mortified and I was soon also sporting a very tom-boyish blonde pixie cut from my long locks of toe headed blondenss as a way to learn from my mistake! It has scarred me for life (but I did get pierced ears out of the deal since people kept thinking I was a boy)!!

I was not surprised when I got that phone call 12 years ago that my 4 year old had whacked off her own hair on just half of her head at preschool with those darn safety scissors (the day before our formal portraits were to be taken, of course)! I, however, did not take pictures, just did the mad rush to the salon to fix it.

I know your little cupcake would be gorgeous if she were shaved bald! But, I can’t wait to see her new do!!

Hope you are sleeping and not reliving that moment of horror! It seems to be a right of passage of sorts… glad your hubby dealt with it well when he got home!

As for the adoption front… so sorry for all your delays you are experiencing (I remember the wait for referral well… felt like H-E-DOUBLE HOCKEYSTICKS). I know that you will be so amazed when the time comes that the most perfect children for your family will be referred to you and that the timing really was perfect after all! Hang tight!! Sounds like it may be coming soon!

By: Erin O'

Erin O' — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:00:20 +0000

I worry about this all the time. Our guys get up WAY earlier than we do and play in their room for about a half hour or so. I used to put away the scissors at night, but now I trust them. Should I? They’ve cut apart stuffed animals, and H has cut a couple curls off — both transgressions were roundly discouraged by me and Al.

Could it still happen?

By: June

June — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:05:47 +0000

Oh, I am just hysterical over the whole thing. The cutting, the sentences that make no sense (”That’s not even better!”), the lesbian. Oh!

It’s funny for me. Maybe not so much for you. But it’s hair. She’s a kid. She can’t help but by cute even if she’s dykin’ out.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:48:48 +0000

I was referred to your blog after a recent minivan post of my own. Seriously, I just pissed my pants - thanks for the belly laugh!

By: Half-Past Kissin' Time

Half-Past Kissin' Time — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:49:06 +0000

Awww… I’ll bet she’s adorable. And it will help keep her from getting headlice (You’ve got that going for you.) Can’t wait for the pics!! Thanks for the sweet smiles.

By: Renee in Seattle

Renee in Seattle — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:53:50 +0000

I was the guilty culprit for my daughter… she WOULD NOT allow me to brush her beautiful, curly, silky, locks of hair and I had had it. I gave her a bag of M&Ms to hold her still and whacked it all off at the nape of her neck, and in one instant she went from delicate and beautiful to cute and spunky. It really matched her personality and so we kept the bob for a few years. However, even though many years since her hair has grown out, you can never get back that first-hair curly wispiness…. (sigh).

By: Bec

Bec — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:25:35 +0000

God-I love your blog. I’m waiting for a referral from Ethio as well. It’s been 7 months now but it feels like forever…
I loved your story about your daughter’s hair. I can not wait to see the pics. She is so cute that I bet she look precious. I have 9 and 7 year old girls and somehow, luckily, they skipped that right of passage. My nine year old did have leukemia when she was six and lost all of her hair with treatment. While it grew back, I remember feeling like people are wondering why the hell I cut my little girls hair so short. I ended up shaving mine off too so we could grow it back together. I’m sure that when I had it to about buzz cut length many, many people thought that I was a lesbian. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. I’m just saying…. My daughter and I both developed a strong preference for really pretty, girlie clothes during that time.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:21:39 +0000

Somehow ran across your blog, great story. I am up here in northern Idaho. Glad the hair issue worked out. I WISH my 1 1/2 Year old daughter had hair!! It won’t grow. I asked for hair extensions for christmas to no avail. If you want you could mail me your daughters!! LOL.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:19:00 +0000

We’ve done this twice over. My oldest found a pair of scissors, and cut her bangs so short it was military cut. So all you see is this long golden hair around her face, and military cut in the front. I have pictures. So I understand. It was a shock..I cried, I freaked, I was mad (at myself too). Everyone else was like “it’ll be ok”. OK? OK? How is it going to be ok. LOL I can laugh only a little now. They all said it’ll grow back, as I fought the tears. We ended up letting it grow out and got her hats.

Now my youngest just took long strands in the back and chopped it at the top of her head. Learning from oldest daughters haircutting experience, I had hid the scissors. She was good in finding them. But no damage - the shag is still in right? Layers are good right?

My moms philosphy: “All kids do it, except you Stephanie, you didn’t cut your hair, no you cut your sisters. It’ll grow out.”

My Philosphy: “Hide the scissors and make sure they don’t see you”