March 5, 2008
You guys, thanks for the love. I love the internet. I got some awesome emails. One in particular was from Mel and contained within it the most beautiful gift. Pictures of another child with the same mangled butch cut and big sad cry eyes. Mel said, “I have always saved these pictures because I KNEW someday I would be able to help comfort another victim of toddler scissor hair.”
Another awesome email, I loved this, it said that when SHE pulled those kinds of shenanigans as a child, then SHE would be forced to go under the scissor herself. That’s right. Delaney’s cousin should have to sport the scrimpy crop as well.
Which, don’t get me wrong, the idea made me laugh. A really evil laugh reminiscent of Cruella DeVille, envisioning Delaney’s cousin being strapped into a chair, squirming and me coming at her golden locks with a pair of freshly sharpened scissors.
BUT. That’s a little excessive. And she’s four. So that also makes it weird. In addition to that, I don’t think she would even know why it was happening. Just like you can’t punish a puppy for pooping on the carpet 3 hours ago, too much time has passed, the puppy doesn’t get it. So it would be in the case of the Lock Amputator. That sort of thing has to happen directly within the moment of the action as a sort of natural progression. You cut my child’s hair, you get cut. Boom, right away, like that. But alas, it was not so. Sadly, my first instinct isn’t to lash out at my four year old niece. Damn.
The pictures do exist of those first fateful moments after the incident but unfortunately they are on my sister’s camera and for those of you who know my sister, you know that I will never see those pictures again because my sister, she suffers from an incurable, devastating disease known as “Erratic Follow Through Syndrome”. But we love her in spite of this.
So in light of not being able to show you the sad, dismal and dreary pictures of her tattered hair, I can show you what it looks like now. So, here we go.
From the front:
From the side:
From the back:
Pretty stinkin cute, right?
I mean, aside from some crazy sparse bang action on the right side, it looks somewhat like a hairdo a parent would pay another adult hair stylist person to do. Am I right?
Delaney is still loving it, if the pictures don’t already give you any indication of that. And as long as she’s happy, I’m happy. Except when an Applebees’ waitress asks what “HE would like off the children’s menu”. That doesn’t make me happy. Because when I was about Delaney’s age, my Mom did ON PURPOSE AS AN ADULT to me what Delaney’s cousin did to her except my “hairdo” had a tail. A TAIL of hair coming down my neck. (Pause here while I barf) Needless to say, it was the most DISGUSTING thing to ever happen to me and I still haven’t forgiven her for it.
Where was I going with that? Right, I was called a boy all the time and it really messed up my whole entire life. I, to this day, remember exactly the whole scenario when another Mother at the park called me a little “boy, or girl or child.” You don’t forget these things. I just don’t want Delaney’s life to be ruined forever.
And that’s all I have to say about that.
Posted by Jamie @ 11:37 pm • Delaney, random goodness
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March 5th, 2008 at 11:53 pm, Melissa Says:
She looks so cute! I like it from the back!
Melissa
March 6th, 2008 at 12:03 am, Valerie at Home Says:
My darling littlest girl cut her own hair.
3 times.
She has been sporting a super-short pixie since early last summer and she hates it with all her pink, princess heart. Which leads me to wonder *why* she did the cutting in the first place…
We’ve now convinced her to grow it out “like Rapunzel”.
Where was I going with this?
Oh, right! Even when she’s decked out in a pink dress with a bow clinging precariously to her short locks, we *still* get references to our “boy”. Sheesh!
March 6th, 2008 at 12:13 am, Emily Says:
Thank you! She looks beautiful:)
March 6th, 2008 at 12:18 am, dcrmom Says:
She’s beautiful no matter what! And she looks none the worse for the wear.
March 6th, 2008 at 2:23 am, owlhaven Says:
too cute!!!
Mary
March 6th, 2008 at 2:36 am, seven Says:
Aw… she looks great!
March 6th, 2008 at 5:26 am, HabeshaChild Says:
Holy moley, she is ADORABLE in that cut. Seriously you cannot even tell there was any hair trauma there at all.
I was called a boy ALL THE FRICKIN’ time when I was little and it totally ruined my life too. OK maybe not ALL the time, but more than twice. Perhaps 4 times, even.
My mother, who had 3 daughters, just got sick of all the haircare and girly stuff and chopped off all our hair. That, combined with the fact that I was a sporty little kid and freakishly tall, pretty much doomed me to being called “HE” far far too often.
Delaney still totally looks like a girl - she is ROCKING that hair.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:32 am, Jess Says:
She is adorable. And she looks 100% like a girl. That waitress (or should we say WAITER) just wasn’t paying attention. Or something.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:05 am, Lauren Says:
Oh she look so cute!!
Jeremy once shaved the neighbor boys hair and was forced to have his hair shaved after. He HATED it.
I also had the lil boy cut and got called a boy. It really is a sad thing. I will NEVER again cut my hair like that. Its just to sad.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:36 am, Each Says:
i empathize.
for some reason, God kept my hair from really growing until i was almost 3. seriously, had peach fuzz for years, AND my mom’s favourite colour? blue.
“oooh, how cute! what’s HIS name?”
then i finally grew hair and by age 4 I had a terribly version of the Mary Lou Rettin, except mine was way shorter and butcher.
im a veritable test case on lack of mommy issues, though i do start to sweat at the salon…
March 6th, 2008 at 11:36 am, Lauren Says:
Let me finish… when i had the boy cut, I was in the 3rd Grade and it was the older boys at school who called me a boy… not to mention it was not the style then and it was a total 80’s REALLY short cut being that it was my grandma who took me to get it.
DD on the other hand… Looks VERY cute and it is the style right now. Gary is actually trying to get me to cut my hair even shorter then that.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:44 am, Abbie Says:
Oh my goodness! Could she be any cuter?!
I think she looks totally sassy/fabulous/hair model worthy!
March 6th, 2008 at 12:57 pm, Utah Jennifer Says:
My mom also did the “I totally meant to give you this boyish looking” haircut. She loves to tell the story of a neighborhood boy asking his mom if he could go down the street and play with his new “boy” friend. His mom asked him what the boy’s name was and the child responded- “Jennifer”. Yes… I WAS that Jennifer. Thanks, mom, for the lifetime need to wear pink and be girly!
Delaney really does look adorable, and happy, and ready to move to SLC.:-) I mean, now that you have moved into what I can only imagine is an awesome house AND fixed your homestudy info, it’s a perfect time to be my neighbor… give it a thought!
March 6th, 2008 at 1:18 pm, Misty Says:
Dare i embarassingly admit that my daughter has that SAME haircut. Uneven and irreparably she gave it to HERSELF… Apparently she thought she could bob it without me knowing.
I noticed.
March 6th, 2008 at 1:23 pm, Liesl Says:
I am laughing as I read this story and all the comments, not because I think your situation is funny, but I, too was blessed with a mother-induced boy cut like you described. However, when I decided immediately that I HATED it and cried, she proceeded to make it seem like it was my fault that I got the haircut. Talk about needing some therapy for that!
That being said, Delaney’s haircut is SO way cuter and she is sportin’ it like the best of ‘em. Though even just from following your blog, I can very much see how girly she is…why anyone would pull the “what would HE like for dinner” comment over on you is beyond me. Just blame all the boys out there now that are trying to look like girls. They should be the ones that are misinterpreted, not the sweet little girls with not-even-that-short short haircuts. Ok, my peace has been spoken :o)
March 6th, 2008 at 3:03 pm, Bec Says:
She looks absolutely adorable!! Not boyish at all! Maybe I’ll take her picture with me that next time I decide to get a cut! : )
March 6th, 2008 at 3:32 pm, Melissa Says:
Oh she is beautiful! Love it! My mom (and grandmother) gave me a really short haircut when I was little and we lived in Nebraska so the cut came with an extra side of perm. My dad and I had the same look. BEAUTY.
March 6th, 2008 at 4:45 pm, haze Says:
She’s still cute as a button. If I saw a little boy with that hair cut I would have to raise my eyebrow to his mother.
My mom gave me a boy cut when I was about 8 - after a swimming lesson - she just couldn’t be arsed to comb out my tangles so I ended up with an afro - just like my brothers’. My dad came home from work and sensitively said, “she looks like a boy.” I ran up to my room, crying. *sigh*
March 6th, 2008 at 7:04 pm, Chandra Says:
She looks adorable!! And quite happy with herself :). I am a little curious to see the photo’s from the “incident”.
March 6th, 2008 at 9:02 pm, Erin O' Says:
My mother intentionally gave me the “Florence Henderson” too. I too was mistaken for a boy and it affected me up until the boobs came. Then I was so confused about the boobs I had to hide them until senior year or so.
I think D’s haircut can be called “rock n’ roll pixie.”
March 7th, 2008 at 1:07 am, Ashley Says:
She looks so adorable.
I actually think it looks really cute on her.
March 7th, 2008 at 12:41 pm, JMC Says:
Delaney looks adorable!
My 5-year-old’s friend cut her own bangs COMPLETELY OFF. So she’s got long hair and NOTHING in front. My 5-year-old has mentioned wanting to cut her own hair, at which point I threatened to never to allow her access to the kid scissors again. She loves using the kid scissors, so thankfully that threat worked.
March 7th, 2008 at 1:31 pm, Sarah Says:
OK, she is so stinkin adorable… she would look gorgeous with a crew cut!
March 7th, 2008 at 2:53 pm, Mandy Says:
She looks adorable and not at all like a little boy!! This post makes me think of all the goofy hairstyles my mom gave me that were traumatizing — the dorthy hamill wedge, the old lady permed mullett, they were some pretty bad ones!
March 8th, 2008 at 2:28 am, Lindsey Wheeler Says:
Oh man, you have one cute kid!!! I literally was laughing my head off at your two posts. PLEASE WRITE A BOOK!!!!! It would be a bestseller. I didn’t have boys hair when I was little…..I had grandma hair. It seriously looked like I had been taken to the beauty shop to get my hair “set” each week. Yikes! Y’all are the best family. I’m praying for your kiddos in Africa….and that you will hear something soon.
Lindsey
March 10th, 2008 at 12:29 pm, Gray Matter Matters Says:
Are you kidding? Do you realize you’d be charged $800 for that cut in Manhattan!
March 10th, 2008 at 10:14 pm, BlueCollarAdoption Says:
When my daughter continually fought me on combing her hair, she had a choice. Either allow or contribute to the combing process or have it cut short. She went Halle Berry style. I loved it, really loved it. She on the other hand, got called a boy accidently, and decided to grow it back.
March 11th, 2008 at 1:16 am, KG Says:
I never committed this heinous act on a human being, but I DID give our very fluffy cat an extra choppy summer look. I thought she needed some thinning out.
I think my mother is still in shock that her never did dumb things child actually went there.
Does the fact that it happened when I was 12 preclude me from a successful adult life?
March 13th, 2008 at 12:15 am, sari Says:
well she certainly looks cute! and happy!