Well, I didn't think I'd have to do this this soon, but lately, Caia's been saying she wants here hair cut short "like Aunt Wendi's". And today, when I went to trim her hair which was well below her waist when wet, she repeatedly asked me to cut it. We talked about it, I couldn't believe it, we talked through it some more...reminding her that if she cut it, it was pretty permanent until it grew out, she still wanted it, Dad and Mom talked, we both grieved, Dad and Caia talked, and on and on, but her desires didn't change. So, we went for it.
the "before hair"
I decided to measure her hair, and she did indeed have enough to donate her hair to make a wig for cancer patients just like her Aunt Dana does, so we put it in a rubber band and cut off a 10 inch pony tail!
After that, we started the work of "just trying to make it straight". A Mom with no training and a dull pair of hair scissors is not a recipe for a good drastic change like this! She wanted it quite short, but I told her I wasn't too sure that my skills (or lack there of) could produce what she wanted, so we might have to go a bit longer with the hope that it might be a bit more forgiving of my "skills". We probably took off another 2-3 inches just making it straight(er). But in the end, it worked out ok, and she was really pleased (although it wasn't "as short as she had wanted"). Dad and I grieved the long hair, and think she looks pretty cute with her new cut.
My Sweet Caia
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