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Gracie has long hair, and I love it. It’s the perfect kind of hair to do fun things with - we frequently put in curlers, or braid it. It’s not too thick, like my hair, or her sister’s hair, which means it’s super easy to work with, so I’ve convinced Gracie to grow it longer and longer.
Now that she’s a big, bad, 10 year old, she’s decided that she’s ready for a short new ‘do. She’s been asking me for weeks about getting her hair cut and donating her ponytail to Locks Of Love. Her older sister did that about a year ago, and I couldn’t drive her to the salon fast enough. She’s got thick hair that’s hard to work with, much like my own, and having it short has been great.
When Grace heard that I was going to get my hair cut tonight, she asked me again about getting her hair cut. Tomorrow is picture day at school, and she “really, really, really” wants her hair short for the picture. It looks like I don’t have any other choice! How can I refuse her when she wants to donate her hair to such a great organization? I sure am going to miss being able to style her long hair though. Hopefully her super fine hair can cope with being cut short and will work itself into a cute bob instead of just hanging limply.
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Surely there are products out there that “volumize” fine hair. Or so my television woul d have me believe.
It is very admirable that your 10 year old already has a heart for enriching the lives of those less fortunate. You should be very proud of your daughter; if more kids her age started thinking like that the world would slowly become a much better place.
If this will make you feel better, (and I hope Sherry doesn’t read this) I still want to tell my daughter how to cut her hair.. By the way, Sherry is 41 and I’m 61..mind you I don’t hwever, I still think about it… Go figure..
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Going through the same thing with Sammie, only she does have the thick hair - not from me, mind you! My hair is so thin and flat it’s awful!
She and I are having to fight her dad on this one, though - I think I’ll take her this weekend to at least get several inches off, if nothing else!