Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Our turn...




I'm assured by my mother that all households share this moment.  This singular, defining moment of childhood:

the sibling haircut.

Five minutes (no exaggeration) before we left for Utah, the guilty party was discovered.  I'm not joking when I say that I had tears brimming.  All mothers think their little girls are the cutest, as it should be, and to see my sweet, innocent, beautiful little girl's hair BUTCHED, about did me in.  It's funny now, but for a split second I thought, what if people think I cut her hair like this on purpose?  You can't tell from the pictures, but her left side is three inches shorter than her right.  AHH.

We went to Utah with plans to fix her hair the next day.  Five days later, still no hair-cut.  I don't want to cut the rest of her hair to even it out.  I'm hoping that variations of pig-tails and side parts will hide it for a month or so until it's semi-blended.  Here's hoping.  I've saved her beautiful locks in my cedar chest as a memory.  I'm not ready to part with them, holding on to the dream of creating some way to weave them back in.  Ridiculous, I know.  Lincoln (sweet, sweet boy) has been lovingly assured that his life is at stake if he becomes a repeat-offender.

9 comments:

Charisse said...

Oh, woops! She still looks darling. Don't worry what other people think. I remember my neice once did this to her own hair. Don't worry about it! :)

Janie said...

I am sick for you. I so worry about that exact thing. We just have to say, "It's only hair it will grow back". Ahhhh. She's so cute it won't even matter. Good luck

Yayi said...

oh my!! Netty I would have cried too!!! but remember that years from now, you all will laugh like crazy about this!! (you taught me that about "crazy kids" moments.)=)
Love
Gaby

jenifer said...

ohhh... that's a bad one!
we had a few ponytails cut right off the top of anna's head.

but hey... lucky for you the mullet is making a comeback!

Candy said...

oh no Lanette! You could write a book about Lincoln, couldn't you?
Poor little Butch...ah..er..I mean Annie.
It is only hair, and it will grow back, but I can totally feel your pain.
She's is still such a cutie. Let's see another angle of Lincoln's barber skills in action.

Shelley Gee said...

Just remember the words to the song...that just left my mind. All is well, all is well. And if not, let Lincoln have it!!! Lanette, I am lonely!!!!!!! My aunt left today and my mom is back at work. I am alone and I really miss my dad!!!!

Marilou said...

Oh no! You do love him, remember? :) I have a niece who cut her sister's hair to about 1" inch around her whole head...they both thought it was hilarious

Honey said...

Always a sad day! We've never had one happen that closely to the scalp before, but it's a darn good thing hair grows back! :)

Kathy said...

oh no :( it is sad. you'll have to go back on my blog to last december (2008) and see when nats got GUM in her hair. . . and then hannah put it in her hair ON PURPOSE b/c she "wanted a cute haircut too." oh the anger.

annie still looks adorable. but, i know it's hard when it's your own baby girl :(

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