Just before school started, Sarah underwent a dramatic transformation. She had been growing out her hair for several years, and it was quite long. She loved it, but didn’t really like me to brush it for her. Nor did she want help washing it, even though it was so long she often had trouble getting it really clean. In other words, she had gorgeous hair, but it never looked its best.
So I told her that maybe we should cut it to make it easier for her to wash properly. By the time it grew long again, she would have mastered washing such thick hair and it would be problem to keep it looking nice. She agreed, and we hacked it off. I cut it up to her shoulders, which was slightly shorter than the agreed upon below the shoulders length.
I was a little nervous, because I usually only cut the boys’ hair. Cutting hair that is long and needs to be even and straight is much harder than grabbing a shaver and rubbing it all over their head. Hence the slightly shorter length. 🙂 Still, I think I did an okay job. Sarah was at least very happy with the outcome. But she wouldn’t let Chris take a picture of the finished project. sigh
On the first day of school, Sarah got lots of compliments and attention from all her friends who oohed and aahed over her new look. That erased any last little lingering doubts she may have had about chopping off her hair.
A couple of weeks later, Sophie came and asked if I could cut her hair as well. So I did. They both look really nice and their hair looks fuller and thicker now. Kind of makes me want to chop mine….