Okay, so I guess I was waiting for something eventful to happen, so I could write about it…. sometimes you get what you’re waiting for.
In the past, I’ve been very lucky… 6 kids, and not one of them has actually cut off all their hair. Today, one of them did. I should have been more prepared, or taken some of the hints that it was coming, after all, she had been finding anything she could possibly find to cut- including all the hair off of her stuffed animal horses, the mane, the tail, and then she’d moved on to her sisters stuffed animals. For several days in a row she’d been taking any chance she could to sneak a pair of scissors and snip at something- paper, clothes, bedspreads, etc. I have been trying to hide the scissors, higher, out of her reach- but somehow she keeps managing to find them. I think she has a sixth sense for trouble. I guess I didn’t really think that any child of mine would actually cut their own hair!
Like most things in my life, I was proven wrong today. Walking into her room, I looked down to see long hairs, short hairs, spread all over the entire room. She’d hacked it. It even looked like maybe a sister had helped her, because it was cut all the way around to the very back. I couldn’t believe it. She was so cute. Amazingly, I had just gotten her picture taken before this happened. I did take pictures. Someday she’ll say “What was I thinking!!!”I went through the range of emotions…. I cried, I laughed, and I punched the floor with both of my hands. I was soooo mad! But at the same time it was just sooooo funny! It’s always a difficult thing to figure out how to record those moments for posterity (Say “cheese”) and still maintain that what they did was a very naughty thing.
It wasn’t all bad though, now I’ve got pictures to remember this ridiculous phase with all those priceless memories… and I had the experience of trying out a new bob cut on a girl… who looked so cute in her longer hair (sniff! Sniff!). Oh-well, such is my life.
Lindy Kerby
Lindy Kerby is an Inspirational Speaker, Singer/Songwriter, and Mentor.
She has written or worked on over 300 songs and has three inspirational music albums. Lindy loves helping others discover the songs of their heart and help them find the hope, courage and confidence to share those songs with others. Lindy is mother to 7 children and has one beautiful grandbaby.