{O}’s (much discouraged) Haircut | Before & After

Big haircut in the house!

I have been talking for 2 weeks, about getting my hair cut again, because it’s driving me crazy.  This morning I mentioned out loud to Michael, how I’d really like to go get it done today.   But he said, “Me and the boys all need them too, anyway.”  We are rather spoiled, because our hairdresser, Janine, comes right to us, and cuts anyone who needs it.  SO convenient.  Sometimes I go to her, for a highlight, a dye job, or a big-deal-cut for me. But generally, she comes to us. So Michael called her as he always does (her number has always been in his cell phone), and she said she would come tonight!  She most always comes within a day or 2. Got to love that!

Well that’s when {O} said she wanted to get hers cut short.  And then, that’s when the household went into a state of tissy, and great debate.

For some reason, her triplet brothers and big sister really, did NOT want her to get her hair cut that much.  Even her Daddy has scowled at the mention of it, many times.  I on the other hand, love it long on her, but feel like if she really wants to get it cut, she should be able to.  My only concern, is to be sure, she is sure.

Well trust me…..she was discouraged,  BEGGED, and someone even attempted to bribe her, all-day-long, not to get it cut, by her siblings.   But she stood strong, and never wavered, right to the end.  She was so excited.  She was sure.   It wasn’t necessarily about donating.   She just wanted it cut.  She’s all about style and fashion anyway.  She’s a girl like that.

Even Janine made a little disappointed expression, when she came and we told her. Although she is DYING to BUZZ the boys hair!!  She has been waiting to do that.  I do believe she will be waiting, forever, on that one.  I love my long haired boys, and thankfully, they love it long too. {S} always wants it long enough for a ponytail. lol

So Janine first cut {S}, then {JM}, then me, then Michael, and THEN {O}.  Janine asked how how much, and {O} said “to here“, and showed her shoulder level!

But Janine started cutting lower, and I could already tell it looked pretty cute at that length.  When Janine did all the way around, {O} went and checked it out to see if she should go shorter, but she came back out squealing, “I LOVE it!”
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It really did look pretty cute!   I think it was only about 8 inches taken off.  Nowhere near the 17 inches her sister cut off last year!  But for {O}, and her size, it was a lot. More than she had ever gotten cut at once before, anyway.
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She had her photo taken with Janine, just like {A} did last year.
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Her triplet brothers and sister decided it wasn’t so bad after all, and they would be o.k.   Daddy also loves it.

I think my little girl is a doll, with her long or short hair.  She’s even cuter today though, because of how giddy-happy she is with her new shorter haircut.   But what I really love about her , is that she already has such a strong sense of self-confidence. She knows who she is, and what she wants, (as much as a 7-point-10 year old can) and while she will listen and consider, she is not shaken by the opinions of those around her.

She follows her own heart, and the beat of her own drummer.   I think that’s going to take her somewhere in life.
No matter what her hair looks like.

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