It was only a matter of time before she did it.
I want to preface this with saying that in FOUR YEARS, scissors have not touched my daughter’s hair.?? I am NOT happy that the first person to cut her hair was HER.
It happened like this…
Setting:?? Kitchen table doing school work.
Tori:?? Mommy can I please use these (child) scissors?
Me:?? (Hesitation)?? Yes.?? BUT you may only cut THIS blue piece of construction paper and THIS green piece of construction paper.?? Are we very clear??? NOTHING else!
Tori:?? Okay.
I then go into my bedroom with Ty because I was teaching him his math lesson.?? Five minutes goes by.???? She walks in and has a grim look on her face.
Tori:?? Mommy.?? I wanted to cut more than the paper.
Me:?? YOU CUT YOUR HAIR!!!!
Now insert very theatrical mama meltdown.?? I was M.A.D.!!!!!!
She had some consequences to pay for that defiance and I needed some cool off time before closely inspecting the damage.?? I wanted to cry.???? As it turned out, my little marvel actually cut on an angle so she tapered her hair to her face so it makes it far less noticeable than a blunt cut but STILL I feel sad every time I see it.
I did have to giggle later when the following conversation occurred though:
Setting:?? In the bathroom after our shower.
Me:?? You have put about enough lotion on now.
Tori:?? You said “that’s enough” so I am just going to stop.
I called and told Heidi about that conversation later and she said “Tell me you realize that is exactly what a 4 year old you would have said”.?? LOL.?? She clearly didn’t want me to repeat my earlier tantrum over additional disobedience so she wanted to make it known that she heard me loud and clear and was committed to immediate compliance.
My oh my.?? I had hoped that four would be the end of her escapades.?? Guess not.
3 responses to “THE Hair Cut”
Oh my, she is such a third child! Luke has cut his hair numerous times, although I am sure a daughter cutting her hair is much more traumatic.
Donielle, that “painting” picture to Tori is ABSOLUTELY….. B E A U T I F U L !!!!!!!! Those eyes just pop out and her little pouty lips just needs mamas kisses (which I know she continually gets!!!) With her hair wet in her bunny towel you can’t even tell she cut anything – those curls are still gorgeous!!!! I am pretty sure that Jenna was 4 when she sat over her sister with sizzors and was cutting hair (Jamie was sound asleep.) I was terrified to see if she had cut off Jamie’s long hair because of her pose, but no, it was Jenna’s first haircut and she didn’t cut a beautitul angle!!! Looking back I would love to be there at that moment all over again so I could kiss those little precious ones and hold them and love on them, wow time flies so HOLD ON!!!!!!!
Braxtyn tried to cut her pigtail pony tail holder out of her hair with scissors just two days ago! So, no I don’t think either of us are getting out of this “stage” very soon! Not sure what I’m going to do with her hair at this point.