Kyra's New Haircut

I have been trying to talk Kyra into getting her hair cut for years...well maybe only 2. She has always been so adament about letting her hair grow. She would always ask me if it is finally longer than some of her friends. Whenever I would mention even getting a trim, she would freak out because she wanted it long.

About a month ago, I mentioned to her that I was getting tired of putting her hair in ponytails. I mentioned once again, that I thought we should cut her hair. She again refused. One day, I took Tanner to get his hair cut. It was while he was sitting in the chair and she was just watching that I heard the famous words, "I want to get my hair cut short." I thought I didn't hear her correctly, so I asked her, "what did you say?" She said, "I want to get my hair cut". I told her we wouldn't do it that day (although inside I was REALLY tempted) so that she could have time to think about it. A week or so later, she told me again that she wanted her hair cut. So, THIS time I took action. I scheduled an appointment with Aunt Susie to get her hair cut.

The day before the scheduled appointment, I asked her if she was ready to get her hair cut. She was actually excited about it. The day of the appointment she was very ready and excited about her new hair cut. When we got to Susie's Kyra started telling her how she wanted it. She actually wanted it a little shorter than what Susie and I were talking about. After Susie made the first "cut" I watched Kyra's face to see if she would freak out. She didn't, she just sat there. That made me a little nervous, so I asked her..."Are you ok?" She said, "Yes." I said, "what do you think?" She said, "I can't see without my glasses". So, Susie handed her her glasses and she put them on. She still didn't say anything. So again, "what do you think?" Her response...a great big HUGE smile with "I like it." Phew! Susie finished the haircut, styled it and Kyra was thrilled. She ran upstairs to show her cousins her new haircut. She is so proud of her new haircut. Personally, I LOVE it! I think she looks so grown up with it. It's so much easier to take care of too. It was great timing also...the next day was picture day at school!

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