Hair Trauma...

It's taken me a couple of days to post..this happened on Wednesday..but..it was pretty shocking..and I'm not sure I'm over the shock yet..

It started out as the perfect play date..we had coffee..the company was wonderful..the kids were playing nicely..the mess was being contained to the bedrooms..there was a movie on the TV..so my friend and I didn't think anything of it..the kids came out every once in awhile..we'd go back in to check on them..well we got to talking..and didn't hear any fussing or fighting..so we kept talking..it was a nice talk..a great talk..then we heard one of the younger ones crying..so we both got up to investigate..as I walked into the room first..I noticed the babies were OK..but I heard Emma's voice "K let me cut her hair"..I said "Oh my" and my friend a few steps behind me says "oh no"...neither one of us picturing what we would find...as I walked across Emma's room (it all happened in slow motion at the time..but her room is not that big)..I saw Emma sitting behind her friend..and I was seeing TONS of hair on her bed..and less and less hair on her friends head..I went into shock..and started screaming "OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH" and I cried..I'll admit..I didn't handle it well..My friend..who's daughter had lost ALL her beautiful hair in the process had to calm ME down..I immediately got on the phone to call Melissa..our mutual friend who does hair..she promptly came over to do what she could..Emma's friend had cut her hair as well..but the tragically unfair thing about it, is Emma walked away with a cute little bob hair cut..and her friend..well..everyone keeps assuring me that in a couple of weeks it'll be a cute pixie cut..but I still can't help but feel like my daughter mangled her beautiful hair..while her friend did a pretty decent job on Emma's. Emma has no career in hairdressing..

I have to say though that my friend..handled the situation perfectly..my emotions were out of control..but she remained calm..and kept reassuring ME..she told me "it's just hair" and "I'm not emotionally attached to her hair" and "I've always wanted to try it short" .. she later emailed me with such a positive outlook on it all that it was completely refreshing..she's told me I'm not longer allowed to feel bad about the hair..but..you can't just turn those feelings off..I just wish there was a way to fix it..her daughter has such a beautiful little face..that even with Emma's hairdressing abilities..she looked beautiful..

In the end neither of the girls seemed bothered by it..K kept looking at herself in the mirror..Emma cried..I'm sure only because I was upset..these are two little girls who get along so well..they love the same things..they talk the same way..and they play the same games..I can't wait for them to play together again..but you can bet there wont be scissors anywhere near them at the time...



The back of Emma's hair..before Melissa had a chance to even it out..



Melissa fixing Emma's hair...



Emma's hair after...



A picture of Emma at Lori's house yesterday..