So as anyone who has seen my fb page knows, yesterday my 4 year old son cut off all of my daughter's long hair. This was during "nap time". I don't usually put them down for naps anymore, I gave up nearly a year ago, but we had had a really hectic morning out and about and they had been whingeing and crying and saying they were tired, so I did. While they were quiet, I thought, Oh, maybe they are asleep now (it WAS nap time, wasn't it??). However. Then I was greeted at my bedroom door with Isabel, or should I say the boy version of Isabel. I was completely gobsmacked. I'm pretty sure what I saw then looked a lot like those Britney shaving her head photos.
Of course this is not the first time Isabel has displayed "Britney-esque" traits- a few months back my brother and sister in law nicknamed her Britney after she kept forgetting to wear knickers. I think this is different though.
Today I took her to the hairdresser to get it 'fixed', or neatened up at least. I wasn't expecting much, I knew it would be very short. The hairdresser was also kind of abrupt with me and gave me dirty looks that I interpreted as possibly meaning "You irresponsible neglectful parent". In the past that would have really bothered me but now I am confident enough in my abilities to not care so much about what other people think.
Now I have a pretty girl who might very easily be confused for a boy. Lots of headbands, clips, skirts and pink I think! Although I will say she is pulling off the pixie crop look much better than I ever could.
Jack was very apologetic, he said "Mummy I promise I will never do that again." (Ya think??) He also asked me if I was still upset, and proceeded to sing me a song to make me feel better. Who could be mad at that? Despite the likelihood of being judged by strangers, the hats I will now be buying and the pile of hair I found in a drawer, I think my kids are awesome. Spirited. Even right now, I can't help but be amused as Jack tells Isabel, "You've got boy hair. Isabel, you've got boy hair."
Stoopid judgemental hairdresser. Why do ppl still expect mothers to be able to watch every move their children make every minute of the day?
ReplyDeleteWhen I was young, I was 4, my sister 2, some friends came to play and we played hairdressers. My 2 year old sister was the hairdresser and we were all clients. We all got short do's, much the same as Isabel, and my sister even had a go at her own hair, completely removing the front middle section.
The best part of the story is that our two little friends' Mum was a HAIRDRESSER! Imagine how she must have felt until her daughters beautiful long hair grew out again.
My two daughters didn't have any real hair until they were past 2 years old, and despite pushing them around in a pink pram, dressed in pink satin dresses with pink hairbands, ppl still stopped me to adore my gorgeous baby boy- frequently. So good luck with that :)