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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Baby Curls

There once was a girl, and she had a little curl
Right in the middle of her forehead...

Well, Maeve's hair was less like a precious little curl and more like a scruffy knot right in the middle of her forehead.  Also, it was getting in her eyes.  So last night after her bath, I held Maeve in a death grip and Daddy cut her bangs in one quick snip.

It looks great, and it was just what she needed.  I was worried about her hair getting in her eyes and bugging her, so this cut was pretty painless.  But I worry about the day that I will have to cut off her baby curls.

At least since she's a girl, there's no real pressure on me from anyone else to cut her hair.  I know that if she were a boy there would be people in our lives asking us "When are you going to cut his hair" pretty regularly. 

It's just that I love her curls.  It took her SO long to grow the hair she has, and I just adore the way her hair flips up in the back like it's 1955.  It's like a little golden halo around her neck, and I can't bear to part with it, can't even bear to think of those curls being swept up with a broom.  No way.

So I'll hold out as long as I can, those baby curls will stay put as long as humanly possible.  Do you think she might still have them in high school?  A mom can hope.

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