A Bad Hair Year

Well, it's official--it's going to be a bad hair year for Talia. I officially ended my mourning for her hair this morning, but still have had twinges of sadness when I look at her without all her hair. Anyway, for those of you I haven't talked to--I got a call from my crying neighbor on Tuesday afternoon, telling me that her daughter had cut Talia's hair and it was "pretty short". Her daughter Sylvie, Talia, and another neighbor girl, Addy, were playing in Sylvie's room when the hair-cutting occurred. Talia's hair was in a ponytail, and they just cut the whole thing off, and then cut off whatever was left over. My neighbor had no idea that Sylvie had taken the hair scissors a few days earlier and hid them in her purse in her bedroom. Addy's hair also got cut, but not to the extent of Talia's. I went up to the room to get some of Talia's hair for her scrapbook, and the entire bed was covered in hair! What a mess! My neighbor was so upset--I can only imagine how bad she felt. She said that it took her about ten minutes to work up the nerve to call me. After collecting the hair and breaking the news to Chris (who was VERY upset), we went home and Talia fell asleep while I had a silent breakdown. Then I got a call from my friend, Collette, who is a hairdresser. She had heard the news from Chris, and she was on her way over to survey the damage and see what she could do to help. She offered to even it up as best as possible. So after dinner Tuesday night, we went to Collette's house so she could attempt to salvage what little hair was left. She showed me what I could do to make it look as feminine as possible and helped me feel a little bit better about everything--thanks a ton, Collette! Wednesday found us in the Cherished Moments boutique, picking out headbands, hats, bows, and flowers for Talia to wear.
Through this whole thing, Talia hasn't been too upset. She looked in the mirror Tues night while brushing her teeth and said, "Hey mom, I look like a boy", to which I replied that yes, she did, and that's why you don't let people cut your hair! She said, "I want to be myself again with long hair. We need to put it back on." And when she woke up Wed morning she was upset because her hair hadn't grown long over night. But now she just laughs when I tell her to put her headband on and says, "OK, I need to cover up my boy hair!" At least she has the personality to pull off a pixie cut!


The back of Addy and Talia after the hair cuts--Talia fared the worst by far!

Getting her hair "fixed" in Collette's salon. I'm so glad Collette took on the impossible task of trying to fix the mess--thanks a ton babe!

The finished product!

One of her new headbands. They look cute, as do the hats (thanks, Melissa, for lending us Ella's--it works great).

With such crazy fashion sense, who is even going to notice her hair?!