Not Just an Empty Threat

A couple of months ago, Amy picked up a bad habit from one of her friends. She started chewing on her hair. For months I threatened, and threatened, and threatened some more. The more I threatened, the more I bluffed. I couldn't stand to see all that soft, pretty, curly hair go away. So, whenever Joseph would ask me when I was going to cut her hair, my answer was always something close to, "whenever I get a chance." Yeah, right. Like anyone in their right mind would ever cut gorgeous flowing locks like Amy's. (For those of you who are having a hard time remembering, please refer to: Top Ten Reasons Why it's Good to Have All Girls #6.) Well, last Sunday, Amy chewed on her hair nonstop. I got so fed up that I told her she was getting her hair cut in the morning. And voila...we have the new Amy!

And the flipside...

Bye bye beautiful locks. :( (Hopefully not forever though).

Oh, and after I was done cutting Amy's hair, I went to give Kala a trim while I was at it, and found her like this...

here's another angle...

and one more for good measure...

Top Ten Reasons Why it's Good to Have All Girls #6

#6: Luscious Locks
Hood-hair is special. Just ask Joseph. It sticks straight out of your head until it reaches a terminal length, at which it falls down with thick, wavy, gorgeous locks. This is great for hood girls. This is not great for hood guys. Just ask Joseph. Except for Joseph's short lived John Lennon phase as a teenager, he has had short hair. Short hood-hair cannot be cut like normal hair. It must be painstakingly sculpted. Just ask Tammy. Sometimes the sculpting doesn't go so well. Just ask Joseph's snickering co-workers.
The girls have it made. They can live their lives with hood-hair to the fullest. Good hair days will be the norm for them, and they won't ever have to have their hair sculpted.
By the way, Caleb and Thomas have figured out the secret to living with hood-hair--Going Bald and buzzing off what's left. Joseph is contemplating this solution.