(Anyone see where this is going yet?)
Last Friday, I was walking through the dining room and picked up a lock of hair on the floor. I thought it was strange, but didn't worry too much about it because we had just been to get Caroline's hair trimmed that morning. I figured some hair had gotten stuck to the bottom of her shoe. It was a good two inches long and Caroline had maybe an inch trimmed off.
Later that afternoon we were playing on the floor. I looked up at Caroline and saw some hair around her face that was quite a bit shorter than the rest of her hair. I immediately started giggling because I had solved the mystery.
Me: Caroline, did you cut your hair?I must have asked her 50 times. She finally told me "it was an accident." Sure.
Caroline: No.
Me: Caroline, I'm not mad at you and you are not in trouble. Did you cut your hair?
Caroline: No.
Me: Caroline, I'm not mad at you and you are not in trouble. Did you cut your hair?
Caroline: No.
Me: Caroline, I'm not mad at you and you are not in trouble. Did you cut your hair?
Caroline: No.
Me: Caroline, I'm not mad at you and you are not in trouble. Did you cut your hair?
Caroline: No.
Me: Caroline, I'm not mad at you and you are not in trouble. Did you cut your hair?
Caroline: No.
An "accident."
I found the whole situation (except for the lying part) really funny. I giggle every time I think about her sitting in her chair, wondering what it would be like to cut some hair, and then doing it. For such a straight-laced, obedient little girl, this was a real act of rebellion! It could have been much worse. She didn't go crazy with her scissors (thank God). I always fix her hair so you can't tell. You can hardly even see it if it's not fixed either.
Is it too much to hope for that all her rebellions will be this minor and easily handled?
(We dealt with the lying thing by taking the Proverbs 12:22 and then Colossians 1:14 stance. It was a good reminder for me, too.)
3 comments:
This is a true rite of passage for every child, I believe. It always makes me laugh when I see a child who's done it. You can always tell! (Remind me that it's funny when my own child does this one day!)...You are such a great Mom. I love the verses you shared with her. You will be laughing about this story for a long time!
HAHAHA! The first time I cut mine, it was all of my bangs and they shrunk up to about an inch long. Very cute.
I also love the verses -- you're a wonderful spiritual guide!
You handled this quite well, Emilee! This happens quite frequently, I think.... at least she didn't cut "bangs"!
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