So Bellas started a little attitude lately. The attitude where her parents know nothing and she knows everything. She came to us tonight and told us that Zoe cut her own hair a few days ago and that she wanted to do it too. I asked if Zoe did it by herself or if she had help. Zoe said her moms friend is a hair stylist and she helped after Zoe did the initial cutting. I explained to Bella then that Zoe cut some hair herself but she didn't make it look cute all by herself and that hers won't look like that when its done. I said people pay money to go to college to cut hair because its not so easy that a 7 year old can do it. If it was then people wouldn't go to someone to get it cut, they would do themselves. She argued and said yes it will look cute Mom, I know how to do it. We decided then that she could cut her own hair with two conditions. If she didn't like it, she was stuck with it until school starts again in the fall, and then if she wanted to fix it she pays for it to get fixed by a professional out of her own money. She said okay, so convinced we were wrong and that it would look good, she was unconcerned with the outcome.
Yes those are tears in the last picture, because when she realized I was serious about what I said it broke her heart. She doesn't like her hair so much that she told me I can't take pictures all summer. I will of course being taking pictures and one day when her daughter tries the same thing, she can show her these pictures and look back and laugh. Until then, I think she has learned an important lesson, Mom and Dad may still actually know more than she does, and maybe next time when we say no, it's a bad idea, she will listen.
P.S. At some point in the hair cutting Zoe took the scissors and cut a chunk off the top of her really cute new hair do. Apparantly they both needed to learn a lesson tonight.
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