She May Be Short…She May Be Cute…And She May Be My Kid…But, She Did It In The Name Of Love…And That’s What Makes Her Pretty!

I'll tell you, I am one of the proudest momma's in the whole blogosphere...right about now...I'm feeling this warm, fuzzy sort of feeling that I just had to share.

Look it what my kid did!

 

 

This was Thing Two before school, this morning. 

 

 

This is Thing Two -- after she (and about a dozen other school mates) donated ten inches of hair for the Locks of Love! 

What is Locks of Love? 

Locks of Love is a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children 18 years and younger suffering from long-term medical hair loss.  We meet a unique need for children by using donated hair to create the highest quality hair prosthetics.  Most of the children helped by Locks of Love have lost their hair due to a medical condition called alopecia areata, which has no known cause or cure.  The prostheses we provide help to restore self-esteem & confidence, enabling them to face the world and their peers.

Quite honestly -- even though she and the other student council members came up with the idea for the charity event -- she was a bit nervous and nearly fell out of the chair when the hairdresser asked her four-year-old sister:

"Would you like to cut off your sister's hair?"

But, she did great -- once the hairdresser assured her that she would be "right there" after Thing Two screamed:

"NOOOOOO...DON'T...GIVE...HER...THE...SCISSORS...SHE'S...EVIL!" 

Obviously remembering the time that Mini-Me decided that she needed a haircut and -- because I was "too busy" in bed with the flu -- when Daddy wasn't watching...ahem...took matters into her own hands and gave herself a mullet!

 

 

Eh...no biggie...it's like Thing Two said to her classmates - especially those girls who thought she was "crazy" or who wouldn't be "caught dead" wearing a style "like that":

"It's only hair...it'll grow back...DUH!"

Okay, minus the "DUH!" part -- she really felt too good about what she did, to care if anyone liked her hair, or not -- actually, I might of, sort of let...you know...the "DUH!"...slip out.

Because it was obvious -- not just to me -- even the lunch aides smiled as they watched Thing Two skip to her table, perhaps feeling as if she were walking on air, and I bet you (all the hair products lying around our house) that her head felt a little more...I dunno...like her inner-soul, perhaps.

As light as a feather!  

And who wouldn't want a piece of that? 

You may not have 10 inches of hair to donate -- and that's okay! -- there are plenty of other ways you can help.

You can send a pledge, or perhaps would like to show you care by posting this banner on your website (right click and save to hard drive) and link it to http://www.locksoflove.org.

Isn't it pretty?

Thank you Locks of Love for making us (along with a whole lot of people) fell...well...it's like Thing Two told her student council advisory teacher:

"My hair feels short, but my heart feels really, really pretty!"

Did I mention how pretty you look, today?!? 

Comments

[moe]

She looks gorgeous with her new do. I think it's the glow. My 2yo son has gorgeous blond hair I'd love to donate it but, I don't know if we will be able to let it grow to 10 inches.

[Dawn]

Awwww!! That is the sweetest thing I have read about in a long time. What an absolutely unselfish wonderful thing that your daughter did!!
Give her a huge hug from me and tell her that I think she is an angel!!
That is SOOOO AWESOME!! You go girl!!
That's they way to set examples for other children your age!
I'm just so touched and impressed by this...Can you tell???
Hugs to your beautiful daughter and I love the short "do" on her, it looks very sweet.
Dawn

[YellowRose]

That is the most precious, greatest act of love I have see in a long time!! Give her a great big hug for me, ok? And then tell her how beautiful she looks!! WOW...I'm in awe! You did a great job in raising this one mom! ;)

[Jamie]

I think it is awesome that she and her classmates decided to do this. Way to go Thing Two! I love her new haircut. What a giving heart your girl has!

[natalie]

I hope I'm not repeating too much, but, Wow, that is such an awesome thing for Thing Two to do. What an excellent kid- I was thinking about doing this too, and reading about you and your daughter makes me want to do it so much more. Tell her me and Petey think she is supercool and that we hope to be able to follow her fantastic lead in the near future. (Well, maybe not Petey- I don't think his hair grows that long haha)

Hugs and puppy kisses,
Nat and Petey

p.s. i LOVE that mullet on Mini-Me!!! :D

[Latte Man]

That is awesome!

LatteGirl, had a similar momment to Mini-Me, only instead of mullet she hacked the back off. She was no where near as non-chalant though after a trip to the stylist left her with a short doo.

[meghan]

Not only did she do an incredibly loving and generous thing by donating her hair. SHe also looks FABULOUS! I love the hair. Good karma sure makes a person beautiful!

[Michelle K]

Four years ago, I sent them 20" of hair when I went from being a long-haired woman to a short-haired woman. Then, just this past fall, I sent them another 12" If I am good for nothing else, I can grow hair like it was my paid job.

[Mom101]

Or as my family would say, she's beautiful INSIDE too and that's what really counts. Congrats on raising a beautiful and conscientious little girl

[Bluegrass Mama]

How sweet of her! I know some girls who have done that. Every time my daughter's hair is getting anywhere near long, she suddenly decides she wants it short again, so there are never 10 inches to cut off at once.

[Rick]

Very Cool!!!

My daughter is growing her hair for Locks of Love, and hopes to donate in the Fall.

[Chana]

What a sweet precious gesture!

My son had a classmate that was going through chemo and lost his hair and almost all the boys in class shaved their head.

I had not heard of locks of love but what a great idea.
I'm sure you are VERY proud! :)

[Kate]

She looks GORGEOUS! Tell her that we are all proud of her too!
{{{hugs}}}