Becoming THAT Mom (AGAIN!)

6 years ago, I freaked out a few of the moms in my middle daughter's girl scout troop by allowing her to wear a black skull cap school (what, you don't remember?!?)

WARNING:  it was around the time I migrated my blog from Wordpress, back to Typepad (yes, on purpose!) so, the post is filled with funky little characters and stuff.

The spelling and grammatical errors, however, are ALL mine.

Aaaaanyway, my middle girl was 10 at the time and I was curious to learn (okay, remember) how it felt to be THAT mom. 

You know, whose parenting philosophy is similar to yours -- on opposite day.

10yo:  If I cut my hair off, will kids stare?  Me:  Maybe [one beat, two beats] 10yo:  Can you make an appointment for me, today?

I've come to the conclusion that becoming THAT mom has something to do with your kid(s) hitting double-digits.

I mean, even my hairdresser has a hard time saying, "Girl, please..." to this kid and if you've ever watched Jerseylicious, then you know, hairdress-suhs are fierce.

After the eleventy-billionth time of her asking, "Are you SURE you want to do this?!?"

Look, it's Emma Watson (almost!) but, wait there's more....

So, my hairdress-suh says, "Let's throw some color up in there!"

Really, Mom?!? (filed under: blackmail photos) <br>

Look, it's Emma Watson (and her hairdress-suh!)

So, yes, with the help of my dear, sweet friend Lorrie's magical scissors, I once again myself being THAT mom.

Then again, Lorrie's daughter's hair is a lovely shade of Skittles AND even Hope agreed with me in thinking it looked FABULOUS!

"Maybe when you're 12."

Because, you know, even us THAT (THOSE?) moms have our limits.

© 2003 - 2012 This Full House

Comments

[bananas]

Love it! I think you're probably wiser than most. And she looks cute!

[Liz@ThisFullHouse]

I don't know about wiser, my friend.  However, I am very, very cool at the moment ;)

Hugs,

Liz

[Headless Mom]

Wow! She looks darling! I agree with Lorrie, though. Some Skittles-themed streaks would have been AWESOME. Purple, anyone? ;-)

I've always wanted to cut my hair ultra short and spiky. *sigh*

[Liz@ThisFullHouse]

You, most especially, would have approved of the Skittles-themed streaks, they were totally awesome and, well, I'm seriously considering adding a few in my ownself ;)

[Tara R.]

I love it! The cut and style is to cute, she is definitely rawking the 'do.

[Liz@ThisFullHouse]

Thanks, Tara.  Hope was all, like, this haircut fits my personality.  Confession:  Considering she is the youngest of 4 and having 2 older sisters, it was fun to watch her siblings fawn over her "radical" new look.  The little trailblazer ;)

[SurprisedMom]

Hope looks fabulous! The cut frames her beautiful face so perfectly. I love her look and wish I had the guts to do something like that. Of course I am years and lines older than Hope, so maybe the result wouldn't be the same. :)

[Liz@ThisFullHouse]

Yes, but a Skittle-colored streak or twenty couldn't hurt...right?  RIGHT?  Riiiiiiight.  It's nice to see you pop up in my notifications, my friend!

[Heather]

Don't tell anyone but Hopey is my favorite. I love her fiercness and her bravery. She rocks.

[Virginia]

Awesomely cute!!!

[Lorrie Eggers Ten Hoeve]

Ok Liz, this Blog is awesome! Thanks for the love... I had a blast doing this one. lol.. Taylor loved the skittles comment. haha. I gotta tag this to my page??

[Melisa]

Oh my gosh, the resemblance to Emma Watson is sorta uncanny. Hope looks SO ADORABLE! And sassy, too!

Go Hopey!

(Oh yeah, and GO LIZ for choosing not to fight that battle. It wouldn't have been worth it. You're raising some wonderful free-thinkers ova theh! xo)

[Diana]

She's so cute. Also: if it makes you feel better my mom let me lob mine off in 2nd grade. SECOND! And then she permed it and I looked like a poodle that stuck its tongue in an electrical outlet. Not at all like Emma Watson.

[Liz@ThisFullHouse]

I am a poodle head expat, as well.  Poodle Heads, UNITE!!!