The Chullet

There were certain things I promised myself I would never do before I had kids; one of them being to not ever let my child sport the mullet (actually for a child the correct term would be a chullet). There are only certain people that can pull of the "business in the front, party in the back" look... say for example bus drivers and road construction workers, but a little girl with a chullet? Hmmm, not so much.

Well Macie's ever growing chullet was starting to wear on me. Each day I would tell myself that I really needed to cut it, I had a promise to live up to. So the other day I was quickly giving the kids a bath and I had an impulsive moment. I grabbed the scissors and cut Macie's hair. Now what qualifies me to cut my child's hair? Well, after many failed attempts of cutting my own bangs as a child I'm asking myself the same question. It was an innocent attempt, just not well thought out. It's really not easy to cut a toddlers hair, let alone a toddler in the bathtub.

I would rather not explain the rest of the story in attempt to keep the rest of my dignity intact. So for now the story is that Kaleb cut her hair. And now for the pictures, prepare to laugh at my expense.

Macie I'm sorry Mommy ruined what little hair you have. You have a great little personality though, at least you have that going for you.

When Nate came home I was slightly worried to hear his reaction... more out of embarrassment then anything else. This was the response I got.

"Wow.... Did Mommy botch your hair?" ,

"It's very pretty... your Mommy's crazy!",

"Did Mommy shave the back of your head like she shaved the back of her head?" Yes, it's true I shaved the back of my head when I was in 7th grade. It was a stage of self exploration and trying to find out who I am... It really helped. I learned that I'm not the type of person that can pull off a partially shaved head.

Nate's last response was, "Ginnie, you should really have someone professional fix that". Honey I am as professional as they come. Do you know how many years of bang cutting experience I've had? And not all of them were failed attempts. Where's the faith?!