The Haircut

On the morning of March 14th Elizabeth gave me a surprise. I was tired after spending most of the night up with Elizabeth since she was having a hard time sleeping (steroid side effect). When Elizabeth got up I laid in bed longer trying to catch a bit more rest. Elizabeth then came into the room and excitedly asked me how I liked her bed head. Without my glasses on I simply glanced over and said it look great. Elizabeth then came over to my side of the bed and said she did it like mine. I sat up, put on my glasses and saw that she had a small patch of hair hanging unattached.

I felt so devastated!

I then did not react very well as I told her that she is not supposed to cut her hair, and that I would be taking the scissors away. And I did.

I then came back into the room to a sobbing Elizabeth that was telling me that I had broken her heart. Seeing this I went to Elizabeth and gathered her into my arms and apologized to her. I knew that more was going on and started talking to her about what she was feeling when I reacted the way I did. I then asked her about her reasons for cutting her hair.

Oh, my! During our talk I went from feeling so sad and angry to feeling my heart swell with such love and gratitude for Elizabeth.

The reason for Elizabeth cutting her hair was because she has been wanting to cut her hair like I did in the hospital back in July. Her hair had fallen out, but we had cut mine. She wants to do what I do and be like me.

As we talked I found that Elizabeth does not want to cut off all of her hair, and really at this time wants to grow it out with me. But we have made a plan. Elizabeth decided that she wants to grow her hair out until it reaches her wrists, and then cut it off to the length that it is at now. So that is our plan. For now.

I do have to say that it is really hard to see where she cut her hair. I actually have only been able to find the spot twice. Thankfully it wasn't much that she cut off (more like trimmed), and with the way her hair is right now it blends in beautifully.