Comments on: Splitting Hairs http://todayyouareyou.com/2009/08/27/splitting-hairs/ "Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you." Dr. Seuss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:59:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: TodayYouAreYou http://todayyouareyou.com/2009/08/27/splitting-hairs/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:01:29 +0000 http://todayyouareyou.com/?p=67#comment-76 Hi MelissaNC- Be gentle with yourself. #1 it’s never too late to comment & #2 don’t look back with sadness about Chris’s hair. Look at the courageous changes you made to keep her safe and happy. You know the joy of these small successes our kids have. It is a pure joy, you are right.

Thanks Piglet for being so understanding. Life is a series of steps and changes. I’ve become accustomed to saying “one step at a time” and it works for me.

Best to you both- Jen

]]> By: Piglet http://todayyouareyou.com/2009/08/27/splitting-hairs/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:14:05 +0000 http://todayyouareyou.com/?p=67#comment-71 Don’t be so hard on yourself for taking some time to mentally transition. You are in a rare and complex situation that would take time for anyone to fully grasp. Hair length is not so important in the large scheme of things – your support, love and encouragement do so much more for your daughter than long hair does.

]]> By: melissanc http://todayyouareyou.com/2009/08/27/splitting-hairs/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:53:45 +0000 http://todayyouareyou.com/?p=67#comment-32 Well I am late to comment since I just came across your blog but I am sure things happened the way they did for a reason. When my now ex cut my daughters hair short when she was 3 1/2 and I saw how upset it made her and how sad she was that was the tipping point for me. I only wish now I had the spine to have stopped it but I didn’t. A year later I was divorced, broke and living with my sis but we are happier than ever and my daughter was finally able to be who she is and we have not looked back! Long hair really does seem to be key in Chris’s identity. I remember to the day the first time she could wear ponytails. It seems so long ago now but in her eyes she told me that was the day she really became a girl. :) Good luck mom and have fun with it all. It is not a burden it is a joy to be celebrated!

]]> By: TodayYouAreYou http://todayyouareyou.com/2009/08/27/splitting-hairs/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:05:55 +0000 http://todayyouareyou.com/?p=67#comment-21 You are right. The haircut probably needed to happen so that we came to the place that we are. I have to think that things happen for a reason and it is all divinely right. Thank you for your thoughts and encouragement.

]]> By: Crafty Asparagus http://todayyouareyou.com/2009/08/27/splitting-hairs/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:58:23 +0000 http://todayyouareyou.com/?p=67#comment-20 Your daughter is going to go through so much opposition throughout her life. I’m so impressed by the way you embrace it, the way you protect her, but even more than that, I’m impressed at the way that *both* of you grow and learn from struggles like this.

The way I see it, that hair cut needed to happen. I think it’s a great example of how strong both you and your daughter are, and how her appearance, no matter how detailed, doesn’t make her who she is. SHE does that. And you support her in it.

Bravo.

Jennifer Nicole
TheDemoiselles.com
(I don’t use that WordPress account :)

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