The Mane Event
Being in New York means getting to visit with a lot of my friends who I haven't seen in a while. And because I haven't seen them in a while, they all say the same thing.
"Your hair is getting so long!"
My hair is getting long. I actually hate it, but I have a purpose.
When my son was small, he got a bald spot on the crown of his head. After much discussion, it was decided that he most likely had alopecia areata or spotty baldness. He hasn't had any bald spots since, and it's possible that he never will, but the scary pictures and stories of psychological effects we found on the Internet certainly had us scared for a while.
I had thought many times over the years about donating my hair to Locks of Love but I never had the patience to grow the ten inches required. I thought that most of the children Locks of Love provided hair for were cancer patients, but I happened to find out that most of the kids were actually affected by alopecia areata.
How could I not donate my hair?
So I've been growing and growing it for what seems like an eternity but has probably only been nine months. My thick and heavy hair has always driven me crazy, but now that I have some purpose in growing it, I have a little more patience.
Right now I have nine inches to donate. Just a couple of more months and I'll be there.
Simply growing your hair is such a simple thing to do but it is such a wonderful gift. I have to admit, I'll be quite glad when I chop all this extra hair off. I'll probably lose five pounds! It will be the best five pounds I ever shed.
"Your hair is getting so long!"
My hair is getting long. I actually hate it, but I have a purpose.
When my son was small, he got a bald spot on the crown of his head. After much discussion, it was decided that he most likely had alopecia areata or spotty baldness. He hasn't had any bald spots since, and it's possible that he never will, but the scary pictures and stories of psychological effects we found on the Internet certainly had us scared for a while.
I had thought many times over the years about donating my hair to Locks of Love but I never had the patience to grow the ten inches required. I thought that most of the children Locks of Love provided hair for were cancer patients, but I happened to find out that most of the kids were actually affected by alopecia areata.
How could I not donate my hair?
So I've been growing and growing it for what seems like an eternity but has probably only been nine months. My thick and heavy hair has always driven me crazy, but now that I have some purpose in growing it, I have a little more patience.
Right now I have nine inches to donate. Just a couple of more months and I'll be there.
Simply growing your hair is such a simple thing to do but it is such a wonderful gift. I have to admit, I'll be quite glad when I chop all this extra hair off. I'll probably lose five pounds! It will be the best five pounds I ever shed.
Labels: get to know me, life at home, Locks of Love
posted by Major Mom at 7:32 AM
Karen is a military wife and stay-at-home mother to a seven-year-old daughter and a five-year-old son. A Boston native who’s lived in the Shreveport-Bossier area for eight years, she spends most of her time volunteering at her kids’ school, supporting her husband, playing with her friends and watching her hair turn gray. In between, she writes about her life here on her blog.
2 Comments:
That so sweet!♥
Just yesterday I was telling my friend that I need to go get my 'summer' haircut- I can't stand the hair on my neck- but I hate always pulling it up into a ponytail!
I have a hard decision to make- to cut, or not to cut.......
Excuse, I have thought and have removed a question
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