My daughter had really long hair..now what?

@ersmommy1 (12588)
United States
October 23, 2009 12:06pm CST
She has wanted it cut shorter for forever. So we finally took her in and got it cut. She loved it. Everyone said how pretty she looks. She was pleased with it too. Then she saw her photo from last year. Long dark locks.. and started to cry. All I could tell her was that it would grow back. At 6 years old it must seem like forever! lol
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@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
28 Oct 09
I remember when I had long hair and then had a haircut when I was fourteen. I grew my hair after that and didn't have it cut short again. Your daughter will probably let her hair grow back to how long it used to be. You could tell her how pretty her hair looks perhaps to make her feel happy. Good luck my friend.
@daliaj (5674)
• India
28 Oct 09
Tell you daughter not to worry about that because she is too young and has a lot of time to let her grow even more longer than it existed. I am a person who maintained very long hari from 13 years to 25 years. Then, I found out that the look of a person changes a lot with hair style and decided to cut my hair. I felt a little sad after cutting my very long hair short because of the comments from my friends. Now, my friends are saying that I look good in short hair.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
24 Oct 09
Hello ersmommy. My niece is six years old. She has long hair. Sometimes I say to her jokingly that her hair needs to be cut short. She said that she does not want to. She loves long hair instead of short hair.
@xannebull (1793)
• Philippines
28 Oct 09
she might not was used to her hair at first, but she will love it as times go by, and hair would just grow fast so tell her not to worry about it at least she has her new hair style now.
@jugsjugs (12967)
23 Oct 09
That reminds me of my two daughters when they were small they wanted their hair cut and they were not happy with it when they saw it on the floor.Ever since then they have grown their hair and kept it long.
• Boston, Massachusetts
23 Oct 09
Oh no... it made her cry! Anyway, i believe in your ability to appease her and convince her her hair will not be like that forever and it will surely grow. She's so cute and as early as 6 years old she knows what she wants---smart and assertive girl. Please extend my hug to her!
• United States
23 Oct 09
When I was small, I always had short hair, so when I got older I let it grow out and at one point it was almost down to my rear-end. Then I got it cut off to my shoulders and I cried for a week. Now, it's back down to my waist, but it took over a year to grow back. A year to a 6-year-old will seem like forever, but just keep reassuring her that she looks beautiful and as time goes by her hair will grow back and she'll have those lovely long locks again. Good luck!
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
23 Oct 09
It probably does seem like forever, but then again she will probably be over it pretty quickly too. Not sure whether telling her how pretty she looks or just changing the subject would work better to get her mind off it though. Maybe just a hug...
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
23 Oct 09
My daughter first decided to chop off all of her hair when she was four years old. She went from having beautiful golden hair that fell midway down her back to having short golden hair that ended just below her ears. I figured she would cry about having cut off all of her hair, but she never has. She really likes the way that her hair looks and even requests that I take her to keep it trimmed all the time. Yes, if your daughter decides that she does want long hair again, it will grow back and it won't take that long at all. Kathryn's hair grew back down her back part way in about six months following the first chop. Then, of course, she wanted it chopped again.