Locks of Love

May 8th, 2006 by Accidental Thinker

Yesterday was the big day! Readers of this blog know that Maia has been growing her hair for an excellent cause—Locks of Love. We’ve been measuring regularly, waiting until we could cut the minimum 10" and still have some hair left for a cute new ‘do. Yesterday, we determined the time had finally arrived. After lunch, we adjourned to Great Clips, where they give free haircuts for those donating the sheared tresses to Locks of Love. It was a nail biting moment for both of us as they took the first snip, but Maia is left with an adorable chin-length bob. She looks like a totally different kid. I couldn’t be more proud!

Upon our return home, Noah, ever observant, asked Maia with all the tact a three-year-old can muster, "What happened to your hair?"

We of course took the obligatory "before" and "after" photos, which I turned into "before" and "after" collages. The collages went to school today for show and tell. Maia can’t wait to tell her classmates all about the needy child out there who will be wearing a wig made from her hair.

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8 Responses to “Locks of Love”

on 08 May 2006 at 8:45 pm1Paul N.

Please hug Maia real good! Bless her heart!
on 08 May 2006 at 8:46 pm2Big_Dave_T

My wife and I could have done a little better job teaching our now adult boys to be more generous. Of course, they’re just starting out so they don’t have much to be generous with.

Thanks for your congratulations on my story. And thank YOU for not entering. I know you were thinking about it and I knew my chances of winning would diminish if you did so.
on 08 May 2006 at 9:23 pm3lz-blogger

A sweet thing to do, but the only thing a 3 year old would care about is… where did your HAIR GO! ~ jb///
on 09 May 2006 at 12:31 am4Miss Cellania

You have every reason in the world to be proud of her. That is such a loving thing to do. But I also know Maia got a wonderful feeling out of it!
on 11 May 2006 at 11:17 am5Jolynn

That is so sweet. We’ve actually talked to Darby about doing that. I think she might, if she’s ever able to get her hair long enough. Good for her.
on 11 May 2006 at 10:17 pm6Peach

What a totally awsome thing for Maia to do! No wonder you are so proud of her! I would love to see the pics, I bet her bob looks wonderful!

My daughter has long blond hair and would never ever consider doing that. But she IS generous in other things so I can’t condemn her.

Hilarious comment by Noah!
on 12 May 2006 at 3:34 pm7FTS

What a wonderfully sacrificial and selfless gift. You SHOULD be proud.
on 12 May 2006 at 4:58 pm8bornfool

🙂 What a great kid! Takes after her mom.