Hairy Tales

The weather has been sizzling hot lately & apart from stopping short of wearing a “bikini” , we decided to go to the salon and have a major haircut. We here, obviously does not include Philip. He's just our chauffeur for this event.

I was just tired of tying and pinning my hair everyday.... so it was good riddance to all the bands and clips for now.

Jordan loves to go for a haircut. This boy is very conscious of his looks even at this tender age. He'll tell the hairdresser to do the style he likes. Short & spiky ! He walks out on cloud 9, with spiking hair smothered in gel.


Heather is a real contrast. Begs us not to trim her locks. This usually falls on deaf ears. She'll reel off a list of her friends who have long hair. The list is surprisingly long!!! She sits in the salon, her face gradually turning from a pinkish hue to green then finally completely ashen.... when she sees the final outcome. It's not 1 inch off.... it's 1.1 inch . AARGH!!!!!


So here we are leaving the salon, on one arm, one perky little kid grinning from ear to ear and on the other arm, a frowny looking gal, whinging away... “What will my friends say?”

Ah.. this is not the end of the story.

Next day after school report. (Jordan goes to a boys' school while Heather goes to an all girls' school)

Jordan---- “Mom....NOBODY even noticed my new hairdo. My friends didn't even say a thing!!!!

Yes.. darling. That's how life is. Men usually don't notice this sort of thing. This phenomena starts even at a young age. I am sure Jordan doesn't notice when his friends get a haircut.

Heather--- “Mom...EVERYBODY , all my friends talk about my hair. And guess what? They say it is cute.

Yes.. darling. That's how life is . Women notice everything. This phenomena starts even at a young age. I am sure Heather notices when her friends get a haircut.

By the way Heather, mommy & daddy will never let you have a hairstyle that is not nice. OK? Its a trendy cut .... especially the back with the nice little “tails”.