We just got haricuts this morning, and I'm sad to say it ended in tears for my older dd. We went a little, um, shorter than she wanted. :shuffle

Normally I'd let her have all the say, but she didn't really even need a cut, she just wanted one because her sister was getting one. So while she was in the chair the hairdresser and I discussed "long layers" and Gillian didn't say a word. The hairdresser seems not to know what "long" means. Gillian was aghast, and inconsolable for a couple of hours.

The before and afters are below. She's over it now, and I think it actually looks really great. She'll be very happy not to have to deal with long hair for the summer.

I adore the young lady's haircut...I am thinking of getting mine cut trendy like that after my surgery!

I think it looks really cute

And very nice for summer, I wish I could cut my hair that short just for the summer then have instantly long hair for the winter.. so I keep a happy medium year round.

Cute, cute, cute!! I don't see any tears in the after pic, so I'm guessing she's ok with the new do. And hair doesn't have to be long to be feminine!! I love short hair. I even have some myself!!

I agree, its cute. My daughter had a cow when we first cut her hair too. I was to the middle of her back and then cut to her jaw line. But now, she loves it short, although I like it longer, she's tomboyish anyway. Tell her its cool and the next thing she will notice is a lot of her friends getting their hair cut too. Also, tell her its hair, it will grow back...lol. They think the world is coming to an end on something that seems aweful for a couple months and then notice the world is growing hair like she is. Its funny how they act. I have two girls, very dramatic, its always a theatricle experience around here.

Very cute!

I would miss the longer hair in the summer. Sounds odd, eh? But true. I've had very long hair in the summer (to my waist), and very short hair (off the neck). The long hair was much, much easier. It could just be put up in a french twist or messy bun or even a french braid. Wake up, comb, up, and go. The short hair had to be washed and styled. I have curly hair and my curls always go messy overnight.

I think it looks adorable.

That being said, I really feel her pain. I myself was crying (and I'm 37 years old!!!) over my most recent hair cut a few weeks ago. Literally crying and throwing a temper tantrum and calling all my friends and saying I should wear a burka, etc.

The thing that helped me the most, is hair accessories. My hair actually goes from looking HORRIBLE (I'm talking 1980's nun) to adorable, with the addition of a headband.

So if your daughter still feels bad about her haircut, get her some rhinestone hair clips, headbands, barettes with flowers on them, etc. and she will soon be loving her hair.

But it does look really cute though.