Salon Brenna

I swore this would never happen to me.

My daughter would never butcher herself like this.

I knew how to navigate through a girl's childhood without this milestone.

As a mom, do you always have to be proven wrong?!?

While I was attending the General Relief Society Broadcast with my next door neighbor, her 9 year old daughter and Brenna played at our home. They decided to play beauty school, and Brenna was the subject. The front doesn't look horrible, she has a few long bangs on both sides, and some shorter pieces throughout. But the damage was done in the back. I wrestled with the punishment. I wanted to scare her out of doing this again, but not base her value on her appearance. She has had some prized possessions put in the 'bad choice basket'. We have limited her 'playdates'. And when we do decide to get her hair fixed, she is paying for it out of her piggy bank (which is typically only used for snow-cones or prizes at the zoo). I hope she has learned her lesson. I have learned mine. Don't assume you've figured anything out about parenting!