while cutting rob's hair today, mimi asks if she could stay and watch. of course we say. as i clip she keeps up a running commentary of compliments: mama, you're doing great. that's great, mama. you're a good barber, mama.
then she says, mama, can i cut daddy's hair too? of course rob says no and i tell her the clippers are dangerous and only big people can use them. then mimi buries her faces into my legs and cries that she'll never be big enough to do anything and she carries on and on and can't be consoled. so i say to her, you wish you could cut some hair too? well, i can't let you use the clippers because it's dangerous. and it takes lots of practice to cut real hair. BUT i bet you can cut hair with your scissors...how about you cut YARN hair? i head over to my yarn basket and mimi starts to get excited and asks for pink. so we loop a bunch of yarn, i tie it off mid way and trim off the loops, then tie it around her bunny's head. mimi fetched her safety scissors and starts to trim away. she is STILL cutting even as i sit and type this.
then she says, mama, can i cut daddy's hair too? of course rob says no and i tell her the clippers are dangerous and only big people can use them. then mimi buries her faces into my legs and cries that she'll never be big enough to do anything and she carries on and on and can't be consoled. so i say to her, you wish you could cut some hair too? well, i can't let you use the clippers because it's dangerous. and it takes lots of practice to cut real hair. BUT i bet you can cut hair with your scissors...how about you cut YARN hair? i head over to my yarn basket and mimi starts to get excited and asks for pink. so we loop a bunch of yarn, i tie it off mid way and trim off the loops, then tie it around her bunny's head. mimi fetched her safety scissors and starts to trim away. she is STILL cutting even as i sit and type this.
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