Wordless Wednesday: Locks of Love

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  1. sheila — January 14, 2009 @ 8:58 am

    What a beautiful thing to do! My girls did they when they were younger (10 inches each) and got a certificate and thank you letter. Great experience!

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  2. Leah — January 14, 2009 @ 9:08 am

    Aw how precious. What a great thing to do.

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  3. Cascia — January 14, 2009 @ 9:09 am

    Wow! That is great. My daughter donated to locks of love last spring.

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  4. Ann @TheAssetEdge — January 14, 2009 @ 9:16 am

    Your picture and story made me smile. What a great way to introduce thoughtfulness and philanthropy to your family.

    I did some research on haircuts for cancer patients last spring. I found 3 reputable organizations that appreciate donations. They have varying requirements for lengths. I thought your readers might want to know about them too.

    Beautiful lengths, beautifullengths.com = 8inches
    wigs for kids, http://www.wigsforkids.org = 12 inches
    locks of love, http://www.locksoflove.org = 10 inches

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  5. Amy — January 14, 2009 @ 9:22 am

    Mommysecrets- That is SUCH great information to know. Thank you for sharing that!

    I should mention this was her first haircut so it was a little scary for her, but once we really got trimming she started to zone out and seemed a little less scared :) It was all in efforts to get that sucker at the end of the haircut :)

    I am still amazed that at 3 years old she was able to make a donation like that and still have shoulder-length hair!

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  6. Nancy — January 14, 2009 @ 9:29 am

    Love her new look and what a great thing to do. Talk about a teachable moment!

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  7. Brimful Curiosities — January 14, 2009 @ 9:46 am

    That one looks more like locks of torture LOL! My daughter likes to get her hair trimmed but I don’t think she be on board for drastic changes just yet. Maybe when she gets a bit bigger. It really is a great charity.

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  8. Amy — January 14, 2009 @ 9:52 am

    Ha! Well, she is three so she hasn’t made her mind up about her hair yet :) She is really loving her new look- she keeps looking in the mirror and swinging her bob. It is precious :)

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  9. Real Life Sarah — January 14, 2009 @ 9:56 am

    Wonderful! My 8 year old did this last year, and it was a great experience. Was it her first haircut?

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  10. Alicia — January 14, 2009 @ 9:59 am

    The pain of sacrifice. She seems happy with the end result, though! And the new cut is adorable!

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  11. Amy — January 14, 2009 @ 10:02 am

    Sarah- It was her first haircut, thus the tears this time. She got better as we progressed, just that initial sitting in the chair was scary :)

    Alicia- I hate to tell her that being a girl is painful. Think of all the things women have to do to stay beautiful :) A lifetime of beauty rituals :)

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  12. Willo — January 14, 2009 @ 10:07 am

    That is great! Your daughter is such a trooper! I am growing my hair out now and even I am having a hard time with it :)

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  13. amy f. — January 14, 2009 @ 10:13 am

    Awww…what a trooper. That first hair cut (and at age 3) can be rough! And look at all the hair she has left…that’s amazing. What a great thing to do and such a cute hair cut as well!!

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  14. BlondeMomBlog (Jamie) — January 14, 2009 @ 10:22 am

    She is so adorable Amy and what a great cause! If I can ever get Miss A to agree to have her hair cut this would be such a worthwhile thing to do.

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  15. Faith — January 14, 2009 @ 10:27 am

    What a wonderful thing to do! I hope she got over having a haircut quick! My 3 year old HATES getting his hair cut.

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  16. LJ — January 14, 2009 @ 11:03 am

    I think its great you are teaching her this at such a young age! I am 23 and have donated 5 feet of hair over the past 10 years!
    Congrats! And tell her she is amazing!!

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  17. Kristie — January 14, 2009 @ 11:23 am

    I’m getting ready to get my daughter, Clara’s, hair cut and donate. She’s had trims before, but never chopped. After reviewing the rules, I noticed the hair wasn’t in a ponytail or braided. Do they not care about that anymore? Did she have a full 10 inches to donate? I don’t think Clara will have a full 10 inches. I would hope she would have 8 inches, but what if she only has 6?

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  18. Tina — January 14, 2009 @ 11:29 am

    What a beautiful thing!

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  19. GJ — January 14, 2009 @ 12:19 pm

    Amy, my daughter turned 2 in September and aside from a bang cut when she was 1 (which has grown out) she has never had a haircut. I plan to take her in a week. Your video scares me!! I love her long hair, but it’s hard to comb and a little unruly. If she cries, I think I will cry too. I may cry even if she doesn’t!

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  20. Amy — January 14, 2009 @ 1:28 pm

    Ginger- Oh, don’t cry! I bet she will do great! This was her first real haircut and she wasn’t happy about sitting in the chair instead of playing with the blocks like she normally does. :) Hang in there and let me know how it goes!

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  21. The Saunders Family — January 14, 2009 @ 1:32 pm

    awww…I felt the same way when I chopped off my hair for locks of love several years ago, I wanted to cry too!
    And are we jealous for all that hair. My almost 2 year old can barely wear barrettes and no way on any pony/pig tails! Ah, it will come I suppose, at least we hope she doesn’t remain this bald forever! :)

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  22. Stephanie — January 14, 2009 @ 4:38 pm

    Oh what a moment! :)

    It has been almost two years since I donated my hair. I’m ready to again, just need to make the time to do it.

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  23. CC — January 14, 2009 @ 6:18 pm

    We’re doing this to my little girl’s hair this weekend!

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  24. Stephanie — January 14, 2009 @ 9:34 pm

    Poor little thing! Her cry is just so pitiful in that little video. I bet you gave her a huge hug after that haircut! :)

    I love her new ‘do, by the way! And those pajamas are so fun.

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  25. Jessica — January 14, 2009 @ 10:02 pm

    That was pretty sweet!!

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  26. Kristen — January 14, 2009 @ 11:17 pm

    You must be soooo proud!What a beauty she is :)

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  27. Lori — January 15, 2009 @ 3:59 pm

    Aw! Poor thing! So traumatic. But she looks happy (and so cute!) in the after pic. I can’t believe how much hair she still has left! It’s great she even stayed in the chair while they were cutting!

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