Gimme head with hair
Long beautiful hair
Shining, gleaming,
Streaming, flaxen, waxen
Give me down to there hair
Shoulder length or longer
Here baby, there mama
Everywhere daddy daddy
Hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair
Flow it, show it
Long as God can grow it
My hair
For those that don’t know, I am growing my hair so I can donate it to Locks of Love, in memory of my sister who died of lung cancer. Hair was very important to Laurianne, and one of the things that always bothered her was that she might lose her hair. She never did.
My hair has been getting long. Some of you may remember when it was extremely short. I have taken pictures, but I have been too lazy to post them, however, here is a crappy cell phone camera picture of myself from a few weeks ago.
So, today I had one of those loose hairs come off my head, you know the ones unless you NEVER had hair, and I decided before I put it in the garbage, that maybe I would measure it. So, if I went bald right now, Locks of Love would get 14 1/2 inches of hair. Woo! Maybe I should start saving the hair that gets loose too!
Unfortunately, I can’t shave my head bald yet. My goal is to wait for 2 more years, until after Calem turns 5 years old. I want the event to mean something to him, and I think five is a good age to start understanding about helping and doing things for other people. And no, I won’t really go bald unless it is for St. Baldrick’s. And even then, I better still be able to donate it.
Special note to my mom: Yes, that mark on my forehead has always been there! It’s a freckle. I love you, too!
Last June when I got my hair cut ( am I weird for that? Going years without a visit to a salon?) I was able to donate my hair to locks of love. I do not understand people who don’t, when it is long enough. I mean. Give it to someone who can use it, or throw it into the landfill. Not a hard choice!
How long do you think your hair will be in 2 years? Do you think that it will be down to your butt by then?
Wow, it is growing fast! and LOL @the message to your Mom…
Wow your hair is getting long!! I am growing mine too. But Hubby hates short hair and I his opinion really matters to me so I have to wait until it is so long that I will still have shoulder length hair. I have never had my hair this long, it kinda gets on my nerves but I can do the pony tail thing now.
Does hair stay okay once it’s been cut? I mean to use for wigs and such….
I think you are doing an amazing and wonderful thing. I felt great when I cut my hair for the same cause. Let me tell you, cutting off thirteen inches of hair is a very freeing thing!
Don’t trust Locks of Love, please. They use so little of the hair it’s ridiculous. There is more chance that your hair will be sold and become extensions for some woman than be made into a girl’s wig. Your heart is in the right place, but keep your pretty hair since you and so love it.