When I was little, my mom and dad would cut my hair. They'd seat me on a big wooden chair in the foyer right by our front door. With a spray bottle in one hand and a comb in the other, they'd prep me for the first big cut. We didn't have a mirror nearby so I was always nervous throughout the experience. Snip..snip..snip..
"Are my bangs even?"
"Are they too short?"
"What if they shrink when they dry?"
Finally, after 10 minutes of my parents moving my head from side to side and re-combing my bangs over and over again, they let me run into the bathroom to look at my new 'do. As I switched the light on and tiptoed to look into the mirror, I'd see my new haircut. It wasn't perfect and my bangs weren't as straight as I would have liked, but I smiled anyway and slipped on my favorite flowery pink headband.
As my parents swept my hair off the floor, I ran down my front steps to join my sisters for a day full of playing. Ahhh, the Saturdays of my youth!!!
For anyone that wants to offer his or her daughter a better haircut experience than the ones of my youth, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Cookie magazine and Matrix will be holding the Give Big Straight From the Heart Kids Cut-a-thon! They will be offering haircuts to children ages 10 and under on March 2nd at the Matrix Global Academy from 10-4 pm. A $20 donation would be greatly appreciated and 100% of it will be donated to the foundation.
In addition, Matrix will be providing food, entertainment and gift bags to those participating! To register or to find out more information, please go to Matrix.com!
Man, I wish I got a gift bag after all of my haircuts...
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