Bangs

Elizabeth needed her bangs trimmed.  There was no doubt about that.  Her hair was constantly in her face and it was to the point that she was walking around looking up to try to see through her hair.  Well, I guess in theory we could have just let it all grow out, but that would require her to leave hair clips and ties in reliably, which just doesn't happen.

But she needed probably between half an inch and an inch cut.  And I cut more like an inch and a half off.  Oops.  It has been a long time since I've had bangs or really thought about bangs and I had in my head that bangs are in the middle of the forehead.  That is where Nicholas' hair is cut and I haven't thought much about girl hair.  As soon as I cut the one side I realized they were wrong and too short, but then I had to go ahead and cut the other side that short too to make them even.  Bad.

I started to feel better when I googled and found all sorts of people who had done just as bad or worse.  And then I read that they will be even shorter when they dry and so now I'm worried about just how bad they will look in the morning.

My only consolation is that hair grows back and that even though the extra inch is really noticeable because it is bangs, it really is only an inch and so (if google answers on how quickly hair grows is to be believed) they should have grown to proper length within the next two months.  Also, she is too young to have any idea what I did.  Maybe I just won't take pictures for the next couple months and go back and delete this post and she'll never know.

I won't know just how bad this is until tomorrow when her hair is dry and I see if I can do any damage control with a hair clip.  You'll have to wait as well because I didn't take any pictures tonight.  I'm so bummed and annoyed with myself. :(