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Arienne
12-25-2005, 09:06 PM
No... we don't have a new baby... this is about my 15 year old niece who did something WONDERFUL! She and several friends decided together that they wanted to do something special that would actually MEAN something.

I think we ALL know that young girls are so very proud of their hair when it gets so long that people compliment them the length more than the general attractiveness of it. Long hair for a teenaged girl is a real prize. Well, my niece and three friends all decided that they would cut their hair and donate it to "Locks for Love", an organization that creates wigs ("hair prosthetics") for cancer kids.

I saw her today for the first time since Thanksgiving and her hair was a little longer than chin length (QUITE short for her). I complimented her on it and she looked real bashful and said she thought she looked better with long hair, but thanks. No other word. A bit later my sister told me why my neice had cut her hair. She donated 12".

Anyway, it's not earth shattering, nor is she the only one who has ever done this, but I was so proud of her I just had to share!

Panamah
12-25-2005, 09:25 PM
Aw! That's a great thing! I was able to donate some hair awhile back too. Mine had gotten really long and I wanted it off. Fortunately it was long enough they could make a wig out of it. :D

vestix
12-26-2005, 09:50 AM
Good for her. Be sure to give her an extra pat on the back for me.

Jinjre
12-26-2005, 10:25 AM
What an absolutely wonderful thing for her to do! You have every right to be a proud aunt!

I attempted to grow mine out long enough to donate it, but it seemed to stop about 3 inches short of the amount I needed and refused to grow any longer. Without giving myself a buzzcut (and thus requiring that I attach my wallet to a chain in my back pocket to complete the look), I just couldn't get it to grow out long enough.

Drake09
12-27-2005, 05:08 PM
I have at least 2 or 3 women a day who walk up to me at work and say one of the following things:

Wow, can I have your hair?
I think I hate you, you have the best hair.
or
If you ever think of cutting all that off, donate it to locks of love. it will be the happiest child you have ever seen with that hair.

Apparently, I have good hair lol. Whiteboy 'fro reppin!

PS Jinj, its time to pick a title :-p

Jinjre
12-27-2005, 06:29 PM
PS Jinj, its time to pick a title :-p

*blush* I have no idea how to go about picking a title. I know, I know - I'm such a n00b.

Aidon
12-28-2005, 08:55 AM
From your fingers to my eyes!

Jinjre
12-28-2005, 11:45 AM
LOL! Thanks Aidon! ;)

Panamah
12-28-2005, 12:02 PM
Hey! There's your title!

Arienne
12-28-2005, 12:16 PM
SOOOO exciting!! It happened in a thread I started. :wiggle: