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Last May after Keratin straightening |
My daughter ran into a soccer mom yesterday, someone neither she nor I have seen since the school season ended back in February.
“How’s your mom?” asked the woman.
“She cut off all her hair,” responded my daughter.
I wish I could have seen the expression on the woman’s face when she heard this. If I had heard someone had cut off all her hair, I’d think she went a little nuts.
Well, maybe I did.

When I returned to Tucson, I learned that my hairdresser had moved to Jersey. So, ever since September, it’s been ponytail city for this soccer mom.
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New hair: Curly version |
Finally, it came time for me to do something about what ultimately was a lot of dry, damaged hair. During a phone conversation with my friend, Diana, we got off the subject of our teenage daughters and on the subject of our middle-aged hair. She recommended two stylists in Tucson, one for cut and one for color. I made appointments immediately, before I had the chance to chicken out.
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New hair: Straight version |
Because I just wasn’t happy with my long hair anymore, I felt my only option was to have it all cut off. Yikes. I still don’t know if it was the right decision. I’ve received a lot of comments—compliments even—but I think most people are simply reacting to the change and how short it is.
My hair hasn’t been this short since I was three years old.
“Who are you and what did you do with my wife?” asked my husband when I came home from getting it cut.
I’ve been avoiding the mirror because every time I look into it, I don’t recognize that person either. She no longer looks like a girl—she looks like a mom.