Oh my goodness! THe other day the kids were playing outside on the deck…Ripken cutting paper, Riley crawling everywhere. I was inside cooking dinner and would every so often poke my head out the door to make sure all was good. One time I looked out there and Ripken put on his guilty face. I left it alone thinking it must not be too bad because I didn’t see blood and there wasn’t any screaming. A short while later I actually walk outside to play for a few minutes and Rip came up to me to let me know that he cut Riley’s hair “just a little bit.” Sure enough, Riley’s pony tail was a little shorter now. So Rip and I talk about how scissors are for paper, not hair. Rip promises to never do that again. Mommy promises to take away the scissors if he does it again.
Fast forward 2 days. Mommy is doing a little email while the kiddos are playing. Lots of laughing, fun sounds coming from the other room so I’m not concerned. After a few minutes I go to check on everyone. Rip has a guilty look on his face and immediately hides his scissors behind his back. I go get Riley and sure enough, the pony tail is ALMOST GONE!!! As promised, Mommy takes away the scissors. Imagine lots of crying/screaming/general unhappiness on Rip’s part.
Oh, and as I’m putting Riley down for her nap, I also discovered that Rip had put a little blue marker on Riley’s head…
October 31, 2008 at 12:21 am
Okay, this probably isn’t funny to you but I’m seriously having stomach pain from laughing at this story. Will you please post pictures of Riley’s new style? Hey, at least she was having fun with her big bro!
December 10, 2008 at 3:45 am
It is a great story. Both of my kids cut THEIR OWN HAIR and had to be shaved. Jackson was 8!