A Learning Lesson

Dear Daughter's,

Today one of you did something every girl does at some point in their life..

 

Daughter, you tried to trim your eyebrows. Unfortunately the trimming didn't go very well and now you are left with very uneven and slightly bald looking brows. I'm sorry you have to have this little lesson in life. It's not easy to be at an age where you are learning how to do so many things by yourself.

Daughter, when I asked you about your eyebrows you became defensive and tried to act like nothing had happened to them. I made you sweet girl! I know every little thing about your body- when you were placed in my arms for the first time I was in complete awe with you. You mesmerized me. I could stare at you for hours. Your perfect copper penny colored eye brows were one of my favorite things about you- and they sat right above your beautiful bright blue eyes. I would trace your eye brows to calm and relax you when you were sick or just not able to sleep. I would kiss those same perfect eye brows every chance I could.

 

Daughter, do you remember months ago when you had your eyebrows waxed the first time? We talked about "letting the professionals do it." I talked to you about not trying to pluck them on your own at such a young age because your eyes play tricks on you. You will end up plucking your eye brows completely off because the more you look and pluck, the more uneven they begin to look. Why this has to happen- I just don't know- sometimes our eyes can be deceiving.:) When we had that conversation I didn't think about you using scissors to trim your brows. I'm so sorry I didn't warn you how awful those would be to use.

As I watched you leave for school today I had so many different thoughts. I will be honest, I wished you wouldn't have chosen to do this a few days before our family pictures are scheduled. I felt a little sad that you felt you couldn't talk to me about what happened. But Daughter, the more I thought about this little event in your life, the more it made me think of how quickly you're growing up.

Daughter, everyone has moments in their lives that they do something embarrassing to their appearance- it's just part of growing up. Part of the reason I wanted to start this blog is because I want you and your sisters to know that a lot of things are going to happen in your life, some may be good, and unfortunately some may be bad. But that is normal. It shapes us into who we become.

Daughter, when I was your age I wasn't worried so much about my eyebrows, it was my hairy upper lip- I really really disliked my moustache!:) I tried bleaching it, but that didn't work well. I tried to talk to my mom about getting it waxed but she said no. I decided to take matters into my own hands. I went through the house and found anything sticky, masking tape, duct tape, band aids.. I started with the band aids because they seemed to be the least painful choice. I put the adhesive side on my upper lip and rrrrip! Oh, it hurt so bad!! I knew I'd never be able to use anything more sticky- the tape options were out, so I stuck with the band aids. I can't tell you how many I used, but I just kept putting them on and ripping them off, feeling some hair ripping out of my upper lip.

Daughter, for all that pain I went through, I was very sad to see that there was still dark hair left on my upper lip, and not only was there dark hair, but because I have super sensitive skin I had an allergic reaction to the band aids and now had a nasty rash across my upper lip. I grabbed lotions and creams to try and soften and moisten my poor upper lip- but the damage was done. I had a hairy and now rashy upper lip! That rash took almost two weeks to completely go away, it was so embarrassing!

I also did in fact pluck my eye brows almost completely off, but I was a little older. Luckily eyebrows grow quickly, and fill back in nicely!:)

 

Daughter's as you grow up things are going to happen that might embarrass us, either things we do to ourselves, or things that happen out of our control. The more you learn to laugh at them and learn from them the better it makes you.

I love you Daughter's! I even love the one of you who has uneven eyebrows right now!

I love you each bunches!

Mom