The end of an era

I’ve been putting this one off for awhile, but after months of begging…what’s a mother to do?

Pleeeeease Mommy…can I cut my hair like Daddy?  Pleeeease?  I wanna see my whole forehead.  And have it stick up.  Like this. Pleeeease???

I fought it for as long as I could.  Showed him pictures of Daddy as a boy – a little boy AND a “big” boy – always sporting long hair.  No luck. So…

The before:

The after:

God I’ll miss that hair.  But he’s happy.  And I guess that’s all that matters.