All right, you asked for it. Here’s my new hair do. This is exactly what I told my stylist, “I want it short, but not a boy or pixie hair cut. I want it a bit edgy but no A-line cuts. And I want something can grow out to shoulder length without looking like a mullet.” I showed her the pictures I dog-eared in my haircut magazine. And this is what she came up with. I like it. It’s a style I’ve never tried before.

Some of my friends were shocked that I would get my hair all chopped off. Well, I never been that attached to my hair. I don’t get emotional about it. It’s always one of those things where I’m like, “It’ll grow back out soon enough.” And my hair grows fast. I’ve tried lots of different things on my hair, especially in high school. I went through a phase in high school where on different occasions peroxide it, dyed it, highlighted, used a henna dye (that does not smell good) and even had purple highlights once. My dad called me grape head during that phase.

My worst hair story… When I was a nanny in NYC, a couple of my nanny friends (Hi Claire and Sarah!) and I decided to dye each other’s hair. Back then, the cap was popular for doing highlights. Well, that didn’t work out so well for me, especially when the dye leaked through the holes in the cap and made huge bleach spots instead of streaks. This wasn’t the worst part. The worst part was when I came home, I went to a salon to have it fixed. It was not my normal stylist. And this lady dyed my hair black to get rid of the spotty look then put highlights during that same appointment. I told her I didn’t want the cap, but she insisted on using the cap. She promised it wouldn’t leak this time. Oh yeah it leaked. Spotty highlights again. She couldn’t dye it a third time to get rid of the spots. And she got black dye all over my shirt. Then she charged me $120 for her mistakes. I was so mad. Paid her, never went back again. Told all my friends to never go there. I also had them pay me for the shirt they ruined.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions and votes on the different hair styles. I loved reading what you thought about the different styles. Also, thanks for your great stories relating to some of the things I am going through. I think being able to connect with other mothers and relate to their life stories is one of the amazing things about motherhood.

» Tell me… So, honestly, what do you think about my new hair cut? And share with me your worst hair story!

Before and after pictures…