A rude thing....

Since the day I taught Mack how to use scissors, I have also taught her that they are used for paper only. Each time we start a project, I remind her that she is never to use scissors to cut her hair. So you can imagine my reaction when Mack came to me, a strand of hair in one hand, her safety scissors in the other. She knew by the look on my face that I was very upset. All I could say was " You are NEVER to use scissors on your hair!" Her face crumpled and tears of the most sincere regret poured down her face. After some time in her room to think about her actions, we sat on her bed to have a chat. " I'm so sorry mommy!" She said and the tears flowed again. Never have I seen a little girl so sincerely sorry. When I asked her later why she was crying, she said " Because you said a rude thing!" When I asked her for more detail, she said she didn't like it when I said " You NEVER cut hair!" because she didn't like that I was sad. My heart broke for her that day because I knew how deeply sorry she was and still is to this day. So here's a picture of the damage which could have been much worse. My sneaking suspicion is this is Mack's way of being Rapunzel who had a snippet of her hair cut off ( in approximately the same location). We had, indeed, just watched Tangled the night before: