I knew something was up the minute I woke up... Mommy and Daddy kept discussing...
Mommy said, "Don't forget. It's today."
The whole day I could not find my sleep. No afternoon nap for me.
I wondered what was happening today.
5 pm: the day is almost over but everything seemed normal.
Daddy and Mommy brought me to the Mall and in we went into Fun City. It was my first time to go in there. Man it was noisy. But interesting. They had lot of cars that were not moving unlike the ones I see on the roads. I wonder why?
Mommy and I rode the flying air balloons. I liked it so much, I refused to go down the 1st time it was over. Yup, I had to use a bit of tantrums here and there. It is getting handy, this tantrum thing.
After the ride, everything went haywire!!! We three went into a salon, very tight and filled with anxious kids with equally anxious parents. We were greeted and Mommy & I were lead to a very tiny seat with also a tiny TV playing a weird looking dinosaur with extremely happy dancing & singing kids.
The second I saw the shiny sharp thing, I now know called the scissors, I used my tantrum trick!!! Mommy did not budge. She hugged me closer. I kept using my tantrums until real tears started streaming down my cheeks. Mommy hugged me even more. At the same time, the shiny sharps kept snipping away my wonderful last remnant of infancy.
Deflated, and utterly hairless (well it felt that way) at the end of 5 minutes that seemed like hours of pure misery. I peeked into the mirror and lo and behold a good looking boy was looking back. I looked closer and he looked closer as well. I smiled and he smiled back. Curious.
Then, I felt Mommy's hug and the boy in front was also being hugged by Mommy. Wow! It's me. Gone was my baby fat face. In place was a new face I hardly recognised as myself. What chopping one's hair can do.
Hmm, all though I miss my long soft hair that clang to face all the way to my neck (that's why Mommy & Daddy decided to snip it as it was making my neck itchy), this look is growing on me.
Toddlery or whatever they call it, I've arrived.
