I held off as long as I could. In 2005, an acquaintance told me he had been growing out his hair and donating to Locks of Love for several years. I thought it was brilliant. I decided then that I would donate my hair, cut it off, and donate again. That way I would never have to bother with the latest trends or decided how long/short to keep my hair. The last time I donated was in 2006. I was hoping to hold off until my close of service to donate again. But the start of the summer was wearing me down. I thought maybe I could wait until my birthday. As it turned out I could only make it to Halloween.
Costumes are hard to come by in Botswana. I decided to borrow some of Lucas’ clothes and go as boy. Cutting off my hair would be the perfect touch. Nothing fancy. Lucas basically took a pair of cutting scissors (brought from home) and hacked off a braided ponytail. I stuffed the braid in an envelope and am mailing it to Locks of Love.
The haircut didn’t really turn out. But the evening did. Lucas took second place in the costume competition (as a baby). Cheers!
