A Letter to Makayla

Dear Makayla,

 Something new has been going on with your hair!

It has been growing!

It's kind of Albert Einsteinesque, but it's hair!

Makayla, you join a long line of wacky-haired relatives.

There's Uncle "Is-that-a-dead-cat-on-your-head?" Scott

Scott, 1978, 2 months

and Aunt "Most-normal-hair-of-the-bunch" Shelly,

Shelly, 1980, 2 months

followed by your "Not-much-going-on-up-there" Mom,

Amy, 4 days, 1984

and Aunt "Cue ball" Jessica

Jessica, 1987, 2 months

as well as Aunt "Who-took-my-hair?" Ashley

Ashley, 6 weeks, 1990

and finally, Aunt "I-had-cute-hair-but-the-hospital-shaved-it-all-off" Megan.

Megan, 2 weeks, 1993

Let's not forget your sister, "I've-got-a-cowlick-and-some-fuzz" Hailey.

Hailey, 3 months, 2006

Don't worry too much, Makayla.  After 365 days of growth, your mom only had this much hair.

Amy, 1 year, 1985

At age 2, your mom had this cottony, I-can't-grow-bangs mess.

Amy, age 2, 1986

  But there's hope---hair has a way of changing. 

 These two former barely-there relatives now have long, thick manes.

Even I went through a time period when I had some hair. 

Of course it took some youth, an extra curly perm, and hot rollers to achieve this look.

Please excuse the glasses.  I promise, at the time they were "groovy".

Amy and Chris, 1986

And Grandpa used to have hair like this.  It started to go "old man white" right around the time Scott and Shelly became teenagers. 

I'm sure there's no connection.

Stan, 1979

The good news for you, Makayla, is that your mom, former president of the "Bald is Beautiful" club

now has the hair in the family that the rest of us not-so-secretly covet.

Amy, almost 3, and Jessica, age 5 months

So keep sprouting out that blonde stuff!  There may still be hope for you!

Love, Grandma "My-hair's-seen-better-days" Jones