Lament for Jennie

Hey everyone! Since this is the place to just let it out, i wanted to tell you about my best friend Jennie. Until today, she had the prettiest hair I`ve ever seen (outside of TV & movies at least)- very long, straight, and a gorgeous shiny golden brown color. Everyone (myself included) was jealous of her for it, altho I always told her not to cut it. Needless to say, she got a lot of attention from guys, partly cuz she`s all around beautiful and I`m sure partly cuz of her stunning hair. Well, just today her parents (they`re snobs & even tho I`ve known Jennie since we were 8 they still don`t like me!) made her get it cut. Her mom`s really mean and said that she looks like a tramp and that she`d put an end to all of this overt male attention. Keep in mind, Jennie`s a strong girl and she`s not easy or anything- most of the attention she gets she very smoothly deflects. But her mom thinks she`s a ******, and Jennie`s got a weak spot for trying to please her parents (they`re never satisfied with anything!)After lots of arguing she caved in and went with her mom to get her hair cut. Now its barely to her chin- at least a foot and a half of hair cut off at once. She came over afterwards and cried for hours & it sucked cuz there was really nothing I could do. Her hair does look kinda cute & I think it suits her but a) it looked so much better before and b) it wasn`t at all her choice. Now she`s horribly depressed & wouldn`t stop crying all night. I wanted her to stay the night at my house cuz it`ll be bad for her when she wakes up tomorrow and realizes that she still has no hair left. I feel so bad for her! Anyway, what do you guys think? Should her mom be able to do that to her? I can understand parents deciding these things for younger kids, but Jen`s 17, and I think that`s too old for a parent to force that on their child. Has this happened to anyone else? What can you do about it? I`d like to smack that woman upside the head (she`s lucky I don`t believe in violence!). I`M SO ANGRY!!!!!!!!!!!!! :( :( :(
So, maybe if you read this you could say a little prayer for Jennie...I love that girl to death and it makes me crazy to see her so sad, not just over her hair but over her parents disappointment as well (obviously, since it`s the middle of the night and I can`t sleep cuz I`m worried about her!) Thanks everyone!
Love, Ingrid

It is not fair to do this to even a young child. Those are unfit parents plain and
simple. They clearly don`t know anything on the subject. Ingrid, does your
friend have and e-mail? Mine is piobmhorca@yahoo.ca and I was wondering,
could you give it to her please? I would like to talk privately to her and give her
some advice.

Colonel John Doe
Commanding Officer, the Cameron Highlanders Militia for Freedom and Democracy

Unfit? Sherr, why not? There`s a lot more to parenting than just keeping you
alive. Those who don`t realize this should just not have any kids. These
people seem to be controlling, uppity and not really caring. Do they give
their daughter ANY opportunity for emotional support and development?