What Do I Say...

Hi everyone... this is Kristi.  Mom asked me to post some of the pictures of her wig on here, but I also need to tell you what she and Katie did to me.  

I really wanted to go wig shopping with mom, but I had to take the boys to swimming lessons, so I wasn't able to be there.  I was eager to hear how it went, so right after swimming lessons I called mom.  She said that things went well... she said that she found a wig that Katie and Shawn thought was really cute.  She seemed a little more hesitant about the wig, because it was more "trendy" and "in-style" than her current hair.  I was excited to see this wig!!  As we hung up, mom said she'd text me the pictures.  

This is what I received a few minutes later...

You tell me - what do you say when your mom sends you a picture, and this is what she will look like for the next 6+ months???

 

Luckily, I was driving when I received this, so I had some time to think about how I was going to respond.  I kind of thought it might be a joke, but what if it wasn't??  Do I tell her the truth - that she may have had this type of hair in 1970, but it just wasn't really "her"?  Do I lie and tell her it's beautiful?  

 

I had decided to just reply with one word - "wow!" That would kind of leave it open - years later, when we are talking about her cancer treatments, we could probably joke about it and I could possibly tell her the truth, that I thought the wig was...well...interesting.

 

Right as I was typing the "wow!" text, I got another one, telling me that it was a joke (just imagine how relieved I was)!!!!  A few minutes later, I received the REAL pictures of mom's new wig - and I COMPLETELY agree with Katie and Shawn - it is awesome!  They did a great job of picking something that looks similar to her current hair, but is definitely more in-style!  I love it!  

 

 

I am so relieved that I don't have to figure out how to tell mom that long, wavy 1970's hair doesn't really look good on her anymore (it may have looked fine when she was in her 20's...).  

 

I showed Brody the picture of mom with the first wig on, and his reaction was priceless - I explained that the medicine that Grandma has to take is going to make her hair fall out, so she had to choose a wig.  He wanted to make sure that it would eventually come back, which I reassured him that it would.  He took a look at the first picture from above and went, "NOOOO - that's not Grandma!!"  I then showed him the real pictures, and he was a little more accepting of it (but not completely - he likes Grandma the way she is).  

 

It will likely take some getting used to by everyone, especially mom, but I think the wig looks great.  Who knows... once her hair grows back, maybe she can keep the new, trendy style with her own hair!