World Record Shaver!!!

So as I am entering into the world of my oldest daughter "growing up", it has brought up many topics in our household. Lots of questions, lots of worries, and lots of "ugghhh".

So last night the topic of shaving came up at the dinner table. Out of the mouth of my 7 year old I hear "Well I shave my arms and legs". It took a moment for those words to register in my head and I shot my head up and said "WHAT?" and she repeated, "I shave my arms and legs". So I have her come to me to take a look at the masterpiece of her handy work--and the child has been shaving her arms and her legs, and doing a great job at it!! So when I asked her why she told me because Sissy (Aubrey) told her she was hairy. She has been shaving for a few weeks now, and I had no idea, but this is so Anna! I later explained to her that shaving her arms (and yes I mean arms, not arm pits) needed to stop, this would only cause the hair on her arms to grow thicker and faster. I mentioned to her that she may want to stop shaving her legs as well and let the hair grow back. The response I got..."Eww gross mom--".

Anna is the type of person that when she sees a problem, she is going to figure out how to take care of it and just handle it, alone. She never asks for help, which has always driven me nuts. Most of the time, I find out after the fact when she has done something, because to her--she had a problem, she figured it out and handled it.

So, at the ripe young age of 7, my child shaves her legs--but only to the knee she explains!!!

Oh, you ask how she got a hold of a razor?? Well, her sister has a razor in the shower. They both take showers now, and separately of course. Now I know what she has been doing when she takes these long baths and showers!! My sweet little angel has become so vain in her early 7th year! This can only get worse from here I fear!!!

I felt bad for not knowing this little bit of information, but then again-who would think that their 7 year old is shaving!! I have decided to just embrace this decision of hers. The first time she cuts herself I feel that the activity will stop!