I was having dinner with the girls when suddenly I noticed that Pumpkin's right eyebrow looked odd. At first I thought it was just the light bouncing off her brow bone but when I had a closer look, OMG her eyebrow was gone!!! There was still some part of it left, but quite a chunk of it was missing. When I told her that her eyebrow was gone, she started crying and pulling at her fringe to cover her brows. I tried to find out how she lost her brow but she refused to tell me. I suspected that she shaved it while she was showering just before dinnertime but she would not admit it, claiming that her brow dropped off by itself.
Later that night, I interrogated her again.
Me: What happened to your eyebrow? Can you tell me the truth?
Pumpkin: I haven't decided whether I want to tell you the truth. When will my eyebrow grow back?
Me: When you tell the truth!!!
Today in school, her teacher noticed her missing brow and asked her about it but she simply changed the subject. We did finally have our suspicion confirmed in the evening when she decided to come clean and admitted that she played with KK's shaver, using it to brush her face and shaved off her eyebrow without realising it.
So if you're wondering where to leave your shaver, whatever you do, don't leave it alone in the shower with a six-year-old!!!
4 comments:
She must have been quite traumatised after realising what she has done. Oh poor girl. Luckily eyebrows do grow back.
I'm also kind of surprised with her answer to you - haven't decided to tell you the truth. This girl got character huh?
Yes I think she had quite a shock. When she said she hadn't decided whether to tell me the truth, that's when I knew she was lying and I was relieved because it would be quite scary if her eyebrows were to simply drop off by themselves!
OMG! Pumpkin sure looks difference without one of her eyebrows. No problem at all, the eyebrow will soon grow back. Perhaps she was curious as to the function of the shaver and wanted to try it out herself. While it's alright for kids to be a little curious, be sure to tell her also the wise old saying "Curosity kills the cat."
Pumpkin still looks happy with a missing eyebrow. She must be used to it already and has herself become a subject of curiosity? Hope this also teaches her daddy a lesson.
Post a Comment