10/23/2025
đł During a family party, i discovered my little granddaughterâs head shaved. my daughter-in-law laughed it off: âcome on, itâs just for fun.â i took my granddaughter home. my son accused me of being dramaticâuntil the next morning, when he pleaded, âplease⌠let my wife explain.â
I arrived at my sonâs birthday party with the chocolate cake my six-year-old granddaughter, Monica, loves. But instead of running to hug me, she was huddled in a corner, hiding her face under an oversized baseball cap.
âGrandma, I canât take off my hat,â she whispered, her lip trembling. âMommy says I look ugly without it.â
When I gently lifted the cap, my heart shattered. Her beautiful golden hair was gone, brutally shaved to the scalp.
My daughter-in-law, Paula, appeared with a glass of wine and a smile that froze my blood. âOh, did you see Monicaâs new look?â she said, laughing. âItâs just for fun. The kid never wanted to wash her hair. I decided to solve it once and for all.â
âBut sheâs six years old!â I yelled.
âItâs just hair, Emily. It grows,â Paula shrugged.
My son, Michael, agreed. âMom, donât be so dramatic. Itâs just hair.â
Just hair. The words cut me. I knelt beside Monica, who was trembling behind my legs. âMonica, when mommy cut your hair, did you cry?â
She nodded.
âAnd what did she say to you when you were crying?â
Monica looked at her mother in terror. Paula glared at her.
âYou can tell me,â I whispered. âNo one will scold you.â
In a voice that was barely audible, Monica sobbed, âShe told me that ugly girls cry a lot, and that if I kept crying, she was going to cut my eyelashes, too.â
The party went silent. Even the music seemed to have stopped.
âYou told your six-year-old daughter she was ugly?â I asked Paula, my voice shaking with indignation.
Michael finally reacted, but not as I expected. âThatâs enough!â he yelled. âThis is my house. If you donât like it, you can leave.â
I picked Monica up. âWeâre leaving.â
âStop being so dramatic!â my son screamed as I walked out the door.
That night, he called, furious, demanding I bring Monica back. I refused. The next morning, my phone rang again. This time, his voice was broken and desperate.
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