People put too much stock in long hair. It tangles and it hurts to comb it out, get the banana out of it, not to mention the sucker. And don't get me started on people who yank their kid's hair up into a tight ponytail, isn't it cute, her face is tighter than Joan Rivers! Let an adult wear their hair pulled tight all day and at the end of the day she'll let you know in no uncertain terms that she has a HEADACHE. Why do that to a child? Get it trimmed!

Oh man, Piglet you conjured up some bad memories. I had long hair as a child and my grandmother yanked a brush through it every morning and my god it hurt! Yeah, I would cut it short just for the convenience factor.

Don't cut it too short. I had long hair as a child. It would tangle some but I always was able to wear all the cool hair accessories and have braids the girls with short hair couldn't. Also does she have any "cow licks"? Maybe you can give Trixie a virtual haircut and make a decision that way.

Trim away. Heck, you've already had proof it grows back. And trust me, that "cut the gum outa the hair" is coming up some day soon anyway, and it will be out of the hands of pollsters. (Don't believe everything you hear about ice and peanut butter.)

Well, I think you shouldn't let it grow out any more than it has until she's in school.

I wouldn't know how hard it is with super long hair because I'm black and all of my girl siblings hair just shrinks up into an Afro at this age. We just put it an Afro puff and then we're done with it. It's also a lot easier to get stuff out of our type of hair too.

But since neither you or Trixie's black, I think it'd be a good idea to cut it. Not too short, but manageably cute.

I read about Trixie in the Winter Haven, Flordia, News Chief. Sunday, Nov. 14. A very special little
girl with a very special daddy (and mom). Enjoy the site. Thanks for sharing. pj

i always had long hair as a little girl....and now as an adult it is shoulder length. my advice? (do you really care :-)? ) i would just trim the bangs...get her to sit still, if you can, and try to get them quasi straight about eyebrow level. her hair is so wispy that even if they arent straight you wont notice them....

My daughter had long hair for the longest time. It was a struggle twice a day to comb it and don't even get me started on fixing it. Last summer she decided that she wanted it short so I took her to the stylist and cut it, not as short as she wanted it but short enough to make both of us happy. And that we are, it is so much more simple. I can still throw some accessories in it if I want but she can also wear it down without the nasty tangles. Here are a few pictures just because I like to spam them.

This one was after she got up, I chose it for effect.
http://www.portlandwetnecks.com/Kids/Abigail/Abigailtoothless.jpg

Shorter and so much easier.
http://www.portlandwetnecks.com/Kids/Abigail/NewHaircut.jpg

It has grown out some, it's still pretty easy but we may get it cut a bit shorter again.
http://www.portlandwetnecks.com/Kids/Abigail/Abigail100604.jpg

I also agree with what aidens momma said.

I'd like to clarify my previous "let it grow" statement. I wasn't really envisioning Trixie with Crystal Gayle-length hair. I was thinking more along the lines of shoulder length. I always tell the hairdresser that they can go as short as they want (on my hair)...as long as I can still pull it back out of my face for sports. That is what I thought might work for Trixie. :)

Awww... come on! Little girls with long(ish) hair are adorable! My twin girls are one day older than Trixie and they have super long hair (not sure why). I've found that putting up the front parts in an elastic (pineapple top is what my family calls it) has worked pretty well. They can't see otherwise, so it's a necessity. I've thought for a few seconds about cutting it, but my husband and I have decided to tough it out.

She looks so incredibly grown up in this photo!

Cut it. She has years ahead of her to express an opinion -- now you should do what is easiest. She'll look cute regardless.

Mother of a seven-year-old with baby fine curly hair and a tender head, who of course wants long hair

Since it seems like you get a lot of advice that you DON"T ask for...here is mine!! :) DON"T CUT IT!!! My three year old has really long hair and it is so cute in ponytails....and SHE LOVES IT. SHe looks like such a little girl.

I think you should leave it up to Trixie. My floks kept me in a 'bowl' style hair cut for most of my grade school and I hated it because everyone called me a boy. I guess it all depends on the cut because I loved Camille's daughter's pictures with the shorter hair. I just think that if Trixie wants to have hair she can have styled and accessorized she should be allowed to. Short hair is easier to manage, but don't let a thing like the possibility of gum getting in it keep it short. Heck she could even trade off long then short.

My 3 year old niece, Ashlyn, *had* long hair. She decided to play hair dresser. Her dad inadvertently left her alone with scissors. Her mom was devestated. She wanted long hair for her daughter. We think that my niece was bothered by the hair in her face. Her mom can't even part with the long hair Ashlyn has left (back of the head) So right now Ashlyn has a mullet. LOL

My SIL thinks my 2 month old has longer hair than Ashlyn's now. Iris was born with lots of hair.

my advice for toddlers hair-do's, elastic baby head-bands, you can find at claire's jewellry etc, and their cotton with "princess" etc written on them, and they won't cause headaches and won't be a choking hazard. looks cute too.

A toddler should look good no matter how she is. Wearing something simple could change her style.

Grow it out! She'll look so pretty if you do.