hair fundraiser update

september 5 2007

My son offers to cut his hair to a reasonable length when he has collected a certain amount of money.
He wants to help raising money for a computer for his autistic brother.

One of his teachers allowed him to talk about it in the classroom and together with a donation of Melissa he has reached 30 dollar.

Thank you all!!

He was grateful and also a bit disappointed.
He expected everyone to jump on the fundraiser, because they have been bothering and bullying him so much about his long hair.

I think his offer is great!

He started growing his hair to show his independence.
It was at about the same time he started aikido (japanese martial art).
Many people have long hair and have it in a tail/braid.
So he wanted to fit in and his puberty protest against rules suddenly changed in adaptation to the group.

I was amazed he took so very well care of it.
He washed it properly, combed it well.

Sometimes I was very annoyed or a bit angry.
My asthma doesn't combine with certain gells and hairsprays. (Yea.... LOL!).
He used them to keep his braid well in order.

His long hair became part of his personality.

When he applied for a vacation job, he was accepted and so was his hair.
We all were very amazed.

He's been working very hard during the vacation and now school has begun he keeps working. For instance: today he has school untill 2 o'clock and then he will go to his work and stay there untill 10.
He likes to work a long shift, because they order food for all the people who work there... and I have to say....they order well. LOL!

His money goes on the bank.
In the past he has travelled with a dancing ensemble to Bulgarya, and he was impressed how poor the people were.
He stayed with a family and he was so touched by the fact that they had nothing, but nevertheless did all they could to make him feel home. He wants to go back and bring the man the equipment he needs to work faster and without less effort.

Quite some goals in life for a 16 year old, ej?

So I want to thank Melissa and the people at school for helping him realising his goals.
And he will reach his goal, I'm sure of it.