The Story Behind A Post

My eleven month-old son started saying "Ma Ma Ma" on Sunday night [Mother's Day]. Day-by-day it is fascinating to watch his development and to see his little personality blossom. His soft blonde hair is now hanging down to his eyes.

Why is his hair so long?

If you read my posting of March 25 you probably didn't know what prompted me to write these words. My wife and I were deciding whether or not to observe the custom of upsherin with our son. While upsherin was a wide-spread custom back in the areas in where our families came from, it is a custom that has never been observed by our family since immigrating to this country at the turn of the last century.

After weighing the arguments for and against, it finally came down to the question, "...but what will other people say?" You may not remember the posting, but this was my reply. My wife, the non-conformist, couldn't help but agree with my reasoning.

Neighborhood kids will now be able to gather outside my lil' tzaddik's bedroom window and call out for him to "to let down his golden hair". ...at least for the next two years.