Grape-Head

Julia taught herself a valuable lesson today: don't attach a window suction cup to your forehead unless you want a perfectly symmetrical circle of broken blood vessels smack in the middle of your head:

Julia was reeling with embarrassment upon discovering this decorative facial mark, and took to hiding under her covers.  This all happened while I was with Madeleine at swim and Julia was home with Ethan, and my return produced a hysterical sobbing melt-down from Julia.  I put some cover-up on the spot to try and reassure her but it didn't do the trick.

JULIA: I can't go to school tomorrow!
ME: Well, you have to, because you have MCAS tests.
JULIA: I'll just take the make-up tests next week!
ME: You are not taking make-up MCAS just because you decided to put a suction cup on your head.
JULIA: (bursting into hysterical sobs)


Nothing could console Julia, though we all tried.

MADELEINE: Julia, it doesn't matter what you look like on the outside, it's what's on the INSIDE-
JULIA: (throwing the covers back over her head and bursting into hysterical sobs)



ME: You can just wear a bandana or a headband over your forehead tomorrow.
JULIA: But I don't like the way that looks!
ME: But you'd rather look like this? (pointing to her forehead.)
JULIA: (bursting into hysterical sobs)


AUNTIE SHANNON: Should we cut bangs?
JULIA: (with rising panic) NOOOO!!!!! (bursting into hysterical sobs.)

Okay.  Heard you loud and clear.  That's a no on bangs.  And headbands.  And inner beauty.

Luckily, she can wear her swim cap at her own swim practice tonight so she is somewhat calmer.  She is still convinced that everyone is going to call her "Grape-Head" tomorrow at school, but my guess is that everyone will be too focused on MCAS to really care what Julia's forehead looks like.

And hopefully this serves as a warning to all you blog-readers: thinking of attaching a suction cup to your forehead?  Suuuuper tempting, I know, but totally not worth it in the long run.