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Post by twistedscissors on Apr 23, 2020 0:36:04 GMT
Today it has hit me hard that my baby girl isn’t going to have a traditional prom or graduation. I’ve cried tears of sadness for her end of year Senior memories that she will never have. I’ve also cried happy tears because of the amazing young woman she has become! She will be going to the University of Louisville in the fall (hopefully) where she will major in chemistry. Also, I have been off work due to Coronavirus shut downs for over a month. I own a hair salon and have been stressing over bills. Ky says self employed will be able to draw unemployment but I’ve yet to see it. So I have cried tears of frustration because of the stress of the unknown. But this evening I’ve had two things that have made me bawl like a baby. First thing was one of my customers contacted me and offered to pay a full month of my bills at my salon in exchange for hair cuts, color and product until it’s paid off. So essentially a very large amount gift card. I cried so hard that I couldn’t even reply till later. There’s still many wonderful people in this world! I truly have angels for friends. Second thing was the Senior class put together a video of the class members and posted it to Facebook. My daughter helped organize and get video clips together. It turned out beautifully! The class of 2020 is a truly amazing group of kids! So I wanted to share their video with the peas! My DD is about half way thru, blonde that says “We are creative”. www.facebook.com/Koltrain.18/videos/637662990409915/?__tn__=%2CdC-y.g-R&eid=ARAyNuWEAPNBS0upIddL3btd4hWWM7xoAyH6wWfdefiOMT9rfBqbDADIinPOEWh7oSfrrSODJydNc-Xu&hc_ref=ART2v_MGKBWZBp23MyFyi6aRz29TIdH9qlFzlQOkSN3EvNNCIfcgX_FB_nmoHY6wF5M&fref=nfUPDATE—- THEIR VIDEO MADE WKYT NEWS (Lexington, Ky) TONIGHT!!!!!!  |
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Post by jenjie on Apr 23, 2020 0:47:23 GMT
Oh wow. That made me tear up. They did a wonderful job. And your daughter is beautiful. Shared it per request of the poster.
What a wonderful generous gift from your client! ❤️
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Post by iteach3rdgrade on Apr 23, 2020 0:47:45 GMT
The video is great!
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Post by twistedscissors on Apr 23, 2020 1:23:17 GMT
Oh wow. That made me tear up. They did a wonderful job. And your daughter is beautiful. Shared it per request of the poster. What a wonderful generous gift from your client! ❤️ Thank you! |
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Post by used2scrap on Apr 23, 2020 1:45:19 GMT
I’m sorry and I’m glad for you at the same time.
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Post by snyder on Apr 23, 2020 2:13:04 GMT
Sorry you have felt overwhelmed. I have a fired that owns a nail salon and they shut her down over 6 weeks ago she is feeling a bit like you are. I've been watching for her on the unemployment and our state just opened it up on Monday. Have you already applied or waiting to apply. Hopefully you will see money soon! Dangit! Should have been a higher priority. I know the states have had a lot to deal with, but it is aggravating when one is loosing money to feed their families. Some of our area schools are starting to plan proms for August. I have no clue what they are thinking, but could that be an option for your daughter's school? I know it is not the same, but something could be better than nothing. No slow dancing.  The video is awesome. Very well done and hopefully a memory the students will keep near and dear to their hearts for many years to come. {{{Hugs}}} |
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Post by twistedscissors on Apr 23, 2020 2:24:36 GMT
Sorry you have felt overwhelmed. I have a fired that owns a nail salon and they shut her down over 6 weeks ago she is feeling a bit like you are. I've been watching for her on the unemployment and our state just opened it up on Monday. Have you already applied or waiting to apply. Hopefully you will see money soon! Dangit! Should have been a higher priority. I know the states have had a lot to deal with, but it is aggravating when one is loosing money to feed their families. Some of our area schools are starting to plan proms for August. I have no clue what they are thinking, but could that be an option for your daughter's school? I know it is not the same, but something could be better than nothing. No slow dancing.  The video is awesome. Very well done and hopefully a memory the students will keep near and dear to their hearts for many years to come. {{{Hugs}}} I have applied. Been denied. Told to reapply and still waiting. The school is planning a graduation of some type for later. No mention of prom yet. I hope they do plan a later prom tho, these girls have spent a lot of money on dresses already. |
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Post by 1girlygirl on Apr 23, 2020 2:47:38 GMT
Such a wonderful gesture from your customer! Nice video as well. I understand how you feel about your senior. My DD is also a high school senior. Missing these rites of passage are sad for us as parents, and for our teens. When I start to think about all it, it is overwhelming! Her last season of track, athletic awards, academic awards, senior awards night, prom, senior ditch day, senior prank day, graduation, missing their friends, coaches, and wonderful teachers every day. It’s a lot for this mom too! Our district has already rescheduled graduation for the first week of August, but nothing else will be accommodated. She and her big group of friends have talked about doing their own prom - getting dressed up, photos, dinner out (if possible) - they never go to the dance anyway. We’ll see...
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Post by twistedscissors on Apr 23, 2020 2:54:11 GMT
Such a wonderful gesture from your customer! Nice video as well. I understand how you feel about your senior. My DD is also a high school senior. Missing these rites of passage are sad for us as parents, and for our teens. When I start to think about all it, it is overwhelming! Her last season of track, athletic awards, academic awards, senior awards night, prom, senior ditch day, senior prank day, graduation, missing their friends, coaches, and wonderful teachers every day. It’s a lot for this mom too! Our district has already rescheduled graduation for the first week of August, but nothing else will be accommodated. She and her big group of friends have talked about doing their own prom - getting dressed up, photos, dinner out (if possible) - they never go to the dance anyway. We’ll see... I think some of my DD friends are planning the same idea for a “prom”. I hadn’t even thought about awards night, she would’ve gotten several awards too. |
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 23, 2020 3:06:41 GMT
Our salons are opening up next Friday and they have some rules they need to follow. I have an appointment set up, but don't know for sure when it will be if she has to move people around. Thankfully my hair doesn't need color and it is mostly my bangs that are driving me crazy, so others can go before I need to go. I will definitely pay her double including her tip.
What a wonderful, thoughtful customer. She's letting you pay it off slowly. That is perfect.
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Post by kate on Apr 23, 2020 3:16:31 GMT
What a beautiful DD you have!
I, too, got choked up at the video.
I love your sweet customer!
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Post by twistedscissors on Apr 23, 2020 3:38:11 GMT
Our salons are opening up next Friday and they have some rules they need to follow. I have an appointment set up, but don't know for sure when it will be if she has to move people around. Thankfully my hair doesn't need color and it is mostly my bangs that are driving me crazy, so others can go before I need to go. I will definitely pay her double including her tip. What a wonderful, thoughtful customer. She's letting you pay it off slowly. That is perfect. We have no word yet when we get to reopen. I’ve been off five weeks so far. I’m sure your hairdresser will greatly appreciate the extra tip. |
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Post by twistedscissors on Apr 23, 2020 3:39:02 GMT
What a beautiful DD you have! I, too, got choked up at the video. I love your sweet customer! Thank you! My customers are like family after doing hair for 30 yrs. |
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Apr 23, 2020 11:21:11 GMT
What an inspiring, heart-warming video, and your DD is beautiful. This Brit is loving everybody's accents too.  |
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Post by lucyg on Apr 25, 2020 2:00:52 GMT
I’m sorry it’s so hard right now. But you have so much to be proud of. Your DD is fabulous.  And I love that your customer is helping you out in such a creative way. I hope times get better soon. |
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Post by twistedscissors on Apr 25, 2020 3:12:59 GMT
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Post by theshyone on Apr 25, 2020 10:01:16 GMT
I too have a senior girl, that is caught in all this mess, and I believe my son will be next year too.
So nice of your customer and congrats to your daughter
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Post by bearmom on Apr 25, 2020 12:31:04 GMT
As another senior mom, I feel your sadness. No prom here either. Dd is the editor in chief for her high school paper that usually wins the highest award possible in the state, no awards program this year. Ballet recital is unlikely. Graduation is questionable, they did reschedule with a new tentative date.
Dh and I have bought several gift cards from local businesses, I can’t imagine the stress of owning a small business at this time. I hope you are able to get the loan you need to stay in business after the crisis is over.
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Post by auntkelly on Apr 25, 2020 13:53:32 GMT
I’m sorry that your daughter is missing all her senior activities. I know it won’t make up for what has been lost, but I do think all members of the class of 2020 all over the world will always share a special bond.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Apr 25, 2020 13:56:41 GMT
Wow! Those are great things to happen today. |
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Post by gramasue on Apr 25, 2020 14:13:04 GMT
That video is awesome! Like a yearbook, but better. Congratulations to the Class of 2020!
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Post by KikiPea on Apr 25, 2020 14:13:28 GMT
That video was both sad and fantastic at the same time! Loved it!
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The video is awesome. Very well done and hopefully a memory the students will keep near and dear to their hearts for many years to come. {{{Hugs}}}
The video is awesome. Very well done and hopefully a memory the students will keep near and dear to their hearts for many years to come. {{{Hugs}}}
And I love that your customer is helping you out in such a creative way.
