OMG MEL!! Noooooooooooooooooooooo! She had the same hair that I did until my dad cut it short!!!!!! it never grew back the same, but that could have been just a hormonal thing that was always going to happen, so don't fret that she'll have hair like mine LOL! I say just cut it all boy short and let it all grow out at the same time. From one curly girl to another...
BTW, got my hair cut today, too - shaggy shoulder length, so it's a little funky...not at all neat and tidy!
Gotta go, kid is whingy and I just cleaned him up...after he found a dog poo...I won't go into details, use your discretion (no, he didn't eat it!)...