You were fussing with the plants, right? Do you have your leaf trimmer, there?

[ maybe it can be cut?? it's just a frail string, after all. If pulling and tugging makes it shorten, then a pair of sharp trimmers should do the trick.

Logically. ]

I was playing with the little one when it just appeared. All I can imagine is its another weird curse from the spirit realm, or someone playing tricks on us again like last year.