My mom told me today that I am "obsessive." I remember when I was younger and I got a haircut I didn't like, she always said, "All hair does is grow." It's true, but that never made a bad haircut any better.
Nobody got a bad haircut, but I did take Theo in for a trim this morning and he ended up with a little-boy cut. It's not quite as short as the typical cut you are thinking of, but it is really short. The lady took way too much off; probably because he was thrashing and screaming the whole time. I may cry a little tonight myself, in the dark quiet of my room.
My mom called me "obsessive," by the way, because I mentioned his haircut about 50 times this afternoon.
I know it looks FINE, but I will need a few days to adjust. All of a sudden I seem to have a 12-year-old on my hands. (Or, my first reaction, "Mia Farrow from Rosemary's Baby.") I'm serious, all you need is a haircut on a baby and suddenly they're 10 times older.
I upload an after picture later, but here is a before picture so you can all remember his long locks. (I choose to forget the fact that I took him for a trim in the first place because said locks were getting a little out of control.)
I speak from experience - my own worst ever hair cut came from my own hands too!
ReplyDeleteIn the 60's, girls often cut their own bangs - in fact, the practice was extremely common. We put a strip of scotch tape across them and cut just below the tape. Well, I cut mine too short - I'd cut them before myself - just did a very bad job that time.
I looked pretty scary for a few days - note it was only days, not weeks or months.
Hence my continued assertion to my daughters when they got bad haircuts - and they got them too - that all hair does is grow!!
A plus by the way - what if it didn't??
And Theo does look a bit older with his haircut - but he would have looked older with an excellent haircut too!
And they are supposed to look older with a hair cut!
I love the locks. My sister had the same problem with her boy's first haircut. He no longer looked like a "baby" and she was devastated.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the congrats. I'm due at the end of January. :)
You'll find that he'll look much older when a little 8 pounder pops out of you. It's the facts of life (sing the song in your head, it's fun). Plus, it's fun to see the "little boy" emerge. Sad, but fun.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see it!
ReplyDeletepoor eliza. i understand about the obsessing (even though i seem to be the only commenter not pregnant and/or without children.) I am currently obsessed with painting my apartment and denying the fact that i am supposed to move in 6 weeks and am not really emotionally ready for it.
ReplyDeleteI keep waiting for the after picture. I'm sure it's not that bad.
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