I gave Nono her first haircut tonight.
Many of the other girls at her school have been sporting haircuts of late, so it was a pretty easy sell.
Me -- "How would you like to have your first haircut tonight?"
Nono -- "Like Simone's?"
Me -- "Yes."
Nono -- "O.K."
It was important to me that I do it and that it be done in our kitchen, because that's how my first haircut was done. It feels traditional to give your child a bad, slightly lop-sided cut the first time out. Not that I did that on purpose, but I'm not a hairdresser, so, you know -- doing the best I can is still only half-way decent.
Luckily, she is three and was way more interested in the fact that I was giving her both a lollipop and letting her watch a Wonder Pets video on the computer AT THE SAME TIME, which seemed pretty miraculous to her, given that we are very stingy about doling out both candy and T.V. and she has certainly never been allowed to have them together before this.
There is this kiddie cuts kind of place in our neighborhood that charges $20.00 for a haircut. I've heard rumors that the barber "chairs" are shaped like motorcycles and Barbie cars. They get to pick out a video to watch and if it's your first time getting a haircut they sell you before and after photos too. This seems a bit pricey, and once you have done it once you're kinda stuck doing it every time, because that's what your child will think a haircut is.
Many of the other girls at her school have been sporting haircuts of late, so it was a pretty easy sell.
Me -- "How would you like to have your first haircut tonight?"
Nono -- "Like Simone's?"
Me -- "Yes."
Nono -- "O.K."
It was important to me that I do it and that it be done in our kitchen, because that's how my first haircut was done. It feels traditional to give your child a bad, slightly lop-sided cut the first time out. Not that I did that on purpose, but I'm not a hairdresser, so, you know -- doing the best I can is still only half-way decent.
Luckily, she is three and was way more interested in the fact that I was giving her both a lollipop and letting her watch a Wonder Pets video on the computer AT THE SAME TIME, which seemed pretty miraculous to her, given that we are very stingy about doling out both candy and T.V. and she has certainly never been allowed to have them together before this.
There is this kiddie cuts kind of place in our neighborhood that charges $20.00 for a haircut. I've heard rumors that the barber "chairs" are shaped like motorcycles and Barbie cars. They get to pick out a video to watch and if it's your first time getting a haircut they sell you before and after photos too. This seems a bit pricey, and once you have done it once you're kinda stuck doing it every time, because that's what your child will think a haircut is.
I saved the clump of hair that I cut off first. A nice sized curl. I'm guessing that her hair will probably not really be wavy like this anymore. Which makes me a little sad somehow.
When I was done, I asked her if she would like to see her haircut (she had moved on and was playing with her dolls.) and she said "No."
"Don't you want to see what it looks like?"
"Maybe tomorrow after school."
Damn, I wish I could be that unconcerned with my looks.
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