My Youngest is “full of character” to say the least. So when he wanted to grow his hair long, I obliged his need to be somewhat different from all the other 6 year old boys. Even though my first instinct was to resist. Because I like short hair. A lot. But you must understand – it is in no way “long”. It’s just more like “shaggy”. The back is still at collar length, but the bangs do tend to graze his eyes. Whatever. It’s just hair. Right? At least that’s what I keep telling myself.
Until today. When he went to his Auntie Cath’s house.
She looked after both my boys for years until they were school aged, and it’s always a good time for them when they get to go spend the day with her, their cousins, and all the other kiddies she does home daycare for.
So when she begged him to lay down in her lap so she could cuddle and sing to him like in the old days – he obliged her. And while running her fingers through his shaggy soft locks, she couldn’t help but notice that clumps were coming out.
“What the heck?! Your hair is coming out!” she exclaimed.
“Oh, sometimes it does that when it gets long” he sheepishly replied.
But she knew immediately that there was something rotten in Calcutta. And it was then, under some firm Auntie interrogation techniques (aka – his older brother ratted him out), that she was able to reveal the truth.
Turns out that the Youngest, and a 3 year old friend, had taken the scissors to his hair. Yep. The hair that he fought me to grow shaggy.
So guess who’s in trouble for lying about what happened to his hair?
Guess who’s going to get the “of ALL the times of the year to be lying . . . 4 days before Christmas is not it!” lecture?
Guess who’s going to the barber tomorrow for a repair job?
Guess who might actually be sporting a buzz cut for the holidays as his punishment?
Little Edward Scissorhands. That’s who.
10 Responses to “Oh, No He Didn’t!”
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December 22nd, 2009 at 6:17 am
Thank God, I didn”t let them play with the electric knife!!! Who knows what kind of trouble they could have gotten them-selves in to!!!!! I should add, the scissors they were playing with, were childrens craft scissors, not my kitchen shears!!!!
December 22nd, 2009 at 9:53 am
OMG – What would Santa say???!!!!!
December 22nd, 2009 at 11:05 am
Both of my sisters cut their own hair when they were younger. One cut her bangs SUPER short and the other cut her hair to mid cheek length on one side. EEK! I’m happy to say that I’ve never did that when I was a kid… I’m sure that only means that my kids are surely going to do it though! Haha
December 22nd, 2009 at 1:06 pm
omg he’s adorable, how can you be mad at that face???
My mom’s friend’s daughter took shears to my head when I was little and she about had a coronary! I was helpless and young and couldn’t defend myself!
December 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 pm
why does EVERY kid do this? I did it. I don’t get it. I’m not sure WHY I did it.
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 pm
O.m.g. That is so funny and ONLY because it’s your kid and not mine. Poor guy has to be quacking in his boots that Santa is going to be mad at him.
December 23rd, 2009 at 2:23 am
Hahaha big brothers are a horrible thing.. or a wonderful thing. It depends on which side you’re on I guess. Being the eldest brother, I’m going to go with “Big Brothers are awesome”
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TOG says: I’m going to go with Big Sisters are awesome, although my brother would probably disagree.
December 23rd, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Good thing he’s cute, huh?
December 28th, 2009 at 8:51 am
I thought only girls got into that kinda trouble!
December 28th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
My niece’s hair was choppy one day and when she was asked about it she says her friend did it. She is only 3 and blaming someone else for her bangs being 1/2 inch short. Still months later she still claims it was her friend. Kids! Got to love them!