How I Do What I Do: Hair Cuts
Due to lack of funds, and an oldest child who used to scream throughout the haircutting process (and sometimes still does) - I have learned how to cut hair. Kind of. Like everything I attempt I kinda get it right. Sometimes.
The 2 older boys have been the actual hairdresser maybe a total of 5 times. Combined. And everytime I left there I was exhausted, more broke, and thought “surely, I could do this.”
So I set out to figure it out. One mistake at a time. I did take my Middlest to the hairdresser when he decided he didn’t want to be my baby anymore and wanted dinosaur hair. Remember? Heart-breaker. On so many levels!
After that first cut, though, I’ve maintained it on my own.
Haircutting day is a loud, not always joyous, messy day. One that I start preparing the boys (and myself) for, verbally, for days. Many warnings “Boy, y’all need a trim.” “In a couple days I’m gonna cut y’all’s hair.” “Tomorrow is haircuttin’ day.” “Prepare your brains for a haircut today.”
And then I line ‘em up, and snip away. Over the years I’ve trimmed just the ends, maintained a sweet little boy bowl cut, a high and tight, a long and shaggy “like the big boys”, a surfer/dinosaur/spiky number, a current “Troy Bolton” (if you don’t know that’s a High School Musical reference - well, then shame on you), and now adding to my portfolio - the cutesy girl “bob”. Yep, I did it. I succumbed to the gentle asking of a little girl “Mommy, you cut my hair now?” And since I could take no more of the girl-mullet - I snipped away.
The baby hasn’t had a trim yet. Still tryin’ to grow that stuff in. Chikezie got a new shaved-do a couple months ago too, but he managed to miss the scissor-happiness that occurred this day.
Oh, while I was at it, I cut my locks off too. And then I went to a real hairdresser and asked her to make me cute, not just choppy. I don’t have a post-hairdresser pic yet. Stay tuned.
I do homemade haircuts too! Saves ALOT of dough… we experiment, like you said, we’ve done the Troy Bolton…doesn’t look too great on them. The high & tight with spikes, the buzz cut & now, we’re rocking the mohawks!
No way! We’ve threatened mohawks around here - especially on the dog and the baby!
I wish I were that courageous–I feel sure I would scar my kids for life though. I used to cut my own bangs (back in the day) and it was horrible. I always got them too short and crooked.
You did a great job and your hair is SO cute–why do you need to go see a hair dresser???
My hair is the fweetest of all.
Daddy
yeah, we’re not talkin’ ’bout your hair!
I cut my girls’ hair too. It started out a $ thing and now is more convenience (and $ too to be honest). My trick, that works great: we put daddy’s laptop in front of them and they get to pick a dvd to watch while I cut their hair. It makes it MUCH easier. Also, we do it in the kitchen where clean up is easier. You do good work! I always worry that people are going to look at my kids and say “oh, their mom must cut their hair.” I let my 7 year old get a professional hair cut for her birthday and my stylist commented on the good job I do, so I feel better now. We are adopting little boy from Ethiopia, so I am going to have to learn how to do little boy hair now too.
Ok, I love YOUR hair! Show me more pictures!
I swear my daughter’s talents never end! Sorry, I know it’s not polite to brag, couldn’t help myself.
The trick I found is a sink full of bubbles. I learned this when I gave my third his first cut. Made life so easy!! He stood on the stool playing in the bubbles with tub toys and I just snipped away. NO TEARS!! I was amazed and wished I had thought of it earlie. (My oldest still hates scissors- I can only use clippers)
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