I'm talk, of course, about a bad hair cut on my baby.
This blow is particularly hard because I have been waiting for months past his usual hair cut time to grow it long. I wanted the long Korean sideburns and the sweeping hair. I pushed past the annoying frizz phase and have been basking in the glow of Asian hipster hair for a while now. I loved my kid's hair. And when a little boy is 3, what his mama thinks about his hair is the only thing that really matters.
I only wanted a touch off the back to reduce the mullet look and a little clean up. He was so close to having perfectly coiffed K-Drama hair. The stylists assured me that she understood, and I hovered over her, just in case.
But in the moment it took me to grab my kid a sucker, the damage was done. "Fixing it" only made it worse, and I was one of those passive mothers who decided to just smile and thank her to avoid her continuing to "fix it" rather than throw myself on the floor and wailing (which is what I wanted to do).
And now I am faced with my beautiful, adorable son who looks like he could be cast as the child version of a character from "Dumb and Dumber." My new goal is simply to have it looking decent by the time we go to Korea. It looks like extra vitamins are in order for him and a chill pill for me.
Oh, the pain.
I've felt this pain before, maybe never to the same degree you are now enduring. Hats are your friend--thank God it's winter!
ReplyDeleteSo frustrating! Especially when you spend the money to have his hair cut "professionally!" I had a lot of hair cuts like this as a kid... but that was my mom's doing!
ReplyDeleteI'm feeling it, too, this week. I'm just not brave enough to post about it! Mercy has grown her hair out for five years to donate it to Locks of Love. It was past her waist and finally she was ready to cut it. I asked for "shoulder length" and with 12 inches of hair that could come off, it would still be 'long' hair. The woman took off the bottom 10 inches for the donation, then chopped off another 4 inches onto the floor to make the rest jaw length. Mercy didn't mind, but I sure do...
ReplyDeleteoh, dear...poor little bug! and poor YOU! if it makes you feel any better, i had botched up bangs like that...this past july...courtesy of ME. it was awful.
ReplyDeleteyou see *this* is why i am so afraid to take c in for a haircut. i love his side swept bangs and just want a trim off the back to reduce the mullet look, as you say....but i'm so afraid it'll get all messed up!
For some reason this photo cracks me up more than the full one on FB since you can only see the top half of his head. Oh poor little S. Like I said, he's still super cute but as a mama, I do feel your pain. I think you might want to find a new stylist in the future - ya know, one that listens to your instructions.
ReplyDeleteWe've been there (actually, our bad hair cut looked almost identical to Little Bug's!). It happens so quickly... just one snip can ruin everything so I feel your pain. Luckily it's winter and Little Bug can wear lots of hats! :)
ReplyDeletePoor baby, but more importantly, poor mama! I won't sugar coat it friend, it's not a good look. BUT, it will grow back.
ReplyDeleteI now understand though, why a few k-drama friends of ours have been commenting on how they like G's long hair lately.
Yikes, been there, and it was a long road back! Here was our experience-
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I admit, I would've reacted the same way with not saying a word to the stylist but then cursing her all the way home!
I'm so, so sorry for you my friend. Granted, he's still adorable... but really?! After all that growing-it-out pain, they go and do this?! :-( UGH.
ReplyDeleteLike JoJo said... it will grow back, but I think you need to wallow in your misery first. I sure would. Would a little gel and a side part help that?!
Oh, I feel your pain. Not that we've experienced bad hair cuts quite like this, but I can certainly imagine how you feel. You know, it really wouldn't be that hard to even the bangs up. You could probably do it yourself! I hope it grows out soon.
ReplyDeleteAs stated on facebook ..... I cannot imagine what sort of visually impaired stylist it took to create this masterpiece. Oye. But it will grow. (When Bren has the PERFECT cut it seems to grow out in days ... when he has a horror cut it seems to take months .... go figure).
ReplyDeleteoh dear. please say you are finding a new stylist. i agree with christine...side part? big hugs!
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