Jill Smokler, AKA Scary Mommy
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Jeff and I have a major disagreement going on over the state of Evan’s hair.
I won’t influence your opinion by telling you who feels which way, so let me just ask: Should we cut his most adorable ringlets that are seriously the cutest thing ever hair or keep it long?
Help us decide, won’t you? And by decide, I mean, tell my husband to leave the freaking hair alone.
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At that age, yeah, just leave it long. When he’s old enough to wash and brush it himself, revisit the issue. But (and this is from a mom with a teen whose hair is uber curly and longer than mine) pick your battles. Hair shouldn’t be one of them.
As a mother of three, two of whom are teenagers now, my opinion is…it’s only hair. If your son likes it the way it is, then leave it like it is. There are more important battles to pick; hair is waaaaaaay down on the list IMO.
And, yes, I agree, his hair is adorable. I’d be fighting to keep it the way it is, too. I’ve noticed that many dads like their sons to have neat haircuts. I wonder if it’s a father thing where they don’t feel like they are good dads if their son’s hair isn’t just right? I’m just speculating here…we’ve got three girls in my house, and my husband has long hair himself, so heck if I really know. But he looks charming just as he is…why change it?
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That’s so funny, Michele. My husband likes my son’s hair to be SUPER short too. He’s constantly hounding me to get his hair cut.
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My son’s opinion is meaningless- this is all about ME!!!!!
But, really, I don’t think he cares either way. He’s still 2 and semi unopinionated. Which is why I want control for as long as I can!
How about a trim? That way you can “clean it up” a little, but still keep the most adorable ringlets. It’s a win-win situation.
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I have been trimming it, but Jeff wants it SHORT. And that’s just not going to happen.
When our first-born was around 3, hubs gave him a home-made head shave without asking me. I COULD HAVE KILLED HIM. He now has sense enough to leave the boys’ hair to me.
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KEEP IT!! It’s adorable!!!
Jasper’s is similar right now and I think it is stinking adorable. Until he starts complaining about it being too sweaty, I’m going to let it go. Have you seen the Disney teens these days? Apparently our little guys are very on-trend.
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Yes! They totally are little trendsetters.
His hair doesn’t look long at all. I say leave that cutie’s head alone!
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I’m a fan of boys who look like little boys/with short hair. I have to side w/your husband on this one. *ducks*
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Who the hell asked you?!?!?! Oh, yeah, me. It’s taking all of my might not to delete this comment.
I happen to love love love little boys with buzz cuts. Feel free to delete this.
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I think my response can be best summed by haiku
My son had ringlets.
Then he went for a haircut.
Ringlets no more. Wah!
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Very deep, my friend. Beautiful.
Yeah, my rap name is Confucius C. It’s ’cause I’m deep an all that.
I love the rap name!
I think he looks adorable as he is so I’m with you on this one!!
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What does your son say? Ask him! :) We cut our son’s hair last year, he was 3, and he hated it. Now he won’t let us cut it at all. He has loooooong hair. We love it. :)
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Eh, he doesn’t care either way. Meaning, I don’t care what he thinks.
I’m 100% on board with you on this one. Other than adorable curls: use my reason to boycott haircuts: I don’t put my kid in harms way on purpose. Bad haircuts are real even for stinkin cute toddlers.
–>What a cutie! I would trim it so it’s cooler for him during the summer. Then it can get longer in the Fall again.
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I’m always in favor of cutting. Except penises, that is. Ironic, huh?
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That’s because hair grows back.
Leave his hair curly…my sons hair was curly also and took lots of flack about it being long, but it is actually the style now! He is georgeous!
It’s adorable! I would leave it as is. My family & I usually differ on hair too.
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Definitely leave the hair alone! Love the curls. Besides, it’s totally trendy for boys to have shaggy hair.
omg he’s so freakin’ amazingly adorable!
I just went through something similar with my 2 y/o except I love his little Jim Halpert wings, I felt he might be too hot – it’s super humid and hot here right now. So I trimmed about an inch off.
I’m not sure where you live but if it’s hot or humid maybe give him a little cut just enough for summer for it to grow back by fall.
I get hot looking at people with too much hair in their face or down their back in summer…um, by hot, I mean uncomfortable! ;)
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I say leave it alone until it starts to get in the way. That’s the only reason we cut my youngest son’s hair, it kept getting in his eyes and he’d constantly sweep it away. My oldest, on the other hand, needs his short because it’s super curly and grows in height instead of length.
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He won’t have adorable ringlets like that forever!! seriously, my sister had the most gorgeous blond ringlets as a toddler and now they’re goneeeeeee. Don’t cut it!
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That’s what I’m afraid of. He’s the only one who got my curls and I’m not risking losing them!
DO NOT cut it!! It could possibly change the texture of his hair & those big wavy curls could get really small & tight … TRUST ME!!
What is wrong with tight curls? Smh. Not everyone’s hair grows the same. My hair for one is tight. And i love it.
I live in Austin, TX and its hot and mean steaming hot. When I walk around and see boys and men with shaved cuts it makes it feel hotter. I have a 4 year old with hair like Evan’s. I decided I wouldn’t cut his hair in this hot, humid, steamy weather because I won’t conform. Will he be hotter than the other kids maybe, maybe not, but no hair cut for me. I just asked him for you if I should cut and he said he would rather have it look like a rock star. He also wants his dog to have his hair look like a rock star so they can look alike. Thats fine with me. Put Evan’s hair up like a Rock Star!
Funny. I just cut my 3yo’s hair this morning. And he has some seriously cute curls. But it was getting scraggly and though I may have gone a bit shorter than planned (think wriggly toddler with Popsicle juice dripping everywhere and lots of complaining), we don’t cut it frequently at all and I like to watch it grow long again and curl up around his head. Helps me appreciate it more. Maybe?
Sorry. No help here. So, um, Jeff? Just give the mama a pass in this one. She obviously knows what he wants. And one day neither of you will have a say so maybe just get used to that now by deferring to Jill. :)
I’m amazed that after almost 15 years he doesn’t just defer to me on everything. It’s maddening.
I sympathize completely. My boy was a genuine towhead with the most gorgeous platinum blond hair you ever saw. When he started griping about it being sweaty, I agreed to a cut and the spouse took him out and got him … a crewcut. The kid was much more comfortable, but if you agree to this I must give you a warning: your child will go from Sweet Innocent Angel to Demon Brat Child in an instant. It’s true: I could show you before-and-after photos and the effect is downright shocking.
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My own Baby Evan is suffering from an extreme case of baby mullet – mostly bald on top and long in the back – and my husband keeps insisting we get it cut. I am of the belief that until people start saying “My, why a beautiful daughter you have!” I’m going to let it keep growing. You are no where near that point with those adorable curls, so I vote for leaving well enough alone until Evan complains about how hot it is or he can no longer see. Fight to the death to save the baby hair!!
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Let me say first my husband loves me regardless of what a bitch I am and NOT proud of it just can’t change it, and before you begin to feel all sorry for my awesome husband (which he is) I am great at a lot of other things that are very important to him. Ok back to the hair cut REFUSE the request for as long as you can my daughter just had her hair cut 14 inches to boot! Yes it went to locks of love and today she stood up in Sunday school and talked about it yadda yadda yadda, I DID NOT want it cut yet she had no problem with her hair my husband had been working on her for weeks, cut your hair Amelia why not it will be great . . . ugh I would come behind and say no don’t cut your hair sweetie pie oh yea and here is some of that candy that daddy says you can NEVER have ah PIXIE STICKS, no joke, don’t judge me I said I was a bitch. My Mom and sister are hair stylist so it can be done at the drop of a hat and my sister was awesome and very neutral and my Mom who LOVES to side with my husband said she couldn’t do it without crying thanks Mom, I think. Amelia is a beautiful angel no matter what of course but I HATE THE SHORT HAIR she grew up within 10 minutes and I mean her attitude and everything changed! I am not sure how long I am going to punish my husband for this but it will be awhile I am sure! Until the child says please cut my hair I am hot or something legit DON’T CUT IT! My 6 year old says wow high heels will look great with this haircut, oh hell to the no they won’t! Jokes on my husband now because she was curious when she could get her belly pierced or nose and wants high heels, oh yea the haircut was really smart! Everything in this world goes a pace God did not intend us to go, enjoy the younger side of your adorable son until the time has come to more to the next stage, DON’T SPEED IT UP! Wow after reading this post I realize I am super bitter about this and need to grow up . . . I will later remember life is short and my awesome husband still loves his bitchy wife.
Keep the CURLS!
So sweet of you not to try to influence us. Bud’s hair is like Evan’s. I cut it. It started getting on my nerves. You know what, it grew back.
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Oh you gotta keep it! It’s not even covering his eyes yet!
(If you do decide to cut it, though, I’d go to somebody who knows curly hair…and maybe you could get away with just a trim.)
Someone needs to inform your husband that the hair decisions are up to the mommies.
However personally I would cut it since it is summer. I keep my sons hair nice and short in the summer to help keep him cooler.
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Seriously, right?! Pretty much all decisions should be.
NO WAY!!! Stand your ground!! He is adorable! He will have to have short hair later in life and cant get away with being “cute” (unless of course its coming out of a girls mouth when he is a teen…LOL)!
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I see this as a positive character building experience to teach compromise. Mom and Dad and Child need to reach a middle ground. Don’t let any one person be selfish here.
That is my advise. My opinion though, it is a good look so trim it a little, keeping it on the longish side. After all, boyish good looks are attractive. Being mistaken as a girl is not.
Jeff – please don’t!! It’s part of the essence that makes him a mini, British, rock-star!!
My son’s hair is a lot like that, too. I definitely prefer the longish curly look. He got his hair buzzed off for the summer…& I don’t really like it…ok, I do like the fuzziness of it, & it is somewhat more practical with the summer weather…but I really really like the look of his hair longer better. The buzzcut just doesn’t suit him, IMHO.
So, maybe a “trim” for the summer, but only a little so the long, curly look isn’t disrupted.
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He’s so adorable! The curls are awesome, don’t cut them off! My daughter had the curliest hair I had ever seen and then they grew out around age 4 and her hair is now completely stick strait. Enjoy them, they might not last long :)
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I only have girls, but tend to go for shorter and easier. If his hair isn’t getting in the way or bugging him, no reason to cut it, but if he isn’t letting you brush it or it’s in his eyes, maybe a trim?
My youngest has curls and I am always afraid to cut for fear that they’d go away, but this last cut – 4 inches – only made them springier.
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nah let the hair go for the summer, then a trim in september because by then he might have a little ‘cro-magnum-caveman-esque’ by then.
dude has some serious ‘brows going on, love it.
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I know. His brows are insane. It takes all of my might not to tweeze the unibrow.
He is so cute. Such expressive eyes.
I love his ringlets, but I’m partial to a little longer hair on boys. Why does your husband want to cut it? For summer or because he feels like it’s out of control?
DO NOT CUT THOSE ADORABLE CURLS! :)
I am in a similar predicament, my son just turned 2 and has never had a haircut. I cringe at the thought of it. He has the most beautiful curls and it will break my heart to see them lying on the floor.
The way I see it, he will have MANY years to decide what type of hair cut/style he wants but for now, those locks belong to me!
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Well, those ringlets are a thing to behold – I say as long as it’s not bothering him – leave it for as long as you can.
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oh, don’t touch the ringlets! they might not grow back after that cut and you can only get away with the bangs-in-the-lashes look for so long. and last, but least, he will look so-very-much older once his hair cut! *sigh* (can you tell i regret my son;s first haircut?! :))
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I think you should leave it alone. Number one, it is TOTALLY adorable. Number two, he’s totally in style right now. My son has curly hair that is on the longer side, and as long as it doesn’t hang over his eyes (that’s where hubs draws the line!), he’s got the freedom to keep it at the current length.
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I’m with you Jill – leave the freaking hair alone. It IS the most adorable hair ever!
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It is very cute the way it is. So leave it!!!!
i have one kid with the high and tight military cut, the other with a Mohawk, i say, ask Evan. like others have said, pick your battles, its only hair ;) i try to keep those baby ringlets around for as long as possible!
I have the same dilemma – have decided to keep it long…i just think it’s adorable!
That isn’t long! I don’t like the “long-haired boy toddlers” thing (so confusing!) but this is clearly short hair with long shaggy layers. That is totally boy hair and it’s totally gorgeous. Keep!
(Though if it’s any consolation, his hair texture looks like it will stay curly/wavy when you DO eventually cut it – it won’t be ringlets but it doesn’t look like the curl will totally disappear. It is indeed sad when that happens – it happened to my nephew! – but I think you’re safe from it with this one.)
It’s not as if his hair is long enough for him to braid it. Cornrows, sure. But not braiding.
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The simple fact of the matter is that is not long hair. When you start putting barrettes and elastics in it, then maybe you should think about visiting the barber…until then, KEEP THE CURLS!
PS. your son is adorable!
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He certainly is adorable. I say a little trim and clean up, but not too short. So I guess I kind of take the easy road and agree with you both :->
Maybe you can try out a compromise. Instead of letting his hair do what it wants, try brushing it after his bath and see how it looks.
Love it love it love it!!! I’m holding onto Matt’s as long as I can! Husband keeps asking me if we need to take a little off and I just tuck it behind his ears and shake my head vigorously!!!
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Leave the freaking hair alone. Definitely.
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If you cut it, I will never speak to you again. Like you give a shit…but seriously, DUDE-ette. Don’t cut the hair. My God. Like it should even be up for debate.
Have you seen my baby dumplin? She is 2. Never been cut. I swear on my chapstick—- she is never getting cut.
Amen.
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That hair is too fabulous to be touched. Little kid curls are a rare and precious commodity. I’m with you: leave it alone! (BTW, the same argument currently rages at our house…care to guess which side I’m on?)
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that’s not even that long. Let it go awhile longer unless he asks you to cut it (like if it gets too hot this summer) or if this curls start to straighten out & aren’t as cute LOL
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When my son was 2 he had hair just like your sons. But at the time we lived in Phoenix, AZ and it was going on summer. It was 120 degrees in the shade, and his head would sweat so badly his hair was always wet. So I took him to a barber and had it all chopped off. They gave him a Cesar cut, which we kept until he turned 9. At that time he wanted to grow it back out like the kids he sees on tv, and I was all for it. I had this picture in my head of the cute, soft baby curls all over again. Guess what? It never grows back in the same way again. Ever. So I say do not cut it until you are really ready to let go of those soft little waves of cuteness. Because once they are gone, they are gone for good.
Inconsequential. LOOK at THAT face. SIGH
So very cute. Love those curls. I say leave for a little while since he is young. But don’t pull a Kate Hudson (have you seen that little boy’s hair? YIKES!)
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Well…this was hard for me *and by hard I mean the easiest decision ever*…I am so on your side. His hair is tres adorable, very now and natural. It also looks as though it suits him, matches his inner persona. Yep, keep it.
I never, never, never regretted leaving my little boy’s ringlets long-ish. When he asked for them to be cut when he was 3, he looked suddenly grown up. And, even though his hair is long again at age 9, his curls are gone…
It IS quite adorable. I must say.
I am of the cute clean and short hair cuts for boys… but he’s got some rad hair goin’ on, and girls LOVE boys with curls. ;)
My son wants to have the ‘shaggy do’, you know, because EVERYONE ELSE HAS LONG HAIR WHY CAN’T I. I just… he has such a cute FACE! I want to be able to enjoy that beautiful face while it’s still young and cute, instead of having it hide behind all that shaggy-ness. Sigh.
I know, it IS just *hair*. It grows, etc. blah blah blah blah. It’s a puny battle. There are much bigger to fight. I know, I know, I KNOW.
BAH.
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LOL-don’t think you once mentioned your husband’s reasoning behind why he wants the haircut.
I cut my little girls hair when she was 1 1/2. I cried so much after because the hairdresser basically gave her a crew cut. Her hair was curly but thinnish and all over. After it regrew it was the most fabulous hair and curls-real bottle curls and all.
So you may even be surprised by even better curls after the haircut.
I do have to say if this is a biggeee for you then hubby should defer, but know you will have to defer to something else in the future as well.
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I think you have let it too long. Nice thing he is not that too irritated with the hair.
Awwww, he is so cute!
Tell your husband he can cut his sons hair if you can tweeze/wax his (your husbands) eyebrows, legs, chest, balls,… (choose bodypart which you find the most annoyingly hairy).
nooooo! The hair is SO adorable, don’t cut it! Plus ut’s curly, it’s not like it;’s long straight hair. I vote no cutting :-)
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My ex told me long hair breeds bad behavior.. I say don’t cut – he’s adorable! Check out my post on the exact subject:
http://imbuffi.blogspot.com/2010/04/long-hair-breeds-bad-behavior.html
Buffi
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Don’t cut…way too cute!
Sorry Jill…but I am with Jeff on this one. I think it should be cut shorter…especially for the summer.
Don’t you dare cut that hair! It’s just too beautiful. Yes, I described your son’s hair as beautiful.
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What a cutie! Keep it long for sure.
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I totally regret cutting my son’s curls at age 3, LEAVE IT!!!! :)
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I am WITH YOU. I will NOT cut my precious 2 year old’s hair. It will never look the same. He has the rest of his life to have cropped man hair. And I don’t care that 97% of people think he’s a girl. I’ll sooner let him walk around with his penis hanging out than cut his hair.
OMG! Maybe its the post-surgery fog, but I have tears in my eyes from your comment!! I love it!!
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I like it when boys have puffy-typish hair. I’m not sure how to explain it. Maybe floppy is a good word for it. I don’t like ponytails on boys, but the soft curls around their head is ultra adorable. I don’t like crew cuts. I like to put my hand on their hair and mess it up. haha
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You can’t possibly cut those beautiful wringlets!! We are letting my son’s hair grow out right now. His dad had curly hair when he was a kid, but it doesn’t appear that my son is going to get lucky and have the same wavy hair. It’s gonna be stick straight like mine…
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Leave it alone!! It’s UBER cute!!
Well everyone knows that when it comes to haircuts for little girls you should leave that up to the moms. But boys are different, dads always know the right thing to do. It is genetic, instinct really.
So I am going to follow nature’s path and say listen to Jeff. And don’t forget to get him a really cool Father’s Day gift ‘cuz he deserves it.
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Simply tell your husband that if he cuts the little guys hair, it will send you into a tailspin that will culminate in egregious amounts of shopping and pampering to help you cope with the depression.
You lose a little piece of todderhood when you cut the curls. I know. I have been there. Convince him you will keep the boy from looking like a girl, but he has to give up on this or……well, see the first paragraph.
I am a huge fan of those big soft curls on little boys. I would NEVER in a million years cut it super short. My son (who is in Kindergarten) has a friend with the most awesome long-ish boy hair — all because he has precisely these curls. The cut he wears makes it clear he’s a boy, but still leaves the curls intact. In short: it’s not a cut a mother could accomplish, unless she were professionally trained as a hairdresser. So, if I were you, I would agree to take him to a hair cut place when the hair is getting in his eyes, and then be sure to tell the cuttery person precisely what you want: long, BOY, hair (no mullets need apply). Then, you win, even as you are getting him a haircut. ;)
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I love, love, love it long. He just looks so cute!
I go back and forth with my boys, letting it grow, then cutting, letting it grow, etc. Right now, I am loving it long! So, long, I say! :)
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Maybe it’s my conservative DC roots – but I’ve never been a lover of the shaggy hair (cutie pie curls included). BUT I do believe the mothers get the final word on hair cuts. Something having to do with over nine months of discomfort and/or inconvenience…and that whole giving birth thing… But what do I know? You could look it up.
Just don’t let anyone else take your kids to the barber. When Chris got George a buzz cut I thought I would lose my mind. Worst call ever – took forever to grow out and he looked like an 80s rocker for an entire summer.
Once you cut the ringlets off he’s not going to look like a baby any more! I vote to keep him your baby as long as possible. My son didn’t have ringlets, but he had a big mophead of hair that would have made John, Paul, George & Ringo green with envy back in the day. One cut and he was a big boy…I’m pretty sure I teared up.
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I’m constantly having this battle with the in-laws! They tell me at least 3 times during any given visit that the K man needs his hair cut. But I love it long! We gave in to their constant verbal beatings and got his hair cut. Not to short, but short enough where I will never do it again! I don’t care how many times I have to say no to them in the future. They had their day…when the K man can tell me that he wants his hair cut, he can have it cut!
Keep it long. Those ringlets are amazing!!
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NO
HAIRCUT
CUT!!!
3 0r 4 yrs old is fine, not now. no way.
sorry Jeff but you are so wrong.
Let me guess, Jeff wants his son to man-up? Thinks the curls are getting a tad Shirley Temple?
For the love of all that is coiff-ariffic, do not touch a hair on that boy’s head. People – men, included – would pay big money for hair like that.
Keep it! You know the grass is always greener and you always covet what you cannot have? Ok. So I am Asian and I dreamed about having curls like that when I was little. You don’t see magnificent curls like that. You can’t get those with perms either. (I KNOW but don’t ask me how I found out…) What’s it about MEN that need to see a buzz cut to prove some sort of machismo. Ugh. I talked my husband letting my 12 yo keeping his Justin Beaver hair style. It’s all the rage now. My reasons? 1. You pick your battle. Hair is not permanent. 2. But hair loss is. Let him enjoy his hair now since you have no idea when the hair loss is going to start happening. Somehow my husband could sympathize. LOL.
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I guess to me his hair isn’t long at all, lol.
I think he is SUPER ADORABLE just how he is, and that you should leave it as long as possible, I think it’s cooler than a buzz cut (I have had one, don’t ask).
Before you can blink this issue will illicit a major melt down from your little guy, whether it’s I want it cut or Keep those scissors away from me, you’ll never know till it happens!
You get to be the authority for such a short amount of time, enjoy it while it lasts!
As for dealing with your hubby. welll, it will be a battle in itself. Is this to make him look more like a boy (Did anyone really not know this cutie wasn’t a boy?), because he’ll look more like him, or just being a PITA? (Pain in the ????)
If you do the hiar washing, brushing, etc…. the majority of the time, eh, it’s your choice to carry the flag into battle or not. IMO I sure as heck would.
Keep it long, its so cute!
having known your husband since elementary school, i would say that he is insanely jealous of the ringlets that he never had! i would also say as a woman who had long, natural banana curls as a child, and who for some reason cut her hair short, those curls never grew back the way they were. i now have to pay for what was once free. WAH!!