Supernanny Rules

Hair today, gone tomorrow

by Gayla on October 31st, 2007

Last night I had the painful experience of taking four teens to get their hair cut and some highlights.

Normally that doesn’t seem all that major, but when you have a girl that wants her hair short like a boys and have boys who want their hair long like girls, there’s a problem.

Not saying it’s all skate boarders, but around here, the skate boarder wannabe’s have long hair - the you’re never going to see my eyes kind of hair.

Me - four words - “NOT in my house!”

Since one of the kids stayed after school for a club meeting, I had to drop three off, go pick up the other and return. By the time I returned, here was one kid ready to be rinsed, one kid under the dryer and one setting in the hot seat in the process of getting a haircut.

The haircut was the girl who ALMOST got away with getting the short hair. Fortunately I stepped in, discussed options with the stylist since the haircut was already underway. Ended up that dad liked it which was most important because as far as he’s concerned if a girl wants her hair short like a boy she might as well go all Britney Spears with it.

The one under the dryer had the stylist pull hair through a cap all the way around his head. I didn’t really think much of it, until she had his hair cut. Upon examining the haircut, I told him it was WAY to long and more would have to come off.

Oh dear, do you even know what happened?

When she took a little more off - spots began to appear, all over his head! BIG glaring WHITE spots where strands of highlighted locks used to be.

Well, let’s just say I figured out how to get a kid that never seems to shut up to not want to talk for going on two full days now.

Who knew that hair follicles were directly attached to the jaws?

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