Let Me Pencil You In

I don't quite remember how old my boy was when he had his first haircut.  I do remember what he was wearing, where we went and how it all played out.  It was not a happy moment and the tears were not of joy.  If you are going to cut his hair you might as well take some blood from his arm also.  You get the same result either way.  I remember when we took him to a genetic specialist who was from West Virginia, he told us a lot of useful information and then for some reason this simple statement stuck with me.  He said, "We have a lot more bad haircuts in our future".  Ok I thought, but he was so right.  My boy has had wings on the side and he has almost had sideburns.  I don't want to leave out the one side is longer than the other and I always love the one lonely strand that is way longer than all the others.  Not to long ago I started cutting randomly because we were going to shave his head and I needed to thin his hair out a little and the clippers wouldn't work when we went to shave him.  Yes that was a good look for him. 

For the longest time my friend would cut his hair and shave it for me.  This involved me holding him while she frantically did her thing.  He aways looked so sharp when she was done.  This sounds like it worked for us but it was a wrestling match, the only thing missing was our wrestling outfits.  I totally would sport a mask.  Jackie would always remind me when it was time to cut his hair.  She had to do this because I would put it off as long as I could.  I hate this haircutting thing that we have to do.  I mean how long is to long.  I only say that because I can't stand the crying and screaming.  The last time Jackie cut his hair she got kicked pretty good.  I decided that this just wasn't working for us.  Jackie always took whatever Ethan dished out and kept pushing forward to finish.  She is a trooper for doing it so long and she tells me all the time that she still can.  I know at some point I am going to need her to come in and fix something I have done.  But I couldn't keep doing this.  So I have decided that we are going to cut his hair in sections.  I did his bangs about a month ago and a week later his sides and this weekend I did the back.  I have absolutely no training in cutting hair so you know he is looking sharp.  Jackie has given me pointers on what to do to thin out the hair without making it looking choppy.  I wish I could say that he is sporting a nice clean haircut but we are still showing off the uneven look and he wears it well.  Yes I am cutting his hair more often but for some reason so far it is less painful for everyone involved.  I have decided that I will open up my availability if anyone wants just their sides trimmed or maybe you want me to just take a little off the top.  I would love to pencil you in.