In keeping with the angry theme of this blog I will start this entry with a small rant. I hate children (mostly boys but I will also make an exception for the occasional ugly little girl) with long hair. There, I said it. I hate kids with floppy hair. I hate kids with long bowl-cut hair. I hate kids with rat tails. I hate kids with perms. I HATE LONG HAIR ON CHILDREN!!
Having exorcised those demons I will now talk about my little boy's recent hair cut. His hair was getting a wee-bit dodgy so we (the wife and I) agreed that I could shave his head after his 2nd birthday photos. As a funny prank I shaved his head into a makeshift mohawk (see attached pics). The wife didn't like this so we agreed (after much explanation of how quickly time passes) to keep it for 48 hours of humor. It lasted just over 24 before the wife shaved the rest off.
I would like to say one thing about the boy's shaved head. It made me sad. Not because of the loss of his hair and not because of any aesthetic change it had on him as a whole but for another reason entirely...it made him look like a little person and not a baby. Looking at your child and realizing that he is getting bigger and bigger as you wish for him to stay smaller and smaller can be a sobering and sad thing to face. It's the first time I have ever wished that I could pause his growth. If only to buy a one or two more months with my LITTLE boy.
