Bubby has been sporting a look we've called a "skewed mullet" for some time. As bad hairdo aficionados know, a mullet (aka hockey hair) is a style that is short on the sides and long in the back. People that cultivate their own hockey hair like to repeat the mullet mantra of "business up front, party in the back." Bub has never had a lot of hair. As his hair has slooowly grown in, the sides have grown slightly faster than the front or back. This is the "skewed mullet" look with a "business up front, party on the sides"... I'm sure it'll catch on amongst hipster rednecks someday.
The skewed mullet evolved into more of a mad scientist coiffure.
This was an especially amusing look first thing in the morning. He woke up every morning looking like he just invented a flux capacitor. When exposed to humidity, this crazy mad scientist hair would turn into ridiculously adorable curls. He was our precious little hygrometer.
But, as much as we enjoyed the naturally kitschy styles his hair grew into, we had to draw the line somewhere. How would we even get a stocking cap to fit if we let him grow a three-foot bouffant? At some point hair hilarities become impractical.
So we decided to finally give him his first haircut. As terrifying as it is to approach your toddler's head with scissors, it had to be done. It's not a great haircut. OK, it's not even a good haircut. Despite the distraction of Sesame Street AND a tasty snack in front of him, he still kept reaching his hands up on his head as if he was trying to protect his hair. He knew his mother had no skills, and was trying to follow-up quickly with a hair brush.
Well, I was able to cut the craziest of his crazy hair and no one got injured. I did probably cut a little too much right here…
But I still call that success. He looks pretty cute. No bad haircut could take away his cute.
And like some weirdo stalker/fan, I saved the clippings from his first haircut in a little ziploc bag. What am I going to do with it? I have no clue. This was one of those rare milestones with a tangible byproduct - so it seemed like it should be saved.
True story.
2 comments:
maybe you should invest in a flowbee... is bub afraid of vaccums?
This is so funny Stephanie because Riley has the same hair!! We call her "mullet head" all the time. In some pics she even looks like she is wearing a toupee because there is such little hair on the sides. Because she's a girl we can't cut (even though Adam wants to). We are hoping it is a phase and her hair will grow out of the mullet! ;)
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