I mean, the morning of the incident Ryan did spend a whole lot of time shaving his head while Miles watched in fascination. He also showed Miles how everything works, considering it a Father/Son kind of learning adventure. And then he did leave his razor out on the bathroom counter. What 3-year-old who wants to be like Daddy could resist such a temptation? Not ours. No, not ours...
So that big bald area? Mostly Daddy's fault right? I was innocently chatting with my sister-in-law in the kitchen, unaware that Miles had moved across the hall like a sphinx, leaving his cousins to play in his room. He simply moved too fast for me to have time to notice. I'm super attentive, so I KNOW this is not my fault.
SIGH.
Yeah, that's pretty.
When I took him to "get it fixed" yesterday, I felt a little sheepish walking into Kid's Hair with a half-bald child, so I decided I would just take advantage of winter and keep the hat on the noggin until it was our turn. I'm smart like that.
The place was packed of course, and the stylists were running way behind. The moment I removed Miles' coat, he reached up, whipped off his hat and shouted to the masses in the waiting room,
"Actually, I shaved my head! YEAH, actually I DID that. I shaved it!!!"
Maybe I hung my head in shame. Maybe not. Maybe I got some "looks" from other parents who wanted to slap some tape over my child's mouth so he'd stop giving their children "ideas." Maybe. Maybe I just smiled and said loudly,
"Yeah, HE DID!"
(sheepish giggle) (blank stares) (silence)
Nice.
Let's look on the bright side, shall we? You know you want to say it--It's just hair, it will grow back. Yes, that's true. And in the meantime, Miles has a new self-soothing technique I like to call, "rubbing the stubble." What could be better?
Submitted by, Heather at The Extraordinary Ordinary.
Oh no! I could see that happening in my house and of course it would totally be my husband's fault. Was this his first haircut? I hope not! I would be really ticked it this was the reason my little guy got his first haircut!
ReplyDeleteYou could win a photo contest with those pictures! They will be cherished and shared for years. When your kid becomes a high powered exec someday, you can threaten to show them to friends and co-workers. Did I say that?! Anyway, thanks for coming to visit us at "Slugs Rest", I am on a field trip to different blogs, and you are my first stop this morning....Choo-choo-o-o-o-oooo!!! With love from Mrs. Slug
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