Thursday, February 13, 2014

Cutting Hair

I was reading some of my favorite blogs the other day, when I noticed Rob of Rob in His Bunker had written about home haircuts.  I was reminded of the one and only time I gave my boys haircuts.  At the time we lived about 20 miles from the closest town.  When you are pinching pennies, you don't drive a 40 mile round trip just for a haircut.  And in the winter, it was a toss up as to whether the road past our house would be drifted in or not.  So home haircuts seemed like a good idea.

My mother cut my hair the whole time I was growing up.  She cut my sister's hair.  She cut my aunt's hair.  She cut the neighbor's hair.  She didn't have a clipper.  She used a scissors.  How hard can it be, I thought.

So I set my boys on chairs out in the yard.  Tied those big white flour sack dishtowels around their necks to keep hair clippings from falling down inside their shirts.  And I proceeded to cut.

Well, that didn't look quite right, so I cut some more.

That side was just a tiny bit longer than the other side, so I cut some more.

Maybe if I take a little more off the back it will be OK.

When I finally admitted defeat, both boys looked like a weed whacker had been at their heads.

I loaded them into the car, drove the 40 mile round trip and got them professional haircuts.

It was worth every penny.

8 comments:

  1. Stephen.....He made me promise that I would never, ever get close to my boys with a pair of scissors again. Ever.

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  2. My mom cut our hair at home too. Of course she was a trained professional hair dresser. She was old school she went to the beauty school that my great aunt was an instructor, back in the 60's.

    Thanks for the blog plug.

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  3. Rob...My Mom had no training in hair cutting. Was a natural talent, I guess. That talent skipped me, but one of my granddaughters is studying to be a hairdresser, along with her high school studies, so when she graduates from high school, she will have all she needs to work in a beauty shop. Now if I can get her to come over and cut my hair....!

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  4. My mom threw in the towel on doing hair,too many folks doing it. a dime a dozen she told me. At one point she held license in MN & CA at the same time. She had the chance to learn and work Hollywood make up and passed on it.

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  5. Rob...She must have been really talented to have been offered a job like that! Me...I leave it to the professionals. I know my limitations, and admire those with the talent.

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  6. I guess I should be happy that I don't remember that incident. Duane

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  7. Yes, Son...It is a good thing. It might otherwise have traumatized you for life!!!

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