be-musings

It was a stressful week here. It all started with Matthew. Sometimes it's hard to figure out the best way to parent a child.

You see, Matthew needed a haircut. At first he wanted it spiked, but then decided on another style. This is hard to talk about. He asked for --------- a mullet. I had to think long about that, because he wanted to look cool, and mullet said cool. So, I did it. Right now his hair isn't long enough in the back to really tell, and I won't shave the sides, so it's a pseudo-mullet.
A couple days later, Ben needed a haircut. No, he didn't get a mullet.
Scott has always encouraged the boys to express themselves and be true to their nature. But that doesn't extend to their choice of haircuts. He chooses instead to control the length of their hair, pouting if they cut it short. It has something to do with living vicariously....if he has to keep his hair short now in order for it to look okay, then the boys MUST let theirs grow long enough to wave and get in their eyes a bit. Ben told me I was absolved of responsibility in what I was about to do: give him a fohawk.
I don't think Scott is over it yet.

// posted by Annette @ 5:31 p.m.