Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Man-child's Hair

I have discussed this many times in the last few weeks and I finally decided to put it to paper, sort to speak. Sometime back in early September, Man-child asked if he could get a Jheri Curl put into his hair. I ignored him. A few days later, he asked for a Mulette (ya know, that hair style Billy Ray Cyrus wore when he sang Achy Breaky Heart) - I ignored him again. Then, he asked for a perm.... OK.. What the Heck is going on!!!

I asked him "what in the Hayle is wrong with you"? Mind you, his hair is short, thick and mattered to his head. (think Sheep's Behind thick) Then I thought, "OK, he has been playing that Rock legend/Rock Band thingy and he wants to look like a Rock Star. He said "no, I just want my hair to be long". I ask, "Well, is it a girl that you are trying to impress". Again, he said "NO". Hmmmm.... I can clearly see that he is not happy.

I posted on line for advice from my Sistah friends. Of course, everyone laughed and said it's just a phase. I think the best recommendation was to let him get a perm and turn the water off so he could not rinse it out. (Honestly, it sounded good but I could not let him suffer like that -LOL) I also got the standard "Been there, done that" comment. Hmmmm .. .. do I continue to ignore him or go ahead and let him get a perm. So, I asked him again and he said "Mommy I think my hair line is receeding". I went through the "Not at 13 yrs old. speech and if it is receeding -THANKS TO MICHAEL JORDAN, Bald is sexy. I pointed out the rappers Common, LL Cool J, and a load of other Bald Sexy Men. He looked at me and said "But Mommy Little John and those other rappers got good hair - -- STOP... Put on the breaks _ Little John is from another planet - let's not got there. I even looked at a couple of those hair growth products- NOT. They start at $40 and go up. Shampoo that promotes hair growth cost $29.95. Uggggg - I am frustrated and speechless.

So, I continued to look at this boy with this long, woolly hair. Saturday, he was trying to comb it and the teeth broke. I said nothing. He went to the store and bought two new combs and this purple colored hair grease. I said nothing. For the last two days mornings, I have watched him attempt to comb his hair and said nothing. When he came home from school today, MAN-CHILD had gotten his hair cut - it's cut close but not bald. I asked him "What happened?" he said I stopped on my way home and got it cut. I asked " Where did you get the money?" He said "I saved some of my lunch money". All I could do was KISS him on the top of his head.

16 comments:

  1. All I can say is you have GOT to publish this; I'm sure there are other mothers out there who could benefit, and you all could commiserate together on raising a boy child. I love the way he finally figured it out for himself. I especially love the way you handled it. It may not mean much when he is making you want to tear your own hair out, but you've given him a wonderful foundatin - that's why he comes up with the right answer himself :) And doesn't Litte John have locs? Or is there a newer LJ on the scene? (lol)

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  2. As Linda said!

    I am sure he looks really nice.

    You are a great MOM

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  3. Wonderful! See we knew he would come to his senses. Boys will be boys. Let him live and learn.

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  4. Alls well that ends well. At least he didn't die it blue.
    Angelia

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  5. Glad everything worked. Tell him the ladies think a low cut is sexy :)

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  6. i just love your Man-child tales. I agree w/ Niambi - these need to be published! Even if we're NOT mothers - they ARE HILARIOUS & great fun to read;-).

    Maybe he can grow locs - they may even be cute on him!

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  7. And there you have it=:)

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  8. It is so wonderful that you never overreacted, 'Cilla. I think that by keeping your cool, it caused Man-child to come up with the solution you would've made--but he did it on his own! That's a strong testament to your great mothering.

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  9. That is funny! I liked the purple grease & yes Lil John does have locs. I don't know where they come up with this stuff but as always you find the humor with it! I can see your face now. Goeff is too funny & he doesn't even realize it. "Parents just don't understand" as Will Smith song goes. Love Ya!

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  10. I guess not making a big deal out of an issue pays off sometimes. I know you almost fainted when he came home with a nice haircut :)Way to go Mom and Man-child!

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  11. As Linda said there you have it...and now you can reimbursement him for the haircut so that he will be able to eat lunch this week...hehe. :)
    xoxo

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  12. I'll bet he looks handsome as all get-out, too!

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  13. I love it! You let him figure it out and he did the right thing. I agree, this column should reach a wider audience. You go mom!

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  14. I am glad that he got the hair cut, it sounds like he is growing up quite nicely. Thanks for giving me hope in my parenting adventures...be blessed

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  15. Another great post. You're an inspiration, 'Cilla. I love the way you handled this latest crisis.

    Keep on keeping on!

    Patricia

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