Real talk: quarantine haircuts

[Anonymous]

DS’s (age 3) hair is wonderfully ridiculous right now, but I think it’s going to start getting in his eyes soon. He barely puts up with getting his hair cut by a professional, so I doubt he will let us do it. I’m mostly worried about starting with a shaver and having him only let us do a section. What are other parents’ plans for this?

[Anonymous]

Just push it to the side or brave it yourself.

[Anonymous]

I buzzed off both of my son's hair with a #2 clip. I'm hoping by the time they need a haircut again, this will be over and their barber is open again.

[Anonymous]

There's a huge number of video tutorials. Get yourself a set of clippers. Start practicing when the kid is three, and a few more cuts later you'll be able to give him a decent haircut. The savings -- in time, money, and whining -- are very large.

[Anonymous]

I cut DS’s hair myself. It has some wave and I like it longish on top.

Lollipop, TV.

I clip the top section off out of the way in an alligator clip.
Then #8 all over, #6 for bottom half, blending up, #4 for bottom 1/3, blending up. Ear guards on both sides. Then clean up edges without guard. Then I unclip the top, mist, and trim it like a mohawk. Then I lay it how I normally would and get any strays.

Watch a ton of YouTube videos first!

[Anonymous]

Let it grow longer.

[Anonymous]

I use scissors and a comb. Look up "scissor cutting" on youtube and you can learn how to do it. We use screen time so my kids love getting their hair cut. I generally start in the back and do the front last because they get impatient when they actually realize what's going on.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Now is the time for a baby man bun! How cute would that be?! Just do the top in a little pony to start.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Now is the time for a baby man bun! How cute would that be?! Just do the top in a little pony to start.

YES!!

[Anonymous]

All the males in our household got buzz cuts yesterday.

[Anonymous]

I had the whole hair cutting paraphernalia one can think of from many years ago... I gave my DH a haircut which was fabulous. I gave a buzz cut to my DS and he was not happy about it. He does look a bit dorky. I watched a few more videos and figured out how I can give him a good cut.

Actually, it is pretty nice and not at all difficult.

[Anonymous]

I trimmed a bit off the front of my DS's hair last night. It was almost in his eyes and no ability to get a haircut from his barber in sight. He has really tough hair to cut. It looks really simple because it's straight but it isn't. I regret doing it. It looks bad. I should have just waited it out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had the whole hair cutting paraphernalia one can think of from many years ago... I gave my DH a haircut which was fabulous. I gave a buzz cut to my DS and he was not happy about it. He does look a bit dorky. I watched a few more videos and figured out how I can give him a good cut.

Actually, it is pretty nice and not at all difficult.

Any video recs?

I gave my DH and 2 boys hair cuts last week and they look fine, but think some good techniques would help.

[Anonymous]

My son is using a hair clip from his sisters. He's looking forward to his man-bun stage. His sisters are looking forward to french braiding the front of his hair.

He's like an 8 yr old metro-sexual.