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hair'em scare'em

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shrub · 27/02/2004 14:55

i usually cut my ds1's hair without any problems, until he saw me cutting my dh's hair and heard him complaining and saw him pulling faces (yes i know -typical and he's 43!!) so now my son won't let me near him with the scissors. has anyone any experience or advice please.....

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suzywong · 27/02/2004 14:57

make DH take him to the barber, karma for DH and that's what we did when DS1 baulked at the clippers.
Barber had a winning manner and a bag of chuppa chops

soyabean · 27/02/2004 14:59

How old is your ds? I bought electric clippers two years ago and cut dh's and 2 ds's with them now, ds2 is 4 and seems to positively enjoy the experience. A bit tickly, but quite quick and fun. I wouldnt know how to do it with scissors.

Easy · 27/02/2004 15:04

Blimey, aren't you all brave!

I would NEVER dare to cut ds's hair, either with scissors or clippers (although I personally don't like the clippered look).

From his first haircut I took him to the hairdresser, and he's quite used to it now. BTW my hairdresser has 2 nephews and a daughter a bit older than my ds, so she was practised at kids hair by the time we got there.

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shrub · 27/02/2004 15:07

ds1 is just turned 4. i haven't used clippers on him as he has curly hair so all needs is a trim. i have tried bribery to no avail. my dh also has wild curly hair and had a few bad experiences at the barbers so its down to me. we're doomed

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soyabean · 27/02/2004 15:09

Ds1 is 12 now and dh always used to take him to the barbers. A nice male bonding experienc: overflowing ashtrays, copies of the Sun, racing on the telly. Then it closed down and I heard a friend say her 12 yr old daughter cut her Dad's hair with clippers so reckoned that if she could, I could. (Friend's dp has v curly bouncy hair wheras my dh has straight hair and not a lot of it) But with clippers you cant really make a mistake (I dont think!) and it doesnt have to be really short. Dh has so little it looks better v short but ds1 doesnt like it too short, you can change the attachments from a no.1 to no. 9.

zebra · 27/02/2004 15:09

DH cuts everybody's hair in our house (including his own and mine), does his with electric clippers. The original plan was for me to learn to cut DH's hair (yeah, right!) so now I just make sure the back is straight. The kids queue up and fight over who gets to get theirs done first whenever they see DH is doing his own. I am in a losing battle to try to get DH to let DD's hair grow out a bit.

soyabean · 27/02/2004 15:11

Meant to say, its a good moneysaving ploy. The clippers were £18 I think, and we must have saved that in the first six months.

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shrub · 27/02/2004 15:14

EASY- i don't see myself as brave - it's fine once you get going - a forgotton art (remember the classic bowl cut anyone?)a bit like topiary. i would recommend a glass of wine or two beforehand - that helps bring out the 'artist' in me. i just have to convince my ds1 and dh

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soyabean · 27/02/2004 15:19

Zebra now you really are brave to have your dh cut yours! Shrub who cuts your hair? I float from hairdresser to hairdresser feeling dissatisfied and ripped off but desperately need a cut myself. Definitely wouldnt let dh or children anywhere near.

Babblan · 27/02/2004 15:37

My son hates having his hair cut too. I put him in front of the telly and give him a chocolate biscuit in each hand. That gives me about three minutes to finish the job!

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shrub · 27/02/2004 15:38

SOYABEAN - after many years looking for a hairdresser i found one that really listens to what i want . unfortunately v. expensive trendy place so i go 3 times a year. i couldn't justify the expense of taking ds1 to a barber/hairdresser and previously the cut or trim has worked out fine. during the ongoing negotiations with ds1 he wants to take turns cutting mine first, then his - now there's an idea

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geogteach · 27/02/2004 19:40

There is a kids salon near here, its fab, toys, videos and a biscuit when its all over. they accept whatever behaviour the kids come up with, apparently its very popular with the parents of autistic kids. they have a dog ,my DS is scared of them but his friends see it as an attraction, haven't got the courage to do it myself

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