Last year my two boys (7 and 9) decided that they were going to grow their hair long. Mostly because of the music they like.
I let them get on with it but DS2s hair has not been cut since last summer holidays and it looks a complete mess. He has thin, blonde hair but it sticks up everywhere, it's in his eyes, all sticks out around the ears and TBH he looks "neglected" and unkept. He has a thin face and a thin body so his clothes never fit properly either and along with the hair he just looks so scruffy.
All my family keep going on about it, saying they don't know how I dare send him to school like that, his dad hates it and says he looks scruffy, his dads girlfriend says he looks like he's been dragged through a hedge backwards and I hate it too. I have two photos, one of when he last got his hair cut when it was short and smart and one taken last week and he looks like a different child (and not in a good way!).
He's adament that he doesn't want it cut but I'm close to just getting it done anyway and at the same time taking along DS1 who's hair doesn't look "as bad" but still doesn't suit him at all.
So, should the kids have a say in whether they get their hair cut or not? should I just tell them they're getting it cut for when they go back to school after easter?