We’ve been pondering how to give Ben a haircut. We wanted to try MelonHeads, a chain of children’s hair “salons”, but everytime we go by, it’s not busy enough. We want Ben to see other kids getting their hair cuts so maybe he won’t be so scared. Today is a sunday, so we figured it’s probably going to be a good day for him to try MelonHeads.
We get there and it’s packed with kids. Ben’s a little curious, but not overly excited about being there. Each kids sits in a vehicle shaped chair (cars, trucks, plane, etc.). I’ve got a good feeling that he might get hair cut with little fanfare.
NOT THE CASE!! First, I try to put Ben into his car shaped seat and he wanted nothing to do with it. The tears start to flow. He draw stares from all the other quiet kids. So, after trying for a minute, we decide that Sheila is going to sit in a regular chair and hold him while he gets his hair cut. Second mistake! He screamed and cried throughout the whole ordeal. We wanted it super short so that we don’t have to go through it again for a long while, but as soon as the electric cutter came out, he wailed like no tomorrow. She tried for a second, but it wouldn’t do; he just moved too much. All the while, me, my mom and my sister are trying to calm him down with toys from around the store.
After what seemed like an eternity, it was over. Sheila got him out of there as quick as she could so that he’d stop crying. They did manage to get a picture of him before he left. So, for $24, we got a picture, a certificate stating it’s his first hair cut and a little bag with his hair in it.
After all that, he went back to his grandmother’s place and slept for 3.5 hours. Now, our Ben is officially a little toddler!!