Took the boys to the barber for haircuts this morning. All I can say is that it's a shame the medical profession has overlooked 'barbershop sedation.' I see a really lucrative calling for an anesthetist with a flair for hair. Reasonable hours. No weekends. And you're never on-call unless you practiced in a very affluent community and someone could afford to call you for the emergency, last minute bar mitzvah invitation or over-looked school picture notice.
I know I'd pay to avoid the nightmare The Governor unleashed in the barber shop today. Thank goodness the place wasn't too busy. As it was, people were coming over to watch the debacle. You would have thought the barber was performing live surgery sans anesthesia from the screams. It didn't help that he was sitting in my lap, and I was performing contortionist moves to restrain his flailing hands and legs and head.
However, not one to dwell for too long on the negative, I will add that there is a silver lining. Next haircut, it's The VP's turn to take Damien.
Posted by Cathy at January 15, 2004 03:36 PMThey used to have a method that worked wonders on gettin' kids to settle down in the barber chair, but as with all good ideas, complainin' parents put a stop to a logical solution. I still remember my first haircut, and, like all small kids are wont to do, I was figitin' in the chair a bit, and nick, I felt a bit of pain on the back of my ear. "Ouch!" I exclaimed. "Sorry," said the barber, "but I could not help it with you movin' 'round like that. Sit still and hopefully I won't cut the other ear off."
48 years old, and still to this day, when gettin' a haircut, I sit motionless in the chair, and never another nary nick have I felt while gettin' a hair cut.
Posted by: Tiger at January 15, 2004 04:46 PMI've got two words for ya, babe: Flow. Bee.
You give that boy a few home haircuts and he'll be *begging* for the barber.
Posted by: picklejuice at January 15, 2004 05:17 PMI love the suggestions!
Posted by: Cathy at January 15, 2004 09:23 PMYou could always try Kids hair, but of course, he probably shouldn't be rewarded. I would say it is a reward to go there. They have TV's with kids shows all over the place, and tiny little barber chairs. Of course, it isn't in the Wright, but it is a neat place.
Posted by: paula at January 16, 2004 10:05 AM