Okay, so I've got a question. For mothers with boys with long hair; why?
I ask because I have a friend who is refusing to cut her sons hair (he's a smidge over a year) and I just don't get it. It's in his face, his eyes, tickling his ears... with a girl and long hair you put it in pony tails, or braids, or use headbands or at least give them a style that keeps it out of their eyes. When I see boys with long a$$ hair it's almost always unruly and in the way. So why?
{edit} and by cut I do not mean buzzed. Buzzed cuts are not the only option for a boy.
{edit} I'm asking out of curiosity, not because I'm pulling my hair out over the topic... just so you know.
{final edit} Okay, again this is out of CURIOSITY, not because I'm hunting you down in Target and berating you in the aisles. I'm honestly interested in reasons and understanding the why. Any well thought out reason is good enough so long as it's not "Well, I don't care how my kid feels, I do what I want!" My son was born with a ful head of hair, and by 7 months we decided to get his hair trimmed.
Prior to first hari cut:
Post:
And I hated every hair cut we've paid for ($30 on average) because everyone thinks that clippers are the necessary tool, which is why I cut it myself now.
I love this:
And this
And this:
And this
And this
So what I'm trying to say is that by short I do NOT mean a lack of style, or length even. When I say long, I mean that when left to it's own devices, the kid isn't having to sweep it aside to even see out of it.
That's my attempt at giving guidelines for an otherwise vaguely defined length. I consider my son's short in all of the images posted, even short-short in some. But I love the slightly messy, rock star cuts the best. I'm not a fan of buzz cuts, at all. I love style and texture, which is why I cut both my husbands and my sons now rather than pay some chick to f it up and cut it like a "dude". Just some perspective...
So again... looking for honest input, not upset egos! Someone brought up religion, fantastic. Others that their child, individually, just looks nice with longer hair, awesome. Other's that the actual length has little to do with it, since curls keep it out of the way, logic, it's super wonderful. Love it. Keeep it coming.
{I would also have to say that many of the photos posted I would NOT consider long hair. Although a few definately fit the bill, many are merely longish, long in comparison to buzzed, some curls at the base of the neck does not constitue long}
I'm not a fan. Ds looks so much better after a haircut. He got his first one at 11 months
at his first haircut...2 years ago :( they grow up so fast
Quoting Gweneveer:I personally love long hair on boys. I really dont see what the problem is, lol.
We keep our boys' hair short because they just look better--my oldest's hair sticks out straight and looks awful when he's overdue for a haircut. My youngest is in need of one, but he won't let us cut his--he has two cowlicks that are sticking up horribly, otherwise he has just enough of a curl that it isn't to the point of holding him down to cut his hair yet!
But for other boys, sometimes longer hair looks ok to me, and other times it borders on girly. My stepbrother had longish curly blonde hair when he was little, but as soon as someone commented to his parents "what a cute girl!" they cut it off! I also had a friend who refused to cut the top of her son's hair for a long time after he was born (the part that didn't fall out naturally) so it looked like an awful old man curly comb-over...that was just hard to look at!
It's all personal preference. I think little boys with buzzed heads look weird but it doesn't bother me.
I wasn't concerned. You mistook curiosity for invested care.
Quoting Duquesne:
I've seen mothers forcing their daughters into hair ties and headbands. But golly, only sons with long hair are unkempt and forced to endure long hair "against their will." Lol. Do you question mothers of daughters who force them to sit through getting their hair done?
I hate gender lines. Lol. My son isn't bothered by his hair. Thanks for your concern. Lol.
Quoting IQuitCounting:The problem in this case, and in many others I've witnessed, is that with small children, those that don't have a say in these things yet themselves, the hair often becomes a point of contention for the child. It's irritating them, in the way, in their face, etc. This isn't just about looks, it's about the function.
Quoting Gweneveer:I personally love long hair on boys. I really dont see what the problem is, lol.
for our son he had some what long hair but not in the eyes we kept that cut all the time alsoaround the ears. but he had the crules in the back that we just love so we left it that was but he did get hair cuts now he has more of a boy cut now that he is 2 and we wanted the baby look gone.
Quoting IQuitCounting:
Okay, so I've got a question. For mothers with boys with long hair; why?
I ask because I have a friend who is refusing to cut her sons hair (he's a smidge over a year) and I just don't get it. It's in his face, his eyes, tickling his ears... with a girl and long hair you put it in pony tails, or braids, or use headbands or at least give them a style that keeps it out of their eyes. When I see boys with long a$$ hair it's almost always unruly and in the way. So why?
{edit} and by cut I do not mean buzzed. Buzzed cuts are not the only option for a boy.
How did you break your kids of the bottle?
- IQuitCounting
on Nov. 20, 2012 at 5:58 PM