My Baby's curls are gone, DH's fault

[Latte Mama]

So my DS had his first haircut today at home. Why at home? Oh because DH swore that he could do it just fine . I told him not to take too much off.

So I was filming it when DH made the first cut. OMG, he cut ALL the way to the scalp! I think I died a little . He said he didn't mean to do it and I know that's true but it still made me sad. Of course, the rest had to be cut the same way because the damage was done. I knew we should have went to a barber shop.

He will never touch my baby's hair again.

Pics below.

Before:

http://img195.imageshack.us/i/ecurls.jpg/

After:

http://img195.imageshack.us/i/enewhaircut.jpg/

[LovnMyBoys]

He is adorable in both pictures, but I agree that would break my heart to see that hair cut off. This is coming from a mama of a 2.5 yr old boy who has never had a haircut and has really long hair, so I might be slightly more upset by the idea.

[_betsy_]

It's just hair, it'll grow back, Mama!

(Says the Mama of a 1-yr-old baldy, who know it's "just hair" and it'll grow in eventually, though I do wish it would hurry up already!)

[JL83]

I love the after pic. He's a real cutie.

[josie423]

Awww, sorry, Mama! It'll grow back and he's still adorable!

[Kailey's mom]

oooohhhh... My dh would be in so much trouble!!!!!!!!! **your son is just precious, in both pics btw** but messing with the baby curls, big trouble lol

[alicia622]

He does look very cute in the after pic so that's something at least. But yeah, I would be really bummed too. That said, it will grow back- not exactly but the same as baby hair, I know. Thankfully we have photos to remember

[Gentle~Mommy :)]

He's looks great both ways!

[Mylie]

I think he is adorable!!!

I am sorry you lost his curls before you were ready though...I myself would be devestated if I lost my babies curls right now too..

Maybe it will grow back in curly?

[queenjane]

It will grow back, trust me i know!

My baby before (looking miserable because his new foster sister was continually pulling his hair and biting him): http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3297/...6f40dfa2f8.jpg

I got sick of the hair pulling and also his tangles, i only intended on giving him a trim but kept going and going and going...and ended up with this:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3621/...f13988d4b5.jpg

I kinda felt bad about it because he seemed to lose a bit of his "Keegan-ness" so we started growing it out again.

This is just about four months after it all got cut off, i dont have any recent pics but its alot longer now:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/queenja...95387/sizes/m/

So while i understand how upsetting it is, dont be too hard on your dh....hair really does just grow back.

[StephandOwen]

Deep breath! It'll be okay, I promise! DS had long blond curls that I just LOVED. But, you know what? Even if your dh hadn't cut it that short kids will eventually grow and make their own decisions. I cut ds's curls at age 4 because they kept getting in his face when he was swimming. Just last week he asked me to "cut all my hair off mama". So I used the trimmers to cut it a little shorter. That wasn't good enough for him, and he insisted he wanted it ALL off. I cut a little more off, still not good enough. Now it's ALL off (as close to shaved as it gets without using an actual razor). In the course of 2 years my baby has gone from his beautiful blond curls to nothing. But he loves it the way it is

[baltic_ballet]

To be honest I think your overreacting a bit, my nephew lost his baby hair whilst undergoing chemotherapy for cancer, maybe you should be grateful your son's has a silly daddy haircut instead of being bald and going through harsh medical treatment.

[BeanSprout Mama]

Originally Posted by baltic_ballet

To be honest I think your overreacting a bit, my nephew lost his baby hair whilst undergoing chemotherapy for cancer, maybe you should be grateful your son's has a silly daddy haircut instead of being bald and going through harsh medical treatment.

That's kind of unfair. Just because someone else is going through something worse does not invalidate this mama's sadness about her baby's hair. We can all come up with someone who is worse off in pretty much any situation anyone posts about on any messageboard on the internet. I'm a nurse and I've seen some situations "worse" than a child with cancer, but that doesn't mean that your nephew does not deserve love and support and prayers. Does it?



OP, I'm really sorry. I would be really upset too, I adore my baby's hair and would be so sad if it was cut off - accidentally or otherwise!

[baltic_ballet]

My apologies for sounding harsh, it wasn't my intention to belittle the OP feelings.

[Purple*Lotus]

I am sorry Mama I think your baby is beyond adorable in both pics I hope your DH isn't in too much trouble

[Purple*Lotus]

Originally Posted by baltic_ballet

To be honest I think your overreacting a bit, my nephew lost his baby hair whilst undergoing chemotherapy for cancer, maybe you should be grateful your son's has a silly daddy haircut instead of being bald and going through harsh medical treatment.

I am sorry to hear that your nephew is sick However, I don't think it is fair to compare these two situations.

[Drummer's Wife]

those first few haircuts are hard, especially with curls. FWIW, I think he still looks adorable with short hair.

[jeliphish]

Originally Posted by baltic_ballet

To be honest I think your overreacting a bit, my nephew lost his baby hair whilst undergoing chemotherapy for cancer, maybe you should be grateful your son's has a silly daddy haircut instead of being bald and going through harsh medical treatment.

Not to be dismissive of the pain that your nephew is going through...but somewhere, and during some point in time, loved ones as well as perfect strangers are going through heartbreaking situations: cancer, famine, war, being sexually assaulted... etc, etc, etc.
It's true that you can bring up many situations that would make our "trivial" emotions seem unwarranted - but that's just not fair. It's not your place to tell this mama how to feel.... it's her emotions to have. I am sure she is grateful for her son not to have cancer - I would say all of us are grateful that are children are healthy, but that doesn't mean we need to bring that into consideration in order to have the right to feel a certain way.

[ElliesMomma]

ouch.

[Sierra]

Something similar happened in our family (one parent doing the haircut), and my son also lost his curls at about that age. His hair did grow back, but it never was exactly the same as those baby curls. It grew back, I don't know, with a big boy texture. However, my son is almost five and I assure you that the bummer was momentary in our lives. My son now chooses to wear his hair on the longish side. It's not that adorable baby hair, but it wouldn't be anyway, and it is really beautiful. People compliment his hair all that time, even when I think it is a dry, tangled mess.