A Special First

While in Virginia, my Pop, who cut hair for many years before training to be a mechanic, gave Benjamin his very first hair cut. I expected there to be tears and cries and...well...I was right but not how I expected. When Pop first started Ben was okay, just not quite sure what was going on. With the long curls on the back of his head, there would often form rats when he took a nap and the combing and cutting of these are what jumped off the equating of haircut with pain in his head. It is a phobia all of us who think perms and curls mean you don't have to comb your hair have to endure. Fifth grade. Bad hair year. Still, even with tears, Pop did a wonderful job and was incredibly patient with his squirmy customer.

Before

After

Thank you Pop. My baby boy looks so handsome.