Single mom here, checking in again.
Last night when Tyler’s dad and grandmom brought him home and Tyler took off his hat, I immediately noticed that he had a new hair cut. Okaay. I wanted to be appreciative that his dad took that initiative although I had just cut his hair a few days ago. I was trying really hard to like it. At first I thought it was a ‘fade’ gone wrong. The fade line was waaay to high. Then, after watching the kid in action for a few minutes and getting to see the back of his head I couldn’t help but to ask, “is that a mohawk????” Tyler’s grandmom chimed in, you haven’t seen all the kids wearing their hair like that – it’s the new style. Tyler goes to a huge 600 kid preschool. I see hundreds of kids reg-u-lar-ly! Without needing to think about it for even a second, I responded “N0000… it’s a mohawk, right?” The reason I even asked was because it’s not your normal Mr. T type mohawk. It starts wider in the front and tapers down to a point in the back. They responded yes, it’s a mohawk. Tyler’s grandmom said, “she doesn’t like it”. My only comment was, “good they took pictures last week”, as I thought about how long it would take to be able to change it back to a normal style. After a little more thought, once again I was just compelled to ask, “are you thinking that the top should grow out and the sides stay short like that or is it supposed to always be short like that?” His dad just kinda shrugged his shoulders. I left it alone after that because I had already determined that it would only take two weeks for it to look normal again! AND, thank God Tyler likes to wear a hat every day!
Now there is a good part to my three, almost four year old having a mohawk. I had a job interview today. There were four people in the room. Three of the four took turns asking me questions from a sheet of paper they all had a copy of. The second question was to tell them something about myself that they wouldn’t know based on my application or resume. I thought about it for a few seconds then told them that I have the most wonderful three, almost four year old son. I went on to tell them that his dad brought him home last night with this mohawk. They all laughed pretty good at my rendition of this story that ended with, so yes, I have a three, almost four year old with a mohawk. After first being shocked beyond words that he’d even cut his hair into a style he knew I wouldn’t like, I am now find some humor in it.
Just in case there were more instances of mohawks popping up at the school, today when I went to pick up Tyler I had a light conversation with the teachers about Tyler’s new do. They both agreed that there is maybe two other kids with mohawks in the school. One of the two wears his with lots of gel to make it stand up in spiky pieces. I knew I was right. Now, all I need is for Tyler to love it and never stop wanting to “rock a ‘hawk … kinda like people who still wear mullets! lol.
The new cut has turned into comic relief!
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