Why Children Need Constant Supervision

Published on December 5, 2005 By Texas Wahine In Home & Family

My youngest is home from school today, sick with a fever and a yucky nose. He felt rotten this morning, but is feeling nice and spunky now. He's been all over the house and played with and relocated everything that's not been nailed down (and consumed an alarming amount of apples and bananas).

Little monkey.

I've been busy with a lot of chores, and absent-mindedly put a pair of scissors away in the kids' crayon bucket. The kids are allowed to use scissors, but they have to ask, so the crayon bucket was not the best place for the scissors.

My youngest has a bit of flair with scissors. He does fine on his school work, but he's placed some holes and slits in unneeded places in the past, including a pair of nice shorts that he decided to give an extra bit of ventilation (Mariah Carey-esque thigh high slits up the sides!).

Anyways, the scissors were in the crayon bucket on the dining room table. Adrian was home for lunch. All three of us were snuggling in the living room, talking. Adrian and I began discussing Orian's next much-needed hair cut. Distracted by conversation, we didn't notice that Orian had wandered off.

A few minutes (like three!) later Orian comes back in the living room and begins doing gymnastics on the couch. He looked strange to me. I told Adrian to look at him. Yeah, something was definitely different about him.

A close inspection revealed...

Yup. A haircut. This isn't the first time he's taken his personal grooming into his own hands, but I thought for sure that he had outgrown that. Apparently not.

Adrian can't find the clippers, so Orian be wearing a hat until we can get to the store and buy a new pair. Interestingly enough, though, he feels like his hair looks really good.

Comments (Page 1)

dharmagrl

on Dec 05, 2005

BWAHAHAHAHAHAH!

Sorry Tex...but Jake did something similar with Dave's mustache clippers when he was 3. Gave himself a reverse mohawk.

I think it's a rite of passage for little boys to give themselves haircuts.

JillUser

on Dec 05, 2005

I think he still looks better than my sister and I when we would lop our bangs off to the skull. Hey, it'll grow back and you have good blackmail material for future use

Locamama

on Dec 05, 2005

How funny. My youngest does this too but he usually just takes a huge chunk off the front. Of course, he never hides the evidence. I usually find the scissors and hair before I find him.

When I was little I had put rollers in my hair (I feel old) and two of them got tangled so I just cut them off. Ooops. And I had long, long hair.

Texas Wahine

on Dec 05, 2005

dharma:

BWAHAHAHAHAHAH! Sorry Tex...

Hehe. I couldn't help but laugh. It looks like a really bad Barbie haircut. Haha.

but Jake did something similar with Dave's mustache clippers when he was 3. Gave himself a reverse mohawk.

That's hilarious! Reverse mohawk. Awesome.

I think it's a rite of passage for little boys to give themselves haircuts.

I'd have to agree with you...but...he's 5!! I mean, at what age is he going to realize that cutting chunks out of his hair does not a haircut make?

Jill:

lop our bangs off to the skull

Now THAT'S an adorable mental image, haha. I can picture it...hehe...

Hey, it'll grow back and you have good blackmail material for future use

Ain't that the truth. He thinks it's cool now, but it can be used for the black arts of parenting later. hahaha.

Locamama:

I usually find the scissors and hair before I find him.

Hahahaha. Nice. We asked him where he did it...in the dining room...which opens up into the living room, haha. Sure enough, there was a trail of hair tufts.

When I was little I had put rollers in my hair (I feel old) and two of them got tangled so I just cut them off. Ooops. And I had long, long hair.

Oooh. I think it's worse with little girls...I can remember a girl I went to elementary school with who had very, very long hair, and her parents took it seriously. She got a brush tangled up in it at school and cried and begged and pleaded so that no one would cut it because her parents would be FURIOUS.

Tova7

on Dec 05, 2005

Ah! He's still so cute!!

Tell him I said good job! hehe. Ok I know you won't, but it is funny!!

ParaTed2k

on Dec 05, 2005

There are times in parent's lives when we scold, punish and otherwise discipline our kids for something they did.... then lock ourselves in our bedrooms and laugh our heads off at what they did. Thanks for sharing one of the classics!!!

Texas Wahine

on Dec 05, 2005

Tova:

Ah! He's still so cute!!

So HE thinks! Hehe.

Tell him I said good job! hehe. Ok I know you won't, but it is funny!!

As much as I'd like to be mad, it's hilarious.

ParaTed:

There are times in parent's lives when we scold, punish and otherwise discipline our kids for something they did.... then lock ourselves in our bedrooms and laugh our heads off at what they did.

Haha. If we're lucky enough to make it to another room before the laughing starts!!

Thanks for sharing one of the classics!!!

Glad you enjoyed it. I know I'll miss this kind of stuff when they're older...unless they're still doing it...in which case, I've got a problem!

MarcieMoo

on Dec 05, 2005

...I think it's funny how proud they are of themselves after they complete their whack jobs...

Too cute.

InBloom

on Dec 06, 2005

Oh my gosh, he gave himself quite a haircut there! He still looks adorable though.

Toblerone

on Dec 06, 2005

Hmm I wonder if this will carry over into teenagehood

Now he just needs to dye it green to complete the look!

Texas Wahine

on Dec 06, 2005

Marcie:

...I think it's funny how proud they are of themselves after they complete their whack jobs...

Haha. He WANTED to be proud...but he knew he was in trouble...so it was a somber glee. Hahhahahaa.

Too cute.

Thanks.

InBloom:

Oh my gosh, he gave himself quite a haircut there!

Hehe. It looks like he was going for something similar to cornrows!

He still looks adorable though.

Thank you. Adrian shaved his little head last night and got it to looking *almost* normal...you can still kinda tell, though. hahaa.

Toblerone:

Hmm I wonder if this will carry over into teenagehood

Hehe. I don't mind them experimenting with their appearances, but this look is just too much!

Now he just needs to dye it green to complete the look!

Green IS his favorite color! Haha.

lostintexas

on Dec 06, 2005

What I want to know is what does he charge for his hair cuts? Does he have an opening anytime soon? He is so very cute! Mom

Texas Wahine

on Dec 06, 2005

What I want to know is what does he charge for his hair cuts? Does he have an opening anytime soon?

Hahaha. He wanted to get the mail today and so I let him...he grabbed a bill and wanted to open it and I told him he could if he'd pay it. He said sure. Haha. He's short about $423 for the car payment this month...he's looking for work.

He is so very cute!

Thanks. I think so too.

dynamaso

on Dec 07, 2005

Hey, given some of the hair styles around, I don't think he looks too bad. I agree with Jilluser - great blackmail material for when he is a young man. Thanks for the laugh...

uDigItTheMost

on Dec 07, 2005

I agree with Dharma. I do think it's a rite of passage for little boys.

Tell Orian I think it looks cool. I think he makes it work.

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