…Gone Tomorrow
So after all the hair drama, Archer decided, over the weekend, that he was quite over not being able to see.
“Are you ready for a haircut?” I said.”You’ll be able to see, again. Might be kind of nice, don’t you think?”
“Oooooookaaaaaay,”
Archer took me by the hand and happily walked us down the street and into our local barber shop. He sat down, hands at his sides, and smiled at himself in the mirror as the nice lady cut three inches of shag from around his head, bangs in his eyes included.
“What do you think?” we asked him when she finished and he climbed down off the barber chair.
“I think I look pretty handsome, actually,” he said in his matter-of-fact Archer way.
He was right.
And I was relieved. That haircut just killed five holiday gifts (let’s just say Archer’s long hair was not favorited by any of Archer’s grandparents or great-grandparents) with one $20 dollar bill.
Thanks, bug.
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nooooooooo! i cry a little inside when a fellow long haired boy does the cut. Looks super cute though no matter what right! our family had issues with gus long locks too but that’s their cross to carry, ha… we love it! i just took 2 in off yesterday though but that’s as far as i am allowed to go, ha!
Yeah but Gus IS SO his hair. I would cry if Gus cut his hair, too. I told him I was happy to put it back in a pony so he could see but he wasn’t too stoked on that idea – he said he’d rather make it short again.
Awww, he looks so cute. ;o)
Can you have Archer talk to my 12 YO??? It’s like THEE cool thing to have pants that are too tight and hair like Samson… only the 12YO wouldn’t let Delilah near him with a 15 foot pole.
OMG Rebecca – when did he start looking so dang grown up? Make him stop that immediately!
(Superawesomeadorablycute, by the way, but you know that.)
Love the haircut. a plesure to see his adorable face.
I thought of you and Archer today when I read this story linked on AOL…
http://www.sphere.com/nation/article/texas-school-suspends-taylor-pugh-for-long-hair/19285015?icid=main|main|dl1|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sphere.com%2Fnation%2Farticle%2Ftexas-school-suspends-taylor-pugh-for-long-hair%2F19285015