Tuesday, November 5, 2024

A Little Off The Side

I used to take my boys to the barber college to get their hair cut. The students who cut the hair were similar to a resident in the hospital. They had completed their studies and needed experience. There were experienced barbers on the floor with them in case of problems.

One time my youngest son was sitting politely in his chair. Suddenly he yelled. His barber clipped a little chunk out of his ear! 

His haircut was free that day.

By the time he was due for another cut he was willing to try again. He sat quietly in his chair again. And once more he was injured. 

This time there were no pieces of his ear missing. He did have a small scraping type of cut. Another free haircut.

My son was really angry at the two men who had cut him. He said he would never go back.

The fact was that another haircut day came.

As we walked into the barber college my son declared that he wanted a woman barber. Since the injuries came from men barbers he thought a woman might be more careful.

He was right. No injuries that day. He insisted on a woman every time after that.

2 comments:

  1. thecontemplativecat here. Wow! Those were disastrous hair cuts in the worst way. He was right. Women are better hair stylists. I took my son to a beauty college when he was 3. The women smiled and stood around chuckling. My boy scowled at them. He still has that smile to use for other occasions.

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    1. I think my son took it too far but I respect his feelings.

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