A Different Kind of Shearing
In other kid news:
The 18 year-old called late Sunday night, on his way home to his mom's from work, and asked if maybe, we had a hair clipper in the house?
He had reached a place in his relationship with his hair that amounted to divorce. Could I just shave it off, and could that be . . . now? . . . before he went home to his Mom's? (oh she's going to love me for this, I thought).
Can't you just tell that he's reading L'Etranger in French class at school?
Actually, as worried as I was about the result, I liked it very much. Muy guapo, I said.
And the 15 inches of thick curly Celtic red hair goes off to Locks of Love to boot.
The coda to this evening is that as I was finishing up, I told him I would happily whip up a watch cap for him in something soft and navy, but he declined the offer. The reason?
He's knitting a hat in art class in school. I love this guy. And I love his school.
Can I hear koigu for the art teacher?
Oh, he looks waaayyyy better. At least from the side view, the hair added about 25 years to his age. He looks adorable.
Posted by: Anne | March 18, 2008 at 12:25 AM
The new doo looks great on him. And what better with the hair going to locks of love.
Posted by: Tonia | March 18, 2008 at 01:13 AM
What gorgeous hair! I like it short though :) Nice job!
Posted by: AmyH | March 18, 2008 at 06:09 AM
He's changed from looking like he's, maybe 15 years old?
And now he looks grown up!
Fabulous hair, though...
Posted by: Diane | March 18, 2008 at 08:31 AM
From run the other way to wolf whistle in ten minutes. Is there anything you can't do?
Posted by: Linda D | March 18, 2008 at 08:45 AM
The new do looks fantastic! And that sounds like a pretty great school.
Posted by: Kathy | March 18, 2008 at 09:45 AM
Dang, I'm impressed - with the hair, the knitting, everything!!
Posted by: Theresa | March 18, 2008 at 09:46 AM
Sheep shearing, human shearing. So amazingly similar.
He looks handsome both ways, but drastic hair changes are a perk of teen-dom.
Posted by: claudia | March 18, 2008 at 09:58 AM
Much better look. I'd say I'm an old fart, but I do tend to like longer hair on some.
Posted by: Laurie | March 18, 2008 at 10:14 AM
All my life I've wished for that hair, and on occasion paid a fortune for an approximation thereof. Yet he does look terrific with out it. Ain't life strange.
Posted by: Lucia | March 18, 2008 at 11:31 AM
cute! and kudos for donating the hair; i'm sure that type is hard to come by in that length!
Posted by: anne | March 18, 2008 at 11:58 AM
What an awesome guy - donating hair and knitting. Kudos to him for both!
Posted by: Deborah C. | March 18, 2008 at 11:58 AM
Much improved, I'd say! :-) Though I love me some red hair.
Posted by: Beth S. | March 18, 2008 at 01:01 PM
What a catch! I'm with Beth...I love me some red hair too...
Posted by: Christie | March 18, 2008 at 01:20 PM
And he knits too! Muy guapo indeed.
Posted by: Kathode Ray Tube | March 18, 2008 at 03:23 PM
So cool that you know exactly where to send it! That's brilliant. ~x~
Posted by: Jane in London | March 18, 2008 at 06:00 PM
Oh, the haircut looks good on him! I love the har cut. It sounds like it was what he needed to do.
Knitting in a class, I love it. Koigu all around! (oops, I don't have to foot that round, do I?) ;-)
Posted by: Wanda | March 18, 2008 at 09:45 PM
Wow! That would have made me very nervous (cutting his hair) but if it were my step-son (whose hair I've threatened to cut in his sleep many a time) I'm sure it would also be a bit thrilling. Good for him for donating to locks of love AND knitting!!!
Posted by: Erin | March 19, 2008 at 07:27 AM
From vaguely Ben Franklinesque to good-looking guy. A big step!
Posted by: Mary K. IN Rockport | March 20, 2008 at 12:39 PM
Oh, I like the new look! I'm quite partial to red hair (runs in the family), but he's very handsome without it.
Posted by: Suzanne V. (Yarnhog) | March 21, 2008 at 11:30 AM
That is awesome on so many levels - nice work!
Posted by: heather | March 23, 2008 at 08:55 PM