Children's Hair Salon

So What Happened?

hi mamas...

...so, after two months of daily haircut discussions, a couple of times demonstrations, fueled by the bangs in my daughters eyes and her detest for my brushing it or putting "clippies" in it, her reminder that "you not brush your hair mommy", or "why you not brush your hair and bobbie has brush hers?" through tears and a much to high a pitch whine, (i have dreads, she claims to want the same) and an almost certain argument every morning for the last 6 mos or so when i initiate what we've come to call in our house, "the dance of the dreaded clippies", (at just 2 1/2, she may be small but she is a formidable opponent), she finally picked hair cut when i ask, as i have done every morning for two long months, "well, you can get your haircut if you don't like the clippies, but i can't look at you with all this hair in your beautiful eyes because i can't see them, so do you want to go get your haircut or put in the clippies?" to which she always replies "no, i put clippies in, i not wan't haircut momma." and the minute the word haircut left her lips i was on-line searching for the name of a place i remember being on lincoln ave in willow glen...not there anymore, so i was googling childrens haircuts and remmembered mamasource.

after all the info i gathered, and your thoughtful replies it came down to Balloon Cuts on meridian in cambrian and Lollipops on prospect in saratoga. I called ahead to both and asked how it looked for that afternoon, in that i was hesitant to peg down an exact time, and preferred to drop in sometime between 2:30 and 4:00, i never know how naptime is going go, and balloon cuts said "no problem just as long as it's before 6:15" lollipops replied "no, an appointment is better because after school lets out we never know." Balloon cuts it was, and it was great she was in awe when she walked in "this for haircutting?" we were greeted and imediatly asked "where do you want to sit, we have this pink barbie jeep?" before she could finish my daughter was climbing in, but quicky stopped, turned to the woman and said "i not want go up and down.", i had told her taht salon chairs do that, she was assured by both myself and her stylist she would not and up went the leg, i was quickly aked to help her, i did, and we were off. the stylist did just as i had instructed her to: bangs and only millimeters off everywhere else, ONLY. she didn't say much but warmed up as we warmed up to her, smiling, calling her sweetie and asking her if she liked the ribbons. so about 7 min and 58 sec. later, that's how long the video is, she had red fairy glitter and pink and red curly ribbons around each of her pigtails, and i had my first haircut certificate complete with lock of hair. so i wish to thank you all for your input.
peace,
A.

*one complaint - she asks her to watch tv in an effort to keep her head staight, and mr phil or some such daytime program was on, she kept her eyes on the tv when i started to comment on the pretty dress some woman was wearing, but last i checked there isn't a 2 year old on the planet wo gives a flying freak about daytime talk shows unless the little einstiens, dora or sponge bob happen to be a guest, we were the only ones there (at first) so perhaps they simply forgot to change the channel, if not it would be wise of them to change their programming. otherwise awesome.