![]() After a couple of years, I decided to once again try taking him to the barber. We both wound up covered in hair with him crying and getting hair in his mouth, then throwing up. He immediately began to fuss, so I offered to let him sit in my lap to quiet him. When my older son Dennis needed his first haircut, I took him to a female “barber” that my dad went to. So once again, I became my own barber and have continued to cut my hair to this day. If screaming had helped grow my hair out, it would have been down to my knees for all the screaming I did. I had yet another stylist cut my hair but left the shop nearly in tears, and when I settled into the driver’s seat of my car for the drive home, I commenced to screaming. Waaaay too curly! I also tried having my hair colored but way too pricey. I got a perm and wound up looking as if I had slept in curlers since the time of King Tut. When I was older, I decided that I would give the professionals another try. That was her first and last free haircut from me! It was a short cut, but she complained immediately after – and for years after – that I had cut it too short. I cut her hair, and I thought I did a decent job and that it looked really nice. She was trying to save a buck – or $5 as was the case. I cut my hair often enough with fairly decent outcomes that my cousin asked me to cut her hair. Back in the day, the cut was accomplished with a razor blade. The $5 fee was what it cost to have your hair done at the “beauty college” in my hometown.Įach time I had my hair styled or cut, I felt the need to try to improve it. Of course, it was a waste of $5 to have it done in the first place. My new “do” just didn’t live up to my expectations. Each time I had my hair professionally styled, I’d come home and totally re-do it. ![]() In fact, my earliest projects all involved hair.Īs all women know, it is customary to go to the beauty shop to get your hair done, especially for special occasions. I’m not sure why I chose to cut my doll’s hair, but it was an early indication that I would fearlessly (and in some cases foolishly) take on many future DIY projects. I couldn’t quite comprehend why Amy’s hair didn’t grow back. I was probably 5 or 6 years old when I cut my doll Amy’s hair. I’m not the original Do-It-Yourselfer, but I did have an early start. Don and Dale’s iconic Oxford landmark business
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