Kids "punished" for bad grades
Guy has some haircutting skills
Quote: aceofspades
Guy has some haircutting skills
Without subtitles I'm lost.
Quote: EvenBobQuote: aceofspades
Guy has some haircutting skills
Without subtitles I'm lost.
Come on Bob - you're better than that
Quote: aceofspades
Come on Bob - you're better than that
Afraid not. I used to get people in the
back seat of the cab and had not a
clue what they were saying. Except
the F word, which was almost constant.
Quote: vendman1As a parent I'm torn. The father clearly is humiliating his son and maybe doing long term psychological damage. On the other hand at least he's somewhat involved in his son's life. So many parents abdicate their responsibilities as parents to the school system and society as a whole. Do I agree with what he did here. No. Do I applaud him for trying to motivate his son, and for being hands on as a parent. Yes. Could he do a better job of helping his son get better grades. Absolutely.
This I applaud as well. The numbers don't lie, 2 out of every 3 African American kids don't grow up in a 2 parent household these days and that number has been fairly steady over the past few years
Quote: WizardI feel that kid's pain. My father cut my hair until about the age of 12, good grades or bad. Here is one example of his fine work.
Up up and away…in my beautiful balloon
Quote: WizardI feel that kid's pain. My father cut my hair until about the age of 12, good grades or bad. Here is one example of his fine work.
lol I think if you're born 1985 or earlier your parents butchered your haircuts... Mine too cut my hair until I refused to have them cut it around age 13. The problem with my dad's handy work was he enjoyed cutting the hair too much and actually shaved my brothers head once. People were asking if he had cancer... Nope, just my dad with a new set of clippers! We took the clippers away before he could get to the family dog.
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lol I think if you're born 1985 or earlier your parents butchered your haircuts... Mine too cut my hair until I refused to have them cut it around age 13. The problem with my dad's handy work was he enjoyed cutting the hair too much and actually shaved my brothers head once. People were asking if he had cancer... Nope, just my dad with a new set of clippers! We took the clippers away before he could get to the family dog.
So, your parents had not problem butchering your hair, but the dog's hair was off limits? Parents treating their pets better than their kids. I think your parents were ahead of their time
Quote: Gabes22So, your parents had not problem butchering your hair, but the dog's hair was off limits? Parents treating their pets better than their kids. I think your parents were ahead of their time
You mistook what I was saying... My dad went 'hog wild' and shaved my brothers head one time, so after that we didn't let him cut our hair anymore, and to further take a jab at his "hair cutting skills" we all joked we were hiding them before he could get to the dog.
Quote: WizardOne thing I learned is to never be first on haircut day. Dad always went way beyond the call of duty on the first kid to the point where the first victim looked like it was his first day in the Marine Corps. The second two just got bad cuts but at least had some hair left.
Ha, my oldest brother (whom also went first) was the one that got his head shaved by my dad... Perhaps there's some statistical correlations to be made here regarding men and cutting/shaving hair?
buzz cut with the clippers. But that was the
style for kids. Anything to save 50 cents.
Quote: RomesHa, my oldest brother (whom also went first) was the one that got his head shaved by my dad... Perhaps there's some statistical correlations to be made here regarding men and cutting/shaving hair?
I think my dad needed to establish who was the boss by giving a military-style haircut the first time. After that, he mellowed out a bit. Kind of like parenting in general -- the oldest child is always subject to the strictest rules and harshest punishments. It also could be argued that they achieve more in later life.
You can have it if you want: http://www.amazon.com/FLOWBEE-Haircutting-machine-Flowbee-System/dp/B00020F9TKQuote: PerditionBring back the Flowbee
But I prefer my little totally self-contained battery-operated handheld Phillips/Norelco version of a turbo vacuuming clipper/trimmer, with an internal hair collection reservoir, no separate vacuum cleaner required. Works great. With no mess. And no help. Fabulously stylish, to my refined taste. Never a bad hair day, relatively speaking. And I didn't have to get any bad grades to get it. What's most great & fabulous about the result is I can run a bar of soap over my head in the morning morning shower, and call it done. Because life is short, then you die, and I squander none of it on daily futsing around with fou-fou hair care products. I am my own style. Get with it, or be uncool. And fou-fou. And become a stiff with a bad hair day after a life wasted on silly "hair stylists."
Teach your spawn to do it right, and finish the job, Dad.
