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He might not have been happy, but I’ll just bet you can guess who really, really was

February 11, 2009

He might not have been happy, but I’ll just bet you can guess who really, really was

Before:
Before

After:
After

Don't you LOVE it when Moms win in the end?

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  1. Julie Mitchell from Montrรฉal, Canada says

    February 11, 2009 at 7:02 am

    What a handsome boy! Mine has to go to the barber shop too, like real soon!!

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  2. dmatthews says

    February 11, 2009 at 7:03 am

    Wow, he looks more like his Dad his shorter hair!

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  3. kristisb says

    February 11, 2009 at 7:11 am

    He looks totally different! I agree with you, he looks cuter with the short hair.

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  4. Amy says

    February 11, 2009 at 7:14 am

    What I love even more is that he’s willing to ham it up in front of the camera with the sad faces! lol You’ve got a good one there! ๐Ÿ™‚

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  5. ronee says

    February 11, 2009 at 7:23 am

    OH..i love the forced haircut. Sometimes a mom just has to say no..and make it happen. Thank you for being his mom and making that choice for him!
    xoxo
    ronee

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  6. Rhona says

    February 11, 2009 at 7:28 am

    That’s the Cole we know and love ;O) He’s so cute – love the not happy face LOL!!!

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  7. Kim says

    February 11, 2009 at 7:43 am

    Don’t ya just want to freeze them in time?!

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  8. Suzelle says

    February 11, 2009 at 8:02 am

    I am with ya !!! LOVE a new boylie haircut ๐Ÿ™‚

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  9. Edith says

    February 11, 2009 at 8:15 am

    Ha! I know the feeling. My 10 year old DS wants to grow a pony tail—we are going for a haircut this very afternoon!

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  10. Jane says

    February 11, 2009 at 8:19 am

    He is a mini Dan!

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  11. Kari says

    February 11, 2009 at 8:23 am

    looks like how my son would be if I got him to cut his off…. right now we are totally doing the hockey hair jock look…and after 5 months of it… I can finally say i’m okay with it…

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  12. Aging Hippie Nana says

    February 11, 2009 at 8:32 am

    But Mom! Actually I am surprised-creative geniuses are suppose to have shaggy hair-freedom of expression and all that good stuff.

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  13. Susan Raihala says

    February 11, 2009 at 8:35 am

    OMG, we just went through this with our eldest, with the same expressions! It’s fun being the mommy, isn’t it?

    My youngest was in the barber chair, saw a man who had just gotten a crew cut, and said, “I want mine to look like his!”

    Could they be more different? Where oh where is my happy medium?!?!

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  14. Angie says

    February 11, 2009 at 8:38 am

    classic! We just did that to our 11 year old. He was so mad and pouting the whole time. Ya got to love it

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  15. Nancy Hyland says

    February 11, 2009 at 8:43 am

    aww he looks so handsome – and SOOO much like Dan in that last picture!!

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  16. Susannah Stapp says

    February 11, 2009 at 8:44 am

    I hate to be different by I’m on Cole’s side. I like his longer hair. Either way he is a cute kid!

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  17. Kelly in Canada says

    February 11, 2009 at 9:00 am

    I see I am not the only person to mention it but, wow! A little Dan for sure. What a cutie!
    Kelly

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  18. Nanette says

    February 11, 2009 at 9:01 am

    Great haircut!! He is a cutie!!

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  19. Sandi says

    February 11, 2009 at 9:07 am

    My vote is for the after. He should be happy he is not one of my boys. My husband takes the clippers to their heads every 4 weeks. Right now I do not get any complaints because they are only 7 and 5 and want to be just like Dad. (My husband does his own hair too!)
    Sandi

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  20. michele says

    February 11, 2009 at 9:27 am

    poor little man! i feel his pain … henry wants so badly to grow out his hair like “the guys are now,” (sigh) but his hair is so thick and has so many cowlicks … i know it won’t end well. and he’ll look ridiculous in the process. good for you for strong-arming cole!! i need to take a lesson.

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  21. Kathleen Loughran says

    February 11, 2009 at 9:31 am

    but moooooooooom long hair is “in.”

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  22. Margie says

    February 11, 2009 at 9:53 am

    I have a son in the ‘before’ situation. He loves his long hair and wants it to get longer but it is so straight, fine and, in my humble opinion, looks terrible! But I’ll humor him for a bit longer and when summer comes…. it’s gone! (Evil laughter)

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  23. Janet says

    February 11, 2009 at 10:17 am

    I let my son have long hair as long as their is a style to is. If Cole starts wanting celebrity or sports magazines to look through, you’ll know what he’s looking for. As long as he doesn’t lean towards those football players with the long, long, long braided hair, you’ll both be okay.

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  24. Suzette says

    February 11, 2009 at 10:28 am

    Right there with you, sister!!! Same hair (except blonde), same battle! I can’t believe that, “Because I said so” and “Because I’m the Mom” have come out of my mouth! What’s next?…”While you live under my roof……” Yikes!

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  25. Nicky H says

    February 11, 2009 at 10:28 am

    LOL You’re as mean as I am taking pictures of pouts like that!
    That was JUST a haircut? I thought the first picture was a year ago or something! Wow, that cut makes him look older!

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  26. sarah says

    February 11, 2009 at 11:01 am

    Yes, Cole you look so handsome and much more mature with a “grown-up” hair cut. Besides if your friends jumped off a cliff…..

    ๐Ÿ™‚

    job well done, Cathy.

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  27. Kelli says

    February 11, 2009 at 11:30 am

    Not that it will matter to Cole, but I love a man with neatly trimmed hair!

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  28. sue Treiber says

    February 11, 2009 at 11:55 am

    I have one of these and he needs one of those as well.

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  29. Lisa says

    February 11, 2009 at 12:28 pm

    Cathy, That’s hilarious- I have the exact same series of pics from when I was about 8, except that my haircut was a punishment for putting my hair in my mouth. Thanks for sharing!

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  30. Jennifer Walke says

    February 11, 2009 at 12:40 pm

    oh, poor Coleman…mean mommy ๐Ÿ™‚

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  31. Canay says

    February 11, 2009 at 1:13 pm

    We’re supposed to win in the end? Yeah for you, and oh man he looks so much like Dan.

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  32. Melissa Green says

    February 11, 2009 at 1:39 pm

    OMG he is really on the verge on tears! Poor guy, he’ll get over it!
    ~ Melissa

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  33. Deb Zorn says

    February 11, 2009 at 2:04 pm

    I emailed this to my daughter. She is going through the same thing with her son. He has the same kind of look after she drags him to the barber

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  34. Katrina Grabowski says

    February 11, 2009 at 2:04 pm

    What is it with these boys and long hair? Mine have gone through the same phase and in the end Mom did win. Cole is the spitten image of Dan especially with his new hair cut. Got a love em.

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  35. Heidi says

    February 11, 2009 at 2:14 pm

    Wow–I didn’t take you for a ‘forced’ haircut kind of gal. What happened to a little freedom of expression? He looks adorable with the long hair–and ‘same ‘ol’ with the buzz cut. Enjoy. You won’t ‘win’ forever.

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  36. katie scott says

    February 11, 2009 at 2:25 pm

    I SO need to do this with my boy – the last time we cut his hair was early August & he’s starting to really look like a hippie.

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  37. Kim C. says

    February 11, 2009 at 3:12 pm

    Looks exactly like what we go through with my 14 yr old. We have reached a compromise, he gets it a little long as long as his grades stay at A’s and B’s. But we still insist that it look a little bit neat. Thank goodness for a hair stylist who understands the need to be in and the need moms have for their children to look respectable. She helps keep the peace. Cole looks so cute in the after shot.

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  38. reyanna says

    February 11, 2009 at 5:20 pm

    I like the longer hair too! LOL. I mean, he *is* handsome either way, but I’m a sucker for the shagginess. ๐Ÿ˜€

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  39. Alli says

    February 11, 2009 at 6:35 pm

    I call that the “I cwoss at you” face.. so cute

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  40. Cheryl Sue says

    February 11, 2009 at 6:40 pm

    Wow what a difference. He is so much better looking with the short hair!

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  41. Julie says

    February 11, 2009 at 6:41 pm

    Cute face!! But I have to say I like the longer hair ๐Ÿ™‚

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  42. Faith says

    February 11, 2009 at 7:46 pm

    Why do little boys hate haircuts so much? Females love to get fixed up!! Do you think you could have some influence on my 30 yo, who has hair past his shoulders? (and isn’t in a band!) But he does keep his son’s cut short! Go figure!!!

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  43. Photogirl says

    February 11, 2009 at 8:02 pm

    LOL!
    Enjoy it now. In another five or six years it will be a completely different story. I’ve given up. He’s 17. His hair, himself. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  44. Photogirl says

    February 11, 2009 at 8:04 pm

    Meant to add: I am in the freedom of expression camp, too, when it comes to things like hair. He’s adorable either way, but I thought the long hair was cute.

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  45. Kathleen says

    February 11, 2009 at 8:49 pm

    OH I loved the longer look! It’s just hair….not sure if he was hamming it up pretending to be sad, but really if he liked it long…..trust me….been there…it’s just hair! Long or short, colored or not, spiked, shaved…it’s just kids trying to explore who they are.

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  46. Rebecca Cameron says

    February 12, 2009 at 2:07 am

    I like Cole either way.

    The question has to be asked though… ‘If everyone fitted into the norms of society (and what our parents want) we would not have the likes of John Cameron Mitchell, David Lynch, Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, Patti Smith, Vincent Van Gogh? Just a thought.

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  47. alexa says

    February 12, 2009 at 3:58 am

    I’m with you, all the way, Cathy – much better shorter. Anyway, if you let him do what he wants now, what has he got to rebel against later? He’ll need to rebel at some stage! You could always point out to him that you are actually doing him a favour by giving him things to rebel about in the years to come. Not to mention teaching,him the importance of delayed gratification – you can’t always have what you want when you want it! A useful lesson in today’s economic climate? ๐Ÿ™‚

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  48. Heather H. says

    February 12, 2009 at 8:06 am

    Oh, I kind of feel a little bad about the haircut. I’m still mourning the loss of my son’s baby hair. After this last haircut I know his little curls are not coming back. But is important to be able to see and he’d have look funny if you’d just cut his bangs! Besides, it always grows back!

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  49. Therese says

    February 12, 2009 at 1:04 pm

    Sorry but i like that mom won. Bring on the short hair. HEE

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  50. Sue says

    February 12, 2009 at 5:05 pm

    I love how he looks so much like Dan in the long hair!!

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  51. Jackie says

    February 13, 2009 at 3:31 am

    I like the longer hair too…. ๐Ÿ˜‰ But I like to “win” as well. *g* We’re so mean sometimes, aren’t we.

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  52. tania says

    February 13, 2009 at 3:34 pm

    wowee……dan’s got a mini-me.

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  53. Nicole S. says

    February 13, 2009 at 8:19 pm

    I’m going to have to go with, CATHY, you’re a terrible mom! His hair looked so cute long!!! But don’t tell him I said that, because when push comes to shove, I’m more in favor of Mom Power than Cutting Edge Fashion. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  54. JoLynn says

    February 13, 2009 at 9:35 pm

    Awwww, Mom! ๐Ÿ™‚

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  55. Andrea says

    February 14, 2009 at 3:14 am

    I liked the before! That’s the style nowadays….

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