My Son, Future Ladykiller
So I've been pitiful about posting this week - my apologies. Yesterday I took half a day off to get a leisurely cut-and-color from my hairsylist, and ended up with something that looks like a cross between Paige Davis' haircut and Katie Holmes bob. So, it's short and razor-cut and perky and super easy to deal with, and Hublet is bummed, because he has a thing about long hair. Not that I've actually HAD long hair since our wedding, nor will I ever have long hair again, because HELLO! Long hair when you're pushing 40 tends to drag your face down and make you look older unless you've got a regular botox and chemical peel regimen, but whatever.
But Hublet's issues are not the point of this post. No, the point of this post is that my darling Boy is awesome with the compliments. Because when he saw my hair he said, "Mommy! Your hair makes you look YOUNG!"
Which, okay. If I were a pessimistic sort I might ask, "How old did I look before the haircut?" But I'm just going to take this at face value, because it's coming from a 6-year-old boy.
Now if I can just navigate him through the "does this make me look fat" minefield, I will feel as though he has sufficient life skills to make someone a fine husband.
Or you could do the frizzy, graying humanities professor long hair. Of course that involves wearing jewelry with lots of shells and vaguely native American construction, peasant dresses, sandals and bizarrely sized, plastic framed glasses.
Back when I was in grade school, there was a first grader who was taught by his dad that his mom was 178 years old. A fact he loved to share with everyone.
Short hair rocks. I used to have long hair too, then I realized the same thing you did. I also used to dye it pitch black -- that looks just as bad when you are over a certain age. However, my normal shade (now mostly gray!) also makes me look older than I am. (I'm nearly 45.) So I dye it auburn most of the time.
Ah, yes, a long haired wife, one of the things I gave up to have children. I still miss that.
Personally, in terms of preparing my boy spawn to be successful with the ladies, I have focused on making them pick up their socks, which seems to be a major peeve of the wifely types.
P.S. If you want to look young, get Guitar Hero III for Wii and starting shredding. SWIPIAW is now an addict, whether because she feels / looks younger while cranking out "Paranoid" or because she can humiliate everyone else in the house at it, I'm not sure.
Skippy -
Ah, yes. I am familiar with the type. Unfortunately, I don't think I would deal well with all the earnest young hippie wannabes approaching me for advice about which crystals they need to use to properly align their chakras, so I'm going for the middle-aged suburban look.
Andrea -
Yeah. My hair is dark brown, so I match the shade, but I know I've only got a few good years before I'll need to go lighter, or else look as though I've been attacked by shoe polish.
AOG -
I totally covet Guitar Hero, but I've gotta get Hublet over his mild horror before I can obtain it...maybe mother's day?
Tell Hublet that few things make SWIPIAW as happy these days as utterly crushing her husband at the game. What's a happier wife worth?
P.S. As far as I can tell, the best training is being a pianist because it's all about chording.