About two weeks ago, my dad gave me a haircut. It’s been six months since I went to my hairdresser so my hair was getting long. I thought it came out okay. My dad has been doing this on-and-off for awhile. When we were living in Canada, he cut our family’s hair and several relative’s hair as well.
Since everyone is stuck at home, he wanted to cut his hair tonight. My mom refused to help him since she messed up previously and left a blank spot on his scalp. So of course, he asked me to cut the hair on the back side of is head since he can’t see or reach back there. He gave me the hair clippers, and said not too short.
The hair clipper was large and heavy so hard to maneuver. I think I did okay except he kept his head bent forward as I was cutting. When he stood up, everything shifted and looked different. I replaced the hair guide/guard to cut shorter and tried again. It did cut shorter and I think there is one spot that I cut too short. It looks okay when his head is upright, but you can see a whiter spot when he bends he head forward. I brought my mom over to see and she said it was fine.
I have an appreciation for my hairdresser now. My dad was always super slow when cutting hair. When you’re a kid, it seems like forever. I know I would take forever trying to make the sides match perfectly. My hairdresser would cut my hair in <15 minutes, even after 4-5 months and it would come out the same consistently. I guess it takes a lot of practice to be confident in your motions and not screw up.
Life with chronic diseases 