Shearing the Sheep: A Guy Haircut

The testosteronish magazine collection at Big League haircuts--the only place FF will go for a follicle overhaul.  It's one of those places drenched in sports, with a television blaring the game of choice at each cutting station. Big change from the salon with a gaggle of hairdressers and concerned customers crowding around my screaming-bloody-murder 4 year old, who was not only experiencing extreme sensory overload but probably also thought he was about to be beheaded. 
Daughter Dearest remembers that following that incident and for several years afterward, we would prop up FF on a pile of couch cushions in the middle of floor and in front of the TV, with a sheet wrapped around his shoulders and something he loved to eat (preferably not sticky) occupying his hands, while one of us would circle around him and clip as much as possible as fast as we could. It was never pretty.
For those of you with little ones on the autism spectrum who are going through that issue--1) find a salon that specializes in kid cuts, with lots of videos and tons of distractions, and 2) it gets better. It's not his favorite activity, but now that he's 18, FF tolerates the cut AND is beginning to recognize that it's important for appearance, job interviews, and general hygiene.

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