Parenting
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Summer Vacation Confessions: I gave my son a Mohawk! Would you?
Last week on
True Mom Confessions, we were tickled by a simple confession, "
I gave my son a Mohawk!" We didn't expect a lot of "me toos" - but 26 mommas admitted to doing the same. And we didn't expect many comments - but interestingly there were many which led to a lively debate about whether to cut or not to cut and if a Mohawk represented rebellion or just a fun hairstyle. The crowd quickly took sides, with many moms adamantly opposed and another camp giving the original poster a virtual round of applause.
"Rock the Mohawk" one called out and was joined by "Do what you want. Be original. That is awesome!" Some naysayers politely spoke back, "Are there no more rules in society? Mohawks just look so improper" and others didn't use their manners, "A mohawk? Just plain trashy."
I'm not taking the shears to any of my kids' heads -- not because I don't appreciate a good spikey mohawk myself, but because I'm not good with the scissors.
What would you do??
Please tell us here or join the conversation in the
confessional.
Related: parenting, mohawk, kids, confession
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Posted by Beastie Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:35am PDT
I take it these moms really wanted revenge for something the poor kid did right?
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Posted by jennifer e Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:20am PDT
My entire neigborhood of boys in our military commuity are sporting Mohawks! My two boys wanted them too so their father gave them a MowHawk. The only problem is we have to leave town to visit some family members in a few weeks so I will have to shave their Mowhawks off because my mom would freakout!
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Posted by kelly8366 Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:35am PDT
my son and his best friend have Mowhawks I think they are neat and it is their hair let them do what they want with it . It will always grow back.
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Posted by marelismi Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:54am PDT
I am a teacher. There are several children at our school with mohawks. For the most part they are well behaved, responsible, respectful children. What does it matter what their hair looks like as long as they are good kids?
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Posted by Campbell's Soup Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:12am PDT
I would only give my son a mohawk if he wanted one. He is four. I asked him and he said no. I wanted him to have one though they are cute. but that is one thing i let him decide. =)
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Posted by Evil Lyn Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:12am PDT
It's HAIR!!! It WILL grow back! Both my boys (5 & 7) wanted mohawks so their dad gave them one, they also told dad to shave it off when the got tired of it. It's summer I don't see the harm in having one as long as school is out.
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Posted by panther_cynder Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:44am PDT
I gave my son (5) a mohawk. It looks good on him and fits his wild side. He is a good kid and he loves it. This is one of those things that is fun for the kids to have.
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Posted by passionatemind79 Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:45am PDT
I gave my son a mohawhk and he rocked it! We bought the stuff to make it different colors and got to be glued so that it would stay up! I'm all for teaching him its ok to look however he wants, and to learn some individuality. No one else had a hawk like his in school and he stood tall with it. You only live once right, may everyday count!
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Posted by passionatemind79 Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:45am PDT
I gave my son a mohawhk and he rocked it! We bought the stuff to make it different colors and got to be glued so that it would stay up! I'm all for teaching him its ok to look however he wants, and to learn some individuality. No one else had a hawk like his in school and he stood tall with it. You only live once right, may everyday count!
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Posted by mamagoose Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:29am PDT
I beleive that in todays society there are so many battles we have to go through with our children that we as mothers have to choose wich battles are worth the argument. If we fight to win every battle then all we would be doing is arguiung with our children. Hair is certainly not the battle to choose. Children have so many things planned for them and done for them now days that they have very little control of anthything of their own. I say why not let them have control of their hairstyle. I have a family of 6. My husband and I and 4 boys all of wich have been able to choose their own hairstyles since they were able to say hey this is what I would like mom. We limit it to summer time and my two oldest who are now teenagers have grown out of it and have very respectable normal cuts. We go to church on sundays and are a respectable family in our community so there is some offense taken when people say a hairstyle can make a child trashy. right now my 6 year old has a mohawk and my 9 year old has stripes in his hair that doesn't make them bad kids it just lets them know I love and respect their personalties and who they are and anyone they are going to become.
Kids have so many things to become rebelious over why give them one more thing like hair to argue over.
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