As you can see below, a certain sixth-grader in my house has let his hair grow quite long (photo taken today):
I think he looks like a dork. Plus, he can't see properly when he's playing basketball. (We went to the Suns game last night; he's a Steve Nash fan, so he used some of his Hanukkah money to buy the jersey you see him wearing.)
He has agreed that BCB readers can decide whether or not he gets a haircut. You can vote in the poll on the right sidebar. I don't think you have to guess what MY vote is.
UPDATE [2007-1-12 9:03:17 by Al]: Despite some attempts at late ballot-box stuffing by a certain 11-year-old, the haircut has won (383-338, or 53% to 46% -- came out to less than 100% due to a rounding error). It will occur on Monday -- a photo will be posted.
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Haircut's fine...
...but make him get rid of the Suns's jersey and burn it.theprognosticator - January 8, 2007
That would be mean.
He used the money he got to pay for it. That's something my uncles or cousins say, "Why don't you burn that Lee jersey from that loser team?"Anyway, you're never serious so that means you believe Mark needs a haircut and should never burn his jersey, so I agree with you. :)
sparkles721 - January 8, 2007
uhoh...somebody's on to me...
...rats.
theprognosticator - January 8, 2007
Hey
keep the hair, I starting losing my hair since I was in my late 20's, am 48 now.Been a long Suns fan since the days of Connie Hawkins, Dick Van Arsdale, Walter Davis, Paul Westphal and on it goes. And the painful loss to Chicago's own in 1993.
Keep the hair Mark, Go Suns
Johnny Callison was a Cub - January 8, 2007
Sorry, Mark
You gotta get it cut.BeerCub - January 8, 2007
Well Dad, there's a new trend:
From askmen.com:I know YOU can't pull this off and neither can I, sadly. However.....Mark does have the hair for this suddenly (and unexplainable) fashionable look.
Maybe he should enjoy his hair while he can.
Smooth Jazz Man San Diego - January 8, 2007
BUT LOSE THE JERSEY
Smooth Jazz Man San Diego - January 8, 2007
I voted he should cut it...
But in all honesty... it's pretty damn dead-on for its "style" as far as what's in now.Although, I would argue that most who wear that style of hair wouldn't be caught dead wearing a current NBA jersey of a popular player.
tyger1147 - January 8, 2007
as a Nash fan...
he should follow his idol and cut his hairDTJchris - January 8, 2007
I voted to....
let him keep it. He's only young once, and on day he won't have any hair. Plus, it's in style and most "kids" you see are months overdue for a hair cut. I'm gonna call Mark's hair a "mop top".cubbyblue137 - January 8, 2007
Trim it
Don't need to cut it all off, but it does need to be cleaned up a little bit.Ross - January 8, 2007
I agree.....
Just need to clean it up in the front.FLCubsFan - January 8, 2007
Let him keep it
I voted no haircut. Someday he'll probably end up in some corporate job where he can't let it grow. As a friend of mine said when her daughter wanted pink streaks in her hair, it's nothing permanent. If he starts wanting crazy tattoos, that's a different story. Long hair is nothing.rlpete - January 8, 2007
My Son is Only Two
but if it ever gets to the point of him wanting to wear it shaggy, I'll pay him not to.NashvilleBlue - January 8, 2007
Steve Nash fan eh?
Tell your son that Mr. Nash (Canadian!) doesn't have his long hair anymore, and he's playing better with out it!Laven - January 8, 2007
It seems
to be the style now so maybe just a little trim but he looks like all the kids where I live. He's a cute kid Al.sue369 - January 8, 2007
A Certain Sixth Graders Hair
As a mom, I am inclined to reach up and pinch his cute little cheek. However...I think if the kid likes his hair long he should wear it that way. Just like if he wants to wear the jersey he should wear it. Don't cave into peer group pressure. Or, ask a trusted sixth grade girl what she thinks, and then make your decision based on that.
tigerperson - January 8, 2007
As I said below...
... he barely gives the girls in his class the time of day... but that may change in a year or so!Al Yellon - January 9, 2007
let it grow long
but ditch the nash jersey. I'm sure the young man can find a jersey for a Bulls player he likes just as much.mike @ Bleed Cubbie Blue - January 8, 2007
Hair stylings
I'd make him shave his head, grow his eyebrows long, and comb them back over his forehead.Mordecai Brown - January 8, 2007
Please...
Season, start already.nextyearcub - January 8, 2007
And from what I see
On a daily basis, pretty much anything is "in style."But lose the Suns jersey and throw a tight shirt and some eyeliner on, and he'll be a prime candidate to head up an emo band.
nextyearcub - January 8, 2007
No kidding
laughing out loud here, for realtigerperson - January 8, 2007
Give him a head with hair!
Long Beautiful Hair...LET HIM KEEP THE MOP!
When he grows up, he'll be getting it cut enough.
Goat Whisperer - January 8, 2007
No worse than me in 1969
If he is doing his best at school, responsible for some chores around the house, and respectful of others, I say tolerate the hair and jersey.I finally cut my hair because, at least in my dad's eyes, I bore too much of a resemblance to Charles Manson.
tex - January 8, 2007
Yeah, I know.
I used to have hair like that myself. All of you would laugh your heads off at some of my HS yearbook photos.Al Yellon - January 9, 2007
if the hair
lets him ball like nash ket him keep it.tbizzle83 - January 8, 2007
sorry
not let, helpstbizzle83 - January 8, 2007
Nah
I'd make him trim it up, but other than it's not too bad.theantigoat - January 8, 2007
Let him keep it.......
n/t.PriorandAramisfan23 - January 8, 2007
If that's what
makes him happy dad, that's what makes him happy, let him keep it and come to it on his own terms.Faith plus 1 - January 8, 2007
who cares about the haircut
how can you let him cheer for the suns???That's a far more serious problem.
tal1286 - January 8, 2007
agreed
the last thing I worry about with kids are their haircut. Now if they live in Chicago and root for the suns, well, they need some counciling and fast.People still worry about kids hair these days? I've always been more aware of who they hang out with. Hair styles come and go but kids' friends and role-models help choose their path.
jman - January 9, 2007
The Suns...
... are definitely his (and my) SECOND-favorite NBA team.We're both big Bulls fans, let the record be set straight.
Al Yellon - January 9, 2007
haha
good to hear.tal1286 - January 9, 2007
Born and raised in Texas.
Root for the Cubs.Maybe I need counseling!
tex - January 9, 2007
Cut it
Just to prevent the obviously imminent rock-star status... the women won't be able to handle that.jcg996 - January 8, 2007
LOL
He barely looks at the girls in his class.I suspect in a year or so, that will change.
Al Yellon - January 9, 2007
Parents can be so naive...
Maybe he tells you he barely looks at the girls in his class. Maybe he shrugs uncomfortably or says "nah" or "ugh" when you ask if there are any girls he likes, but odds are he's been paying attention for a couple years already. Maybe he's not done much talking to any specific girl or anything like that, but if he's a normal kid, he's definitely looking every once in a while.He and his friends will probably be rewatching/pausing on the nude scenes in dvds well before you think, too. If you're at all worried about all of that, I expect the cookies on his PC will give you a good idea of how interested in girls he is. ;)
Parents. Gotta love em.
By the way, as a guy who has let his hair grow long since he was in like the 2nd grade (and with the exception of one substitute teacher he'll hate forever, never had problems with being mistaken as a girl), I say let the kid keep his hair. As in don't badger him to cut it.
Bug him to keep it clean/neat/combed, but if he wants it long, let him keep it long. Like most people said, it's kind of in fashion, and even if it's not, so what? As a Cubs fan, you should know well how little what other people think really matters about what you like and don't like. If people make enough jokes or he feels dorky, he'll get it cut. Otherwise, you're just being mean to try to control such an insignificant thing. Worry about piercings, tattoos, smoking, drinking, drugs etc before thinking hair is important.
Right now, my hair's down close to my shoulders and I keep it back with a bandana. Get a lot of compliments about looking like John Lennon, too (the glasses add to it).
And if you bug him about it, even if your relationship is great, he'll keep it long just to irk you. That was always the case with me and my dad, who by the way, had longish hair in photos from when he was my age. I loved pointing that out to him.
HanOfTheBluegrass - January 9, 2007
Oh, believe me...
... I know about hair battles, having had long hair (to my shoulders) when I was in high school. But I kept it trimmed and neat. Mark's hair is a mess. He needs a trim, at least. I was never proposing (and haven't) a really short haircut.The nude scenes in DVD's? What DVD's do you think we have around my house? ;)
Al Yellon - January 9, 2007
I seriously think...
many band-members pay lots of money to keep their hair looking just like that--however ugly I think it is.http://www.411blitz.com/stills/falloutboy.jpg
Lead singer for Fall Out Boy
tyger1147 - January 9, 2007
Pre-teens can find those scenes.
It's a skill that compensates them for the cracking voice and acne.Unless all your dvds are PG or G, there're some there somewhere.
Then again, the Internet changed the whole dynamic.
When I was your kid's age, the only young people online did it through Prodigy. Man, Prodigy. That really brings back some memories.
HanOfTheBluegrass - January 12, 2007
No kidding.
When I was Mark's age, of course we counted with stones and sticks.;)
Al Yellon - January 12, 2007
Obligatory Simpsons reference
"Look at them sideburns...he looks like a girl! Now Johnny Unitas, there's a haircut you could set your watch to!"I rocked a mop in my younger days, but I've grown to enjoy keeping it short. Maybe he should at least keep it above the ears.
Perkins - January 9, 2007
i like it
agreed, compromise.Faith plus 1 - January 9, 2007
Keep it
It's definitely stylish and en vogue. Having a nine year old myself, believe me, he needs the long hair. Btw, i just let mine grow over the winter (it still grows!!!) and , wow, i like the 70ies. Though in the summer i will cut it again (if for practical purposes only).Let it grow, let it grow, let it grow! (sung to the tune of a certain xmas song)
Frank Chance - January 9, 2007
I say
trim it not cut it. You can do more with his hair if it's not too short. I'd trim the bangs and back, clean up the ears. I has my hair long, similar to Gavin Rossdale. I played drums in a band at the time. Trust me he'll grow out of it. If he decuides to keep it long, how about a headband like Iverson's? Good lookin' kid, Al. At leat it's not a Mr. T. mohawk or blue or red or something like that.fuzzycubfan - January 9, 2007
Keep the hair
My boy, now 41, had long hair when he was a sixth-grader, and now he's bald.It's in style now and in a few years, it will all change.
Butchoh31 - January 9, 2007
Let it flow, let it flow, let it flow
I had a shaggy mop in high school. I didn't have that length in the 6th grade, but let him sport the look.If the hair is hip, you must not snip!
grover @ Bleed Cubbie Blue - January 9, 2007
I've seen a lot worse
on me, even, And now it's not there anymore!Lighten up, Al. It's not that bad. Let him keep it!
tommy veryzer - January 9, 2007
the style
is certainly in fashion right now, but in 20 years he'll looking at pictures and laughingwouldn't want to take that away
flyball - January 9, 2007
Or...
... even in five or six years, to embarrass him. Right?Al Yellon - January 9, 2007
In five or six years...
We could all be sporting bald heads so as to emulate our alien overlords.HanOfTheBluegrass - January 9, 2007
Then I'm ahead of the curve!
The aliens will think I'm their friend!Al Yellon - January 9, 2007
Hey, Mark...
...Noel and Liam Gallagher called. They want their haircut back. (They also want you to buy an Oasis album because no one else seems to be doing so these days.)Seriously, if Mark likes his hair that way, and it's at least somewhat in style (that is, he's not being mercilessly teased because of it), I say leave his locks unshorn.
If a compromise is possible, however, I'd recommend getting it trimmed so it doesn't hurt his roundball game.
(Daver sings) Maybe/I don't really want to know/
How your garden grows/I just want to fly...
daver - January 9, 2007
If...
... the poll says he gets it cut, then I think keeping it trimmed sounds good.He said he was going to try to get all his friends at school to vote "no" today. So we'll see how the poll results go.
Al Yellon - January 9, 2007
re: If...
Those slackers better start voting. He's down five percentage points as I type this!daver - January 9, 2007
Let's not insult Oasis......
Lot's of people buy their albums, just not too many Americans.PriorandAramisfan23 - January 9, 2007
I like it long, Al.
But I think it just needs some trimming, that's all.Littlerock Rynofan - January 9, 2007
i think
it looksw dumb, but i also think he should get to decide how to wear his hair for now. i think the best way to have your son live under your rules and control is to let him have control over some things that are important to him, but don't negatively affect how he develops. his hair is a good example of this. let him wear his hair how he wants to, but do his homework and come home at night when you want him to.tomas21 - January 9, 2007
yeah
my parents let me have my hair the way I wanted and now I have a whole year of pictures from junior high of a really horrible spiral permthanks mom and dad, really thanks
flyball - January 9, 2007
This is.....
the kind of sh%t my parents lived for.They took and kept pictures of me looking odd throughout the years and have embarrassed me with them when they could.
Let him keep the hair long. It will bring much joy later on....
timeforachange - January 9, 2007
Cut it now
A couple more months and he'll either look a like an upside-down mop or you can use a bowl for future haircuts. If you don't nip this type of issue in the bud, next you'll see torn/dirty jeans, makeup, nose rings, filthy untied shoes; The list goes on and on. I base my opinion on sheer personal experience all the way through adult-hood, both boys and girls; though I have to say girls are 10 times a problem than boys.One last thing, lose that silly jersey.
blackhawk24 - January 9, 2007
"Makeup"????
n/tAl Yellon - January 9, 2007
What's wrong with...
torn jeans? I like them.Girls are not 10 times the problem. Or maybe just some of them are. Not me. My parents must be thankful I am the way I am.
sparkles721 - January 9, 2007
re: Let's not insult Oasis......
I'll have to take your word on that, PriorandAramisfan23. Of course, a lot of people who aren't Americans buy David Hasslehoff albums, too.Oh, man, Mark is down seven points. I hear the barber's razor warming up now...
daver - January 9, 2007
I may have said...
to cut it, but I really meant a trim.I like long hair. I never have had short hair in my entire life, and I never plan to.
sparkles721 - January 9, 2007
Keep the hair, it back in style for the kids
I've been doing a 4 on top and 3 on the sides for the last two years but since the lady who cut my hair last did a 3 both ways and screwed it up I'm going back to long hair.But Al that should not stop you from making fun of it everyday.
diehardmark - January 9, 2007
Keep it
I think he should keep it. But then again, I always wanted to grow my hair long when I was his age, but couldn't because I just get the Jew-fro.Plus, I'm kind of traumatized right now, because I went to get my haircut today, and found out that the woman who has been cutting my hair for over seven years is pregnant. Which means I'll have to go at least a few months without a haircut until she comes back from her maternity leave. If she doesn't, I'm hosed.
Jesse Guam - January 9, 2007
So wait a minute.
You're saying there is NO ONE ELSE on the entire planet that you'd trust to cut your hair?Man, she must be good at it.
Al Yellon - January 10, 2007
Pretty much
Either that or I'm really resistant to change.Jesse Guam - January 10, 2007
Apparently so!
n/tAl Yellon - January 10, 2007
It could be worse.
He could be emulating worse hairstyles, e.g. Trump!Lol, I never thought I'd see the day when people would want the "Nash hairdo."
I just hope he grows up a Cub fan and not a Diamond Back.
cubby23 - January 10, 2007
forgot to cast vote.
Oh, and I vote for a trim!cubby23 - January 10, 2007
Not to worry.
He's already a Cubs fan.And having been to Game Six with me, he already understands what "crushing defeat" means.
Al Yellon - January 10, 2007
Deadline?
So, Al, what's the deadline on this haircut thing? Here it is the next morning and poor Mark is still down seven points. I guess he didn't exactly turn out the vote at school. Young people these days...they have no respect for the democratic process.daver - January 10, 2007
I think we agreed...
... he and I, to give it till the end of the day today. When he gets his haircut, I'll post another picture.Al Yellon - January 10, 2007
Haircut...
This is mark if you didn't know, and the deadline is actually 1-11-07 9:00 PM. Also, what kind of father would make his son cut his hair over a silly little poll.Little Al - January 10, 2007
For everyone's information...
... yes, Mark did create a user id named "Little Al". That is his post, and he insisted on doing it while I wasn't watching.However, he is right. I agreed on a deadline of 9 pm tomorrow (1/11).
And since he agreed to the results of the poll, he'll have to get a haircut, it appears. I think he's just upset that he's not winning.
Al Yellon - January 10, 2007
That's cute.
Now I feel bad. I want to switch my vote to no or maybe I'll just vote multiple no's...sparkles721 - January 10, 2007
Thank You...
I DON'T want to get my hair cut the problem was that the poll was the only chance I had to not get a haircutLittle Al - January 11, 2007
re: Thank You...
Mark, dude, your homeys let you down. All you needed was a laptop, a Wi-Fi connection and a full classroom and you could've won this thing.I say you grow it back and we do this all over again around Opening Day.
Keep the faith, brother.
daver - January 11, 2007
Haircut...
I have a laptop and i've alreday voted 5 timesLittle Al - January 11, 2007
PLEASE
get a harcut..Shaggy hair is not cool.Soon youll be wearing polos and popping the collars if your already not..Remember your a man.Longer hair is for women..Plus, with shorter hair youll look more cleaned up and thatll attract the ladies..Do It..PrimeTime - January 11, 2007
Attract the ladies?
Geez, give the kid time! He's only 11!;)
Al Yellon - January 11, 2007
haha
IM j/k..Thats the age I started liking girls..Im 21 now and live in Tinley Park and his haircut is huge out here with all the yuppies and everyone single one of them owns a pink polo and pops the collar and wears seashell necklaces..That could him sumday :( I personally don't like the shag at all.But its all up to the voters.Otherwise if he wnats to keep it, just ATLEAST get it trimmed and cleaned up a little..PrimeTime - January 11, 2007
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