Mom Confessions: I Paid $22 for My Son's Haircut

I would learn to cut it myself if a haircut for a kid cost that much! That's just rediculous! I would never pay that much especially for a boy haircut!

Buy some clippers and do it yourself.  The clippers will pay for themselves in 2 haircuts.

I'm a cosmetologist... trust me - pay the going rate!  If you try to do it yourself, you'll end up paying more later to have one of us fix it.  Consider a chain like Master Cuts, Cost Cutters, Fantastic  Sams, Great Clips... etc.  They're much less expensive and there is talent in those places!

I cut my son's hair and it looks great (check out my pictures if you don't believe me).  It's longer on top and buzzed close to his head everywhere else.  I refuse to pay more than $20 to get my own hair cut.  To the hair dresser on here...it's not that hard to learn to use a set of clippers.

I've cut my son's hair, and I've paid the $20. It just was a matter of if I had the $$ and/or the time to do it myself.

If you have the $, I don't see the harm. Especially if you are getting pictures done or something.

And using the clippers may or may not be hard depending on the type of hair your son has and how you want him to wear it. My daughter has very curly hair, and I've always cut it because it's easier for me - no need for perfectly straight lines, etc., But my son's is baby-fine and horribly straight. I have a hard time getting the clippers to even cut it without pulling sometimes. Plus I'm not good at longer on top, shorter on the bottom, and I've been trying for several years...

what about a local cosmetology school, you should be able to get a haircut for less than $6- (that's what is here where I live anyway) , I have a friend who took both her boys there regularly and never once did they have a bad cut.......

I'd pay - luckily  my son's barber only charges $13, but I'd probably pay $22 since it's only cut 3 or 4 times a year and I would be embarassed to send him into public if I did it.  Besides, I trim my own hair, so I can spend a little more on his hair to get it done right.

I've spent that on haircuts. The only way to get him to sit still is in one of those places that caters to kids. Otherwise his hair ends up butchered.

My son is 6, but ever since he was about 3 or 4 I've been shaving his head. Not all completely, but short enough that he still has some hair left on his head. His hair grows like mine does. Very fast. I would never pay $22 for a boys haircut if I can just do it myself.