First Attempt

Aaron has asked me quite a few times (in the past) if I would consider cutting his hair. He gets frustrated that when he has time to go to a barber shop, it's closed. And he hates paying a lot for a hair cut that is so simple. He asked me again yesterday as we were looking for a barber and I finally said I would try.

I'm not a barber! I have never even cut bangs on a women before. I don't know what made me say yes. So there we were a little awhile later looking at clippers at Target. I started to panic a little. What if I mess up? What if I cut him? He had answers for all my worries. Mostly he kept saying "I will just shave my head if it doesn't work". And to be perfectly honest, I didn't want him to shave his head. I like what little hair he has!

Yesterday night was my first attempt at playing barber. Aaron had cut a lot of hair in Afghanistan, so he was great at showing me where to cut, how to hold the clippers, and what size guard to use. After about 1 hour and 1/2, I was finally done. Now, I know that is an excessive amount of time but I went really slow and had a few panic attacks along the way.

Aaron in the middle of the hair cutting process. I couldn't resist!

It turned out pretty well. Aaron was really supportive and he didn't end up shaving his head. I did really well on the front and sides. But shaving and blending the back of his head will take some practice. Hopefully sooner than later I will master the high skin fade!