and by win, i mean HUGE WIN!
Xander got a haircut last week with NO tears! this may not seem like a big deal for some kids, but for Xander this is a big deal.
usually we have to negotiate for about 3 weeks leading up to the hair cutting event. there is no amount of bribery or coercion that can persuade him.
so i set it up so he would have to get a haircut before Christmas. that was the deadline.
ME: we're going to have a haircut BEFORE Christmas, okay?
XANDER: um, but i won't have time before Christmas.
sometimes he is too smart for his own good. so in the meantime i made him watch Rob get a haircut.
then 2 days later i mentioned the haircut again and BAM, he was ready to go. like, RIGHT NOW ready. like, take off my shirt, get the stool and the clippers, we gotta do this now, kind of ready. there was also the condition that he got a chocolate egg (kinder surprise), chocolate beans (reese's pieces), AND ice cream. i was willing to do anything.
it was flawless. no tears, no screaming. i was stunned.
WIN!!
Xander got a haircut last week with NO tears! this may not seem like a big deal for some kids, but for Xander this is a big deal.
usually we have to negotiate for about 3 weeks leading up to the hair cutting event. there is no amount of bribery or coercion that can persuade him.
so i set it up so he would have to get a haircut before Christmas. that was the deadline.
ME: we're going to have a haircut BEFORE Christmas, okay?
XANDER: um, but i won't have time before Christmas.
sometimes he is too smart for his own good. so in the meantime i made him watch Rob get a haircut.
then 2 days later i mentioned the haircut again and BAM, he was ready to go. like, RIGHT NOW ready. like, take off my shirt, get the stool and the clippers, we gotta do this now, kind of ready. there was also the condition that he got a chocolate egg (kinder surprise), chocolate beans (reese's pieces), AND ice cream. i was willing to do anything.
it was flawless. no tears, no screaming. i was stunned.
WIN!!