Big boy gel

Last week Oliver got his hair cut at our local salon. (Too expensive for me and Hayley but the little man likes it there!)

At the conclusion of the cutting, the hairdresser asked Oliver whether he wanted any "big boy gel" on his hair. He agreed. Hayley then took the above photo to send to me.

Obviously I think the little man looks adorable.

But I'm not sure about the gel. I mean I'm not sure whether a 3-year-old needs gel or should be hooked into the trappings of an overly image-obseesed world. I am adamant that I want his self-esteem to come from the person inside, not the appearance outside, but am I being out-of-touch and missing the point in thinking hair products are a bad idea?

I should add I use the odd dab of "product" myself, but only started to do so in adulthood.

I don't have a clear answer, but I suspect he can have both the hair gel and the self-esteem as entirely independent facets of his life and I'm just an old fuddy duddy trying to keep up with the times!

New hair cut

Oliver had his hair cut this evening at md hair, the salon round the corner from us in Heaton Moor. A bit pricier than his old place, it came recommended to us by a former neighbour with a son a bit older than Oliver who also had his hair cut by the same guy (pictured).

Hayley reports that the little man behaved impeccably throughout and then at the end announced "I want product in my hair, like my Daddy". Steady little guy, don't give away too many trade secrets!