A stepmom shares her story about how she gave her stepson a buzz cut upon his request, with his dad’s permission, and how his mom became upset about it, saying that she had no right to cut her son’s hair without her permission and that it was a big change.
Source: Reddit
My husband and I have 3 sons together (2/4/5) and I have 2 stepsons (10/13). We have 50/50 custody
I cut my kids’ hair myself and my stepsons get their haircut at a barber when their mom has custody, in the last few years my husband has occasionally taken them to get their haircut.
Wednesday afternoon I decided to give my 4 & 5 yr olds haircuts. The 10 yr old then asked if I would cut his hair too. His hair was currently shoulder length and he had been growing it for a while. He wanted me to give him a buzz cut. I asked if he was sure and then texted his dad to make sure he was okay with it. My husband asked if I would wait till he came home so he could watch and record it. When he came home I shaved it and he was very happy with the result.
Yesterday his mom picked him up from school and saw his hair. She immediately called my husband and was pissed about the haircut. Later in the evening she messaged me on IG to have a go at me and say I had no right cutting her son’s hair without her permission and that it was a big change and I shouldn’t have allowed him to do it impulsively. I didn’t reply to her because I didn’t want to feed into any drama. I thought stepson was happy with his haircut and that’s all that really matters.
However, the more I think about it the more I’m unsure if she’s right. If my son had a stepmom and came home from their house with a drastically different haircut I think I might of been upset too and possibly think that person crossed an unspoken boundary. Am I Wrong ?
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