Goodbye little boy, Hello preteen

Well, it had to be something. My sweet boy has grown up and is beginning to assert himself. He doesn't yell, scream, slam doors, stomp or even roll his eyes at me...sometimes....but he wants his hair longer. -sigh- I knew this day would come but I just think boys look so cute like this:


And I hoped he would grow up to want hair like this:


But instead, it appears he wants hair like this:


Which, sorry Celine...love your music but could you get your son a haircut? A small trim perhaps?

So the battle lines have been drawn, thank goodness for private school with hair regulations! Though I must give him something; so every morning out the door we go as I smile politely and tell him he looks nice, all the while trying to quell the urge inside of me to chase him down the sidewalk with a brush and a can of hairspray.