The first haircut my dad gave me was in our old apartment. I was sitting on a stool in front of the corridor mirror, with a white bedsheet wrapped around my shoulders. I looked like a tiny ghost!
He placed a bowl on my head and carefully traced its edge with a pair of scissors. I don’t remember exactly how it turned out, but it must’ve been pretty bad because right after, he took me out to get some ice cream — a bribe for my forgiveness.
Ronald N Toll had the exact same experience, only he came out of it with a picture to prove it. Recently, Ronald shared it on Threads, sparking a wave of nostalgia as others chimed in with their own unforgettable childhood haircuts.
#1 My “Dorothy Hamil” Haircut 😂🫣🤣
© Photo: knoellesmith
#2 My LEGO Lady Phase
© Photo: keliraed
#3 I Spent The Night Before Sleeping With Those Grey Prickly Curlers In My Hair, For My Grade 3 School Photo. I Look Like A 70s Real Estate Receptionist
© Photo: tinkerbon
#4 1969. My Dad Would Cut My Hair With Fingernail Scissors (Iykyk). Silver Lining, They Let Me Go Without My Eyepatch For Pictures. It’s Amazing We Survived 🤣😬
© Photo: finch_and_thorn
#5 Hmm, I Might Win This One. My Mom Gave Me A Mullet And Also A Perm, But Just On The Bangs
© Photo: _kellyharvey
#6 Mom Cut My Bangs For Picture Day, 70s Edition
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#7 My Mom Teased My Hair. After Years Of Therapy, I Have Finally Forgiven Her
© Photo: loriinrealife
#8 My Mother Insists That She Is Not To Blame. She Lies. Haircuts In The Kitchen
© Photo: tennessee_wolfman
#9 Mom Gave Me An Ogilvie Home Perm Back In The 70s. But Let’s Be Honest, Nobody Was Looking At My Awful Curls. 🫣🕺🏻
© Photo: pdxkren
#10 Not A Homemade Haircut, But Scary 70’s Hair Nonetheless. I Look Like I’ve Been Cattle Prodded
© Photo: preciousjules13
#11 Nothing Says Childhood Quite Like A Home-Permed Dorothy Hamill Haircut
© Photo: juliesalek
#12 I Feel Ya On That! (60s Edition)
© Photo: laure_noe_creative
#13 Sister Cut My Hair For Pictures And Hid The Hair In Her Little Purse So Noo One Would Know. 70s
© Photo: toddmelanconphotos
#14 Not Me, My Wife
© Photo: ldm1959
#15 Pretty Sure Gum Was Cut Out Of One Side Here
© Photo: mostlyjenine
#16 Mom Cut Our Bangs Early 60s Edition
© Photo: folderolderiddle
#17 Gotcha Beat!
© Photo: ckane64
#18 My Kindergarten Picture 1975
© Photo: schnibbyb
#19 Me - 1st Grade. I Was Supposed To Take The Sweater Off But I Forgot
© Photo: brbarb
#20 Easter Bangs
© Photo: mcord13
#21 You Just Needed A Bobby Pin To Really Spruce Up The Bangs LOL
© Photo: mjoancullen
#22 My Hair Was As Wide As My Mother’s Body! Grade Eight
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#23 The Night Before My First Grade Picture Was Taken, I Decided To Give Myself My Own Haircut
© Photo: kahuna_bopo
#24 Everybody’s Mom Did The Bangs. And I Guess I Have Always Had Cankles
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#25 My Mom Thought She Made A Good Choice With This Perm
© Photo: paperforthepeople
#26 Crimes Against Humanity
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#27 Oh Yay! I Just Found This Gem And I Think I Fit Right In Here
© Photo: akeema
#28 My Mom Actually Was A Beautician In The 30’s But Only Did Perms And Sets. Obvi Not A Hair Cutter
© Photo: wellness_kit
#29 1960's. Why???? (I'm In The Middle)
© Photo: dianedefazio
#30 My Bangs Needed A Trim But I Took The Scissors To The Side Of My Head Instead
© Photo: lynnva68
#31 Fifth Grade Circa 1970-71. My Shirt And Pants Matched. Horrid. Had Just Started Wearing Glasses. And The Hair!
© Photo: brendakev165
#32 2nd Grade: Pincurls (And A Mustard Color Dress)
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#33 I Think Mom Kept Trying To Get Them Straight Until She Couldn’t Cut Any More
© Photo: old_cal_gal_too
#34 Finnish Kid In Canada. All I Wanted Was To Be French Canadian Catholic So I Too Could Be Cute
© Photo: satulindell
#35 Dad With Kitchen Scissors - 90's Style
© Photo: helio_vaska
#36 Crooked Bangs, Crooked Bows. 1982
© Photo: bedheadforever
#37 Bad Bangs 90s Edition
© Photo: ashravioli
#38 Not Sure Why I’m Wearing A Headband Except I Think They Were Popular In The 60’s
© Photo: susan_tornqvist
#39 Farm Kids Didn’t Go To Stylists
© Photo: just_getting_thru
#40 I Always Had Boy Cuts
© Photo: thelindasmith
#41 60's Me By Mom
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#42 The 50s
© Photo: krabagail
#43 I’ve Got The 1980s Edition. Trimmed These Myself!
© Photo: sarahwatson42
#44 My Dad Let Me Put Myself Together And I Was Apparently Allergic To Hairbrushes
© Photo: dogsandduchesses
#45 My Hair Still Flips This Way
© Photo: simpliinathalie
#46 I Cut My Own Bangs For My 4th Grade Picture. 🫤 60’s Edition
© Photo: upstart94
#47 Gee I’m Not Alone. Our Mothers Should Have Never Been Allowed To Own A Pair Of Scissors
© Photo: theleashlady
#48 I Think There's A Whole Can Of Hair Spray In This One
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#49 My Husband. Those Bangs Were Covering A Forehead That Has “Grown” Over The Years
© Photo: terri_latham
#50 Dad Felt The Need To Trim My My Bangs Before Each Picture Taking
© Photo: lynnblovesbooks
#51 Mmhmm
© Photo: wynnde13
