Worst case scenario? Wren spends a week looking like a red-headed Hammie. And just in time for the family Christmas card photo. And Zoe gets in trouble, Why would Hammie have trouble with any of that?
Ah, it’s one of those traditions that magically skips from one family to another, getting passed down from one older sister to another even though there’s no relation.
The upside is that it will grow back. The downside is Wanda should take the cost of having her stylist clean/repair/salvage it out of Zoes allowance.
We did when the oldest daughter ‘styled’ the middle daughter’s hair. It must have been an effective punishment because middle daughter never ‘styled’ youngest daughter’s hair.
Mom will be mad, Wren’s hair will grow back, and Hammie will be wrong.When my daughter was little I let her play with my hair and she enjoyed it, only she did not have scissors to cut hair with.
when I was growing up my mom always cut everyone’s hair, she had to go to a salon for herself, but everyone else she took care of with her trusty clippers. One day she was babysitting my nephew (I was the second youngest in a large family) and my mom noticed that was getting long and shaggy so she asked him if he wanted her to give him his first haircut and he said yes. My mom did a great job as always, but when my sister in law came to pick up her son she was really upset. Turns out she was going to make he son’s first haircut a big deal with a lot of pictures of him in the barber chair and the barber dancing around a posing before each clip. But my mom ended up spoiling her dream by being efficient and cutting his hair without a big production.
I remember during the Covid pandemic when no barbershops or hair salons were open and my sister in law used my beard trimmer on me and my brother. She actually did a bang up job.
When I was about 9, I was chewing gum at my aunt’s house and some of my hair got in my mouth (It was shoulder length). I ended up with the gum stuck in my hair. My mother & aunt tried to get/cut it out. Their brother, my uncle, was howling with laughter. Oh, how I hated him in that moment!
when my friend told me he was going to a wedding i replied, oh, well, you’ll need a haircut then. i left a bald patch much larger than a silver dollar. when she found out what i’d done, mom once again just sat on the front stoop and cried. it’s a wonder my parents didn’t try to give me away… ☺
allen@home 11 months ago
Hammie you don’t see a problem. Well I do a big one.
Ubintold 11 months ago
Mom might.
ninjanick101 11 months ago
This isn’t going to end well.
Jeff0811 11 months ago
On the other hand if it does end well, or at least not end in disaster, she has a great career ahead of her at Super Clips or Great Cuts.
danketaz Premium Member 11 months ago
Worst case scenario? Wren spends a week looking like a red-headed Hammie. And just in time for the family Christmas card photo. And Zoe gets in trouble, Why would Hammie have trouble with any of that?
einarbt 11 months ago
You win some, you lose some. Que Sera, Sera.
jmworacle 11 months ago
Hammie, if Zoe gets into trouble the blow back will be on you as well.
iggyman 11 months ago
I am afraid she will not gat a haircut, she will end up getting them all cut!
Macushlalondra 11 months ago
Oh boy. I see a downside. Poor Wren!
cracker65 11 months ago
Oh no.
Huckleberry Hiroshima 11 months ago
Plus she’s too dinky to resist. Trim awaaayyyyyyyy.
Slowly, he turned... 11 months ago
Well, this story arc will go on for awhile. Maybe about 8 weeks…
markkahler52 11 months ago
Wuh-oh!!
RitaGB 11 months ago
Having lived it, we know it grows back & provides good laughs forever.
rmercer Premium Member 11 months ago
(Waves hand high in the air) I DO! I DO!!
ladykat 11 months ago
Oh, dear.
DaBump Premium Member 11 months ago
Ah, it’s one of those traditions that magically skips from one family to another, getting passed down from one older sister to another even though there’s no relation.
Just-me 11 months ago
If you’re having second thoughts about it, it’s best not to proceed.
CrimsonOne18 11 months ago
Uh-oh
ctolson 11 months ago
The upside is that it will grow back. The downside is Wanda should take the cost of having her stylist clean/repair/salvage it out of Zoes allowance.
We did when the oldest daughter ‘styled’ the middle daughter’s hair. It must have been an effective punishment because middle daughter never ‘styled’ youngest daughter’s hair.
Chris 11 months ago
where’s mom when you need her… :{
christineracine77 11 months ago
I feel like I’ve just been given a sign from the Universe that I shouldn’t attempt to cut my own hair . . .
charlp Premium Member 11 months ago
What could possibly go wrong? (innocent look)
misslaurastoyroom 11 months ago
You’re going to cut your toddler sister’s baby hairs. Sure! What could go wrong?!
Frank Burns Eats Worms 11 months ago
Now cut that out, Zoe!!
Zen-of-Zinfandel 11 months ago
Zoe is the “ace of fades.”
HOTLOTUS1 11 months ago
ask for a jury of your peers
pheets 11 months ago
I am sure there is some plan in her head to have Hammie take the rap.
lyna63 11 months ago
My daughter (20 now) trimmed her bangs at 2 years old!!!! I was mortified and at the same time trying to keep from laughing!!!!
Doug K 11 months ago
When mom and dad aren’t around, the oldest kid is in charge.
kab2rb 11 months ago
Mom will be mad, Wren’s hair will grow back, and Hammie will be wrong.When my daughter was little I let her play with my hair and she enjoyed it, only she did not have scissors to cut hair with.
patlaborvi 11 months ago
when I was growing up my mom always cut everyone’s hair, she had to go to a salon for herself, but everyone else she took care of with her trusty clippers. One day she was babysitting my nephew (I was the second youngest in a large family) and my mom noticed that was getting long and shaggy so she asked him if he wanted her to give him his first haircut and he said yes. My mom did a great job as always, but when my sister in law came to pick up her son she was really upset. Turns out she was going to make he son’s first haircut a big deal with a lot of pictures of him in the barber chair and the barber dancing around a posing before each clip. But my mom ended up spoiling her dream by being efficient and cutting his hair without a big production.
Smeagol 11 months ago
I remember during the Covid pandemic when no barbershops or hair salons were open and my sister in law used my beard trimmer on me and my brother. She actually did a bang up job.
Jerry in Chelsea 11 months ago
This has to be the first installment of a story arc.
up2trixx 11 months ago
In 1977 I cut my sister’s hair. I was five. She was three. She still hadn’t forgiven me.
BenGMan 11 months ago
ARE YOU TWO BLIND?!?
Medtech4 11 months ago
When I was about 9, I was chewing gum at my aunt’s house and some of my hair got in my mouth (It was shoulder length). I ended up with the gum stuck in my hair. My mother & aunt tried to get/cut it out. Their brother, my uncle, was howling with laughter. Oh, how I hated him in that moment!
denirwin Premium Member 11 months ago
My mom would cut my bangs, they would get shorter & shorted as she tried to even or straighten them up.
BillyJoBob69 11 months ago
She’s getting a Wrenovation
IndyW 11 months ago
Kids, scissors, and hair does not a good combination make. (Glue too).
Foe 11 months ago
BORING This arc has happened in so many different strips before! Calvin and Hobbes, Big Nate, ect.
zskywalker 11 months ago
Next up: Punk rocker Wren
The Quiet One 11 months ago
I see a huge downside and I’m not even there.
GG_loves_comics Premium Member 11 months ago
This explains why this happens to virtually every child at least once.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace 11 months ago
“…. maybe a backside, but not mine.”
Sherlock5 11 months ago
Forethought is not one of their strong points.
fuzz3942 11 months ago
Dang those kids are monsters!
gopher gofer 11 months ago
when my friend told me he was going to a wedding i replied, oh, well, you’ll need a haircut then. i left a bald patch much larger than a silver dollar. when she found out what i’d done, mom once again just sat on the front stoop and cried. it’s a wonder my parents didn’t try to give me away… ☺
vacman 11 months ago
I imagine seeing Wren in a crew-cut by weeks end!
Wishingonastar 11 months ago
This should be interesting! Reminds me of that Leave it to Beaver Episode when Wally cuts Beaver’s hair.
Purple-Stater Premium Member 11 months ago
Cue Olivia Rodrigo… bad idea, right?
nickdnd 11 months ago
The unspoken ending of Hammie’s sentence: “…for me.”
Sherlock5 11 months ago
Remember this, Zoe: If you have to ask if something is a good idea, it probably isn’t.
ToneeRhianRose 5 months ago
Haha! (^▽^) Oh boy! It was bad enough when I did it to myself! My mom probably would’ve k-ed me if I did it to my little brother!