Figure 1.--This British boy developed a fear of having his hair cut at age 2 and refused to go to the barber for 10 years. He finally consented to a hair cut atvage 12. He chose a David Beckham cut. Put your cursor on the image to see the result. |
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Some boys had a rel fear of having their hair cut. Of course this was primarily younger boys who had not yet had their hair cut. For many this first hair cut was a very scary experience. While most boys with this fear were very young, there are occassions where older bear also avoid going to the barber out of fear. A HBC reader writes, "I have come across this problem once. Boys with a great fear of the barbar and will refuse to have their hair cut. A little boy I taught with this phobia took alot of getting to the barber's. We had to find a kind child centred barber who was really kind. I took the boy to the barber on the understanding that I too wuld have my hair cut. The little chap always let me go first. Then he had his hair cut. I think its the sissors and fear of getting stabbed or something." A British newspaper carried a story of this problem. A boy was terrified of going to the barber. His mother said that he developed this aversion at age 2 while having his hair cut. He refused to return to the barber shop. She has no idea why this occurred. So for 10 years his hair grew. Finally at 12-years of age in 2006 he finally consented to having his hair cut. The fear was conquered after peer pressure forced the boy to face the barber than suffer the taunts of his schoolmates. James like most British boys is keen on football (soccer). He chose the David Beckham cut. a kind of spikey crop. Beckham was the captain of the English national football team. In 2007 he decided to play soccer in America, accepting a very lucrative financial offer. David reported, "I asked for a David Beckham cut. It was a bit scary but I quite like it. The back of my neck's a bit cold though."
"Why did I wait ten years? It's a long story," The Daily Mail (January 7, 2007), p. 33.
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