AUsome Brand

Our son participated in the Special Olympics at Michigan State University, rocked the 200m dash, and still served me a side of sass — turned around mid‑run and flipped me off like, “Mom, relax, I got this.” Spectrum life stays wild.

Our 12‑year‑old autistic son learned a very valuable lesson today.
Curiosity got the best of him… and he decided he was going to cut his own hair with the clippers.

Let’s just say… he learned QUICK that:
1️⃣ Cutting your own hair is not easy — that takes real skill and practice.
2️⃣ Doing something without asking first is never the move.
3️⃣ Every action has consequences… including having to rock a whole bald spot.

One good thing, he didn’t touch his hairline. I’ve been holding strong on not letting anyone cut my boys’ hairlines until they’re older and can tell me exactly how they want it. I’m not about to have grown men telling me years later that I messed up their hairline. That’s all on them.

My poor boy was SHOOK when he saw that hair fall and that bald spot staring back at him. Lesson learned: don’t touch what isn’t yours… especially your own head with clippers.

Parenting keeps you humble and laughing at the same time.