Opinions on mohawks/faux-hawks

Mason&Mama · March 2012

What do you think about them for your little boy?

I am going to admit that I judge when I see a little boy with his head shaved into a mohawk. I understand letting them decide what they want as a haircut, but today I saw a 2-year old with a shaved one. It just didn't look right.

This might be a little bit hypocritical, but I kind of think that faux-hawks are cute. I saw another little boy at the playground today with his hair styled into the most adorable faux-hawk.

Google them both to compare. My opinion is freak vs. cutie-pie.

MOONGIRL2467 · March 2012

So funny you mention this- my sister has a friend who had it shaved like this...most horrible thing ever. It looks terrible and he's about 8...shaving it like that is one thing...styling is another.

starz57182 · March 2012

I'm a fan of either one. I think I lean towards the faux version, but the shaved version doesn't bother me at all. But my husband had a mohawk for a bit, as well as face piercings, not to mention his tattoos. So, I might not represent the majority here.

doubleOmommy · March 2012

Well since DS rocks the faux hawk daily I am all for it! I do not like the shaved head though... at all.

Mason&Mama · March 2012

doubleOmommy:
Well since DS rocks the faux hawk daily I am all for it! I do not like the shaved head though... at all.

How could I forget little Owen's faux hawk? I love it. Most photos are blocked at work so I can't see it right now, but I was checking it out the other day. I was also thinking how much he looks like your daughter. Both so cute!

doubleOmommy · March 2012

Mason&Mama:
doubleOmommy:
Well since DS rocks the faux hawk daily I am all for it! I do not like the shaved head though... at all.
How could I forget little Owen's faux hawk? I love it. Most photos are blocked at work so I can't see it right now, but I was checking it out the other day. I was also thinking how much he looks like your daughter. Both so cute!

Thanks! We gave him a haircut a few weeks ago(after he got his helmet off it was a mess) and it's just getting long enough to do the faux hawk again:) I love it! I think Mason would look super cute with a hawk too:)

hecallsmecat · March 2012

For adults: Mowaks are cool, faux-hawks are lame. Be a man and commit already!

For kids: Mohawks are a bit weird, faux-hawks are cute. I actually combed Saoirse's hair into a faux-hawk when she was about 8 weeks old and she looked so damn cute. DH was annoyed but I took a picture and it's still one of my favorites.

COMomma81 · March 2012

Love faux-hawks and don't mind mo-hawks if the child asks for it.

AmandaP678 · March 2012

Im not a fan of mohawks in general on adults definitely not on kids, but I do the faux ones on the boys all the time

LnR70707 · March 2012

mohawk on a kid looks really redneck to me. faux hawks are okay depending on how the kid is dressed. I think a lot of the ones I see (both real and faux) are paired with a "toughen him up" attitude from the parents, which jades my opinion.

Five_letter · March 2012

Doesn't bother me at all.

It does look a tad bit rednecky, but at the same time, the boys light up when it's done. As long as it's done over the summer (shaved mohawk) and not during the school year, I don't mind it.

Boys don't get to do some of the exciting clothes and style stuff that girls get to do. I think how excited they get over this is super cute.

At the end of the day, it's hair. It grows back. Not a big deal, it makes them happy, and it's only temporary. Honestly, if a stranger thinks I'm trashy over it...so be it. My kid is healthy and happy. That's all that matters. They're not applying for a job, they're not in school, they're kids.

lucylea · March 2012

DS sports a faux-hawk just about every day so obviously I love them. If he really wants a true mohawk when he gets older I will allow it. Girls can do so many things with our hair and boys are more limited so I can understand wanting something different.

goteamgo · March 2012

Most horrible thing ever? Okay, that made me lol.

It's just hair. It doesn't hurt them, and it is probably a style accepted by their social group. So it isn't like the child is suffering in any way.

And sometimes it is damn cute.

mainemommy · March 2012

If the parent puts a little effort into the mohawk I think its ok on kids, when they let it get all greasy & flopped to the side it looks like trash. I agree its only hair.

Id rather a mo/faux hawk than a freaking rat tail any day. Yes, some hicks here still give their kids those nasty things.

One of my adult female friends just got a mohawk today, it looks awesome.

Sparla1027 · March 2012

Five_letter:
At the end of the day, it's hair. It grows back. Not a big deal, it makes them happy, and it's only temporary. Honestly, if a stranger thinks I'm trashy over it...so be it. My kid is healthy and happy. That's all that matters. They're not applying for a job, they're not in school, they're kids.

Agreed. Especially on boys- it grow back SO FAST. It's like letting your kid go out to the store in a Halloween costume in July- kids want to express themselves too.

Now if you give your baby a tattoo I will judge the crap out of you.

jesscoletta · March 2012

Five_letter:
Doesn't bother me at all.
It does look a tad bit rednecky, but at the same time, the boys light up when it's done. As long as it's done over the summer (shaved mohawk) and not during the school year, I don't mind it.
Boys don't get to do some of the exciting clothes and style stuff that girls get to do. I think how excited they get over this is super cute.
At the end of the day, it's hair. It grows back. Not a big deal, it makes them happy, and it's only temporary. Honestly, if a stranger thinks I'm trashy over it...so be it. My kid is healthy and happy. That's all that matters. They're not applying for a job, they're not in school, they're kids.

This exactly. Gah, people are so damn judgy around here..

PoseyMamma · March 2012

I think faux-hawks are cute. DD2 sort of rocks one. I don't fix it that way but if her hair isn't brushed to the side with a clip then it is a faux. DD1's hair did the same thing when she was a baby. I don't like mohawks on kids or adults, they kind of scare me.

mbritto4 · March 2012

I think both are adorable. My oldest's hair grew in like a faux hawk, it was much thicker down the center of her head. My aunt had a foster son who also had hair that grew in that way. My oldest started having opinions about her hair about two. The kid may like it.

IlliniQT · March 2012

MOONGIRL2467:
So funny you mention this- my sister has a friend who had it shaved like this...most horrible thing ever. It looks terrible and he's about 8...shaving it like that is one thing...styling is another.

I think 8 is definitely old enough for a little boy to ask for a mohawk -- I got my ears pierced at 8 which is a much more long term commitment than cutting your hair.

As a baby, I don't think I'd shave him into a mohawk but I wish cam had enough hair for a fauxhawk, I think it's super cute!

MISSMOLLY1214 · March 2012

I like mohawks on men but not faux-hawks. I like faux-hawks on little boys but not mohawks. And with the mohawk, it has to be shaved perfectly straight or it just looks trashy.

xBoBox · March 2012

My mom gave Z one the other day. I told her to make sure it was centered next time I think faux-hawks are cute on babies/toddlers, but the off center thing makes it look sloppy. He is still cute though

Five_letter · March 2012

xBoBox:
My mom gave Z one the other day. I told her to make sure it was centered next time I think faux-hawks are cute on babies/toddlers, but the off center thing makes it look sloppy. He is still cute though

Super cute! Cute is an understatement.

MrsJoslyn · March 2012

Five_letter:

It does look a tad bit rednecky, but at the same time, the boys light up when it's done. As long as it's done over the summer (shaved mohawk) and not during the school year, I don't mind it.

At the end of the day, it's hair. It grows back. Not a big deal, it makes them happy, and it's only temporary. Honestly, if a stranger thinks I'm trashy over it...so be it. My kid is healthy and happy. That's all that matters. They're not applying for a job, they're not in school, they're kids.

This totally

isacdimi10 · March 2012

I like fauxhawks for the littles mainly because you can style it all nice for church still.

I don't think they're redneck. Around here we still see a lot of mullets (yes on little and no its no that weird their hair is growing in ones) that is redneck.

Firefly9 · March 2012

I wouldn't shave DS's head into a mohawk, but since he has short, thin hair on the sides and thick, long hair in a strip down the middle naturally, I have spiked it up into a little 'hawk. It's cute.

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