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Confessions of a Single Mom Hairstylist: Where Glitter Meets Glue Sticks
Being a single mom hairstylist is like juggling flaming chainsaws while riding a unicycle on a tightrope…blindfolded. Okay, maybe that’s a tad dramatic, but let’s just say it’s an adventure.
Ha ha, who needs childcare when my salon becomes a full-on entertainment center for my little gremlins?
They turn the place into a symphony of questionable sing-alongs punctuated by the occasional, “Mommy, gotta go potty… LIKE, RIGHT NOW!”
Sure, it gets hectic sometimes, especially when the babysitter cancels and I have a whole salon full of appointments.
But hey, gotta do what you gotta do, right?
Plus, the free entertainment keeps the clients on their toes — it’s like a bonus salon experience!
But hey, gotta do what you gotta do, right? Plus, the free entertainment keeps the clients on their toes — it’s like a bonus salon experience!
Keeping them entertained? Enter the magical world of “Salon Surprise.” This involves strategically placed sippy cups filled with questionable concoctions (don’t judge, it’s mostly water with food coloring) and a never-ending supply of discarded hair ties, which, for some reason, hold the same allure as diamonds to a toddler.
