You Know Your Mom Is A Hairstylist When…
9 Ways To Tell Your Mother Is A Hairdresser
With Mother’s Day right around the corner, we asked BTC’s Facebook and Instagram followers to share things only kids of hairstylists can relate to. Keep reading for 9 signs you definitely grew up as a salon kid.
#1. When you know A LOT about hair at an early age…
“You get your first highlight at age 10.” — @euphoriahairdesign
“When I came downstairs for school growing up and was told to immediately reverse, go upstairs and grab the iron to bring to her to fix my curly edges😭😭😭.” — @blakewbeauty
“When your earliest memories are playing ‘fold the towels’ and ‘sweep the floor’.” — RaeLynn Macdonell
“You had your first perm at 5 years old #80sbaby.” — Rose Velez-Miggins
“My daughter was about 4…. We were walking through JCPenney—all you could smell was perm—out of her little 4 year old mouth: “I smell money!”.” — Christie Barnett Sherwood
“My son at 7 years old responded to someone with ‘let me check my schedule’.” — Terrin Weissenfluh
“When you’re a young boy, but can spot a bad wig.” — Angela Williams
“Teaching your daughter to foil mom’s hair when she was 13.” — Wendy Strohm Szymanski
“When your little girl tells you her doll’s hair is yellow she needs a toner!” — Melissa Gomes
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#2. When you grew up in the salon…
“When you went to the salon instead of daycare.” — @zoeydaknis
“You know your mom is a hairstylist when you’ve never paid for a haircut in your life 😂.” — @jane.bravo
“When your first job was sweeping hair, washing brushes and bowls…” — @coralou82
#3. When salon items replace household items…
“When a sectioning clip is used as a chip clip!” — Inspire Salon
“When you use your comb as a tape measure.” — Paula Viani-Reed
“She uses a tint brush as a paint brush.” — Heather A Jones
“When you are trying to make a frozen pizza and are out of foil but your mom’s a hairdresser and always has foil in her salon.” — Bethany Sinclair
“Your BBQ brushes are color brushes.” — Brittany Worthington
#4. When dad’s hair comes last…
“When dad looks homeless most of the time because she never wants to cut his hair💯.” — @meeshy10
#5. But the kids’ hair is always on point…
“She fixes your hair for school, events, church and if you complain even a little bit says ‘Do you know how much people PAY to have me do this to them?!’ 😂” — @heywrighthair
“Your hair is always the best looking in school…” — @isstudiosalon
“Your kids had every fashion color before they turned 10.” — Carlina Jackson
“You had purple bangs in the first grade.” — Sherley Jean-Baptiste
#6. When she’s a local celebrity (and tells everyone your business)…
“She’s famous and knows everyone everywhere you go! And everyone knows your whole life story!” — @jennessagunzz
“When random people you don’t know come up to you and say ‘Tell your mom I said hi!’” — @ally.cos24
“When total strangers know way too much about your life.” — Sara Pecora
“My 14-year-old daughter said ‘When she knows more tea than I do!’” — Kassi Pulis
#7. When her entire wardrobe is black…
“When all of her clothes are black 😂.” — @rachelortegaa
“When all of her clothes are black with little white spots everywhere.” — Kelci Dean Lincicome
“When there’s random bleach and color stains on everything she wears.” — @isstudiosalon
#8. She’s taught you only the best…
“My daughter said: ‘When you never knew you could buy shampoo at the grocery store’ .” — Tawny Coulter
“When drugstore products have never touched your hair!” — @moebettercolor
“She says ‘we dye our Easter eggs, we color our hair’.” — @shearkristy
#9. When you understand her days can be long and hard…
“When I say I’ll be home in an hour and come home 3 hours later.” — Amber Hendershot
“She sits in silence in her car for 45 minutes in the driveway after a 10 hour work day.” — @ladyleelee
“When you don’t see her until bedtime.” — Victoria Maria
“When her fingers split down the middle from the constant washing and drying.” — @isstudiosalon
“When she can eat a whole meal in 2.5 seconds! 🥹” — @iammoedais
To All Hair Moms: No matter where you are in your hair career, know you are loved, appreciated and your hard work does not go unnoticed.
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