Tickle Me Tuesday

 Just a little blast from the past.... with pertinence right now. (Photo circa June, 2019)

Gabe: "These teeth? You want me to smile with these teeth?"

William:

This photo is an example of summer haircuts -- which have always been rather a point of contention between me and the Davis boys - all seven of them. They like traditional skull-shining-through buzz cuts. I do not. I don't mind short crew cuts, mind you, but I prefer a little fringe of bangs to shade their eyes -- and soften the glare. Soothes my aesthetic sensibilities. Usually, though, unless I cut their hair, my aesthetic sensibilities take a back seat to coolness and simplicity.

So, here's the thing. Here we are: 2023, William's graduation year, my last high schooler is leaving the minor seminary. Historically, in the 5 years Br. Simon and William have attended St. Joseph, I've gotten them back in June, shorn like sheep. The barbers in charge of the minor seminarians haircuts don't generally have a lot of time for foolishness like bangs. And I get it. But this year, much to my surprise, William has bangs that brush nicely to the side above his forehead. #2 all over, blended to#4 and a little longer in front. Very handsome. Just like I would do it. Because, as William told me, his brother cut it and: "Father Philip said you would like it."

Which I DO. Thank you, Fr. P!

It's the dumbest little acts of kindness and courtesy sometimes, isn't it, that make your Momma heart swell? Lol! BANGS! My boys love me.

William Thomas Gerome Davis
Graduated with honors (and nice haircut)
from St. Joseph Minor Seminary, June 2023