The Deciding Factor on Whether or Not I Should Keep My Mohawk

So, ever since I got my mohawk, I felt cool and I was fully aware of the fact that quite simply, girls don't like mohawks. Still, I was content. But when I was in the process of buzzing my hair, I knew it would be a temporary thing. I knew that I would just cut the rest off in a more conservative manner. However, as I had the mohawk longer and longer, I grew attached to it. It is MY style. It is MY statement to the world that I am not bound by the rules of society and other such things. I am kind of in love with my Mohawk. :)

But I'm going to cut it off. The deciding factor was a comment by a friend of mine. I will not embarass her by mentioning her name in my post but her name was Michelle Park, a freshman at Cerritos Presbyterian Church who attends University of California in San Diego.

The comment went something along the lines of "Oh Richard, You surprise me sometimes."

Now, the intent of the writer is her own, and I have no idea what she meant by that comment, but the impact it had on me was vital in the decision-making process of whether or not I should keep the Mohawk. I thought about what she typed and it struck me that, I just did it, to see what it would look like and never to actually keep it. I did not begin the day thinking, "today, is the day I get a Mohawk." Rather, I did it all spontaneously. All this to say, I was just as surprised as anyone that I got a Mohawk. It was one of those things that you do, and afterwards, you go, "what did I just do?"

I don't know if you have those moments but I do sometimes. So my Mohawk is coming off. Partly because I don't want to scare my little kids at Church, partly because the ladies don't like it, and partly because I miss my side burns. :)

So, farewell, oh sweet Mohawk. Good bye.