Hair with its own zip code

He's threatening to do it. After almost a year and a half, he sounds really serious. He wants to cut his hair. NNNOOOOOO!!!!!
I have to say, there were many times over the last year that I did ask him to cut his hair but, "No, I'm not ready." I didn't push him - though many did, causing him to be more and more stubborn about keeping it. But then I fell in love with it - maybe I am just jealous of the beautiful thick curls. It's funny to watch his hair bob as runs cross country - but we can always pick him out of the crowd! People know him now by his hair; it has just become Peter.
And now he wants it gone. I am already going through the grieving process. I ask him every day though, "Do you want to go now to get your hair cut?" "Nah, not right now," is his reply every time. So I have reprieve after reprieve. But for how long? Here is a visual montage of his hair growth for the past year - starting in July (I believe his last hair cut was end of May or beginning of June).

Okay, so the phase he went through where he straightened his hair every day was not my favorite and I was ready for him to cut it as this point . . .

but then he realized his folly and went back to curly . . .