For the first 3.5 years of her life, the Peanut totally refused to even consider the possibility of getting a haircut.
I tried everything: I'd take her to my stylist with me so she could get used to sitting in the chair. I'd bring her to various kids' barbershops so she could see other children getting haircuts. Heck, I even tried to bribe her with books, stickers, and balloons.
I'd pretty much given up trying anymore but then last week, I mentioned in passing to the Peanut that Liz's daughter Thalia had gotten a haircut at a really fun place in the West Village that not only had videos but also gave away free bubbles!
To my complete and utter shock, the Peanut turned to me and said, "Videos? Free bubbles? Damn motherfucker, why didn't you just say that shit in the first place? Let's roll!"
Ok, those may not have been her exact words but after she said "yes," I couldn't believe my ears.
Anyway, the Peanut traded in her Sally Hershberger-meets-Chewbacca hairstyle for something a little more contemporary. Since then, everyone keeps telling her that she looks like Katie Holmes. I'm not quite sure about that. I know I'm biased but I think the Peanut looks adorable while I think Katie Holmes looks like Carol Channing's corpse.
What do you think?
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Who popped the look best?
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Yikes, that is not a good picture of Katie Holmes. But, of course, the Peanut is adorable. I also love the questioning/scared look on MetroDog's face.
Posted by: RA | January 16, 2008 at 10:31 AM
Hands down, The Peanut.
Posted by: Gwen | January 16, 2008 at 10:34 AM
Definitely the Peanut. No question. Also, she has much better sunglasses than Katie Holmes. Just saying.
Posted by: Jess | January 16, 2008 at 10:40 AM
Peanut is adorable and I love the new look. Katie, or should I say "Kate" is an alien pod person and there isn't really any comparison.
I love your dog in the background.
Posted by: Phoenix | January 16, 2008 at 10:47 AM
My 3 1/2 year old son becomes possessed at the mere mention of a haircut. Watch me pull out the bubble bribe tonight. I'm even desperate enough to drop them off at the little kiddie salon ahead of time, just to make something work. Congrats on the milestone. No doubt, the Peanut is cuter than Katie Homes.
Posted by: Makabe | January 16, 2008 at 10:50 AM
"Carol Channing's corpse" -ok, that is hilarious.
Love Peanut's haircut. Te glasses make the look.
Katie who? Shoot...
Posted by: Linda B | January 16, 2008 at 10:58 AM
MetroDaughter looks way cuter. Katie Holmes doesn't look like Katie Holmes - the Body Snatchers will do that to a person.
Posted by: BOSSY | January 16, 2008 at 11:01 AM
THAT is Katie Holmes? Hmmm... OR is that really a picture of Carol Channing's corpse?
FABULOUS, Peanut. Of course, she wins hands down. No question about that. DUH.
Posted by: Mama Nabi | January 16, 2008 at 11:19 AM
Classic MD. I love the fact that you can make arcane literary references but still know who Sally Hershberger is. You truly are metro.
Posted by: Olivia K. | January 16, 2008 at 11:24 AM
The Stepford Alien, Couch-Jumping CruiseMonkey-married Katie Holmes wishes she looked an iota as good as the Peanut does. Maybe if she prays hard enough, Xenu will make it so. Next Thetan level, here she comes!
BTW, love the description of the Peanut's previous hairstyle as "Sally Hershberger-meets-Chewbacca." :)
Posted by: Pattie | January 16, 2008 at 11:45 AM
You are a seriously funny motherfucker, MD.
Posted by: J-Dog | January 16, 2008 at 11:50 AM
For some reason, the expression on your dog's face in the background cracks me up. Meanwhile, the Peanut is as adorable as ever!
Posted by: Renee | January 16, 2008 at 11:58 AM
Peanut. No contest.
Posted by: nikki | January 16, 2008 at 12:12 PM
aw, I love the new hairdo. It's much classier than the bangs on that woman. She actually looks like the spawn of Katie and Carol.
Posted by: woojum | January 16, 2008 at 12:16 PM
Peanut.
(*BTW, my almost 8 year old told the hairdresser the other day: just a little from the bottom . . . and can we fix what mom did to my bangs?!) busted by my own flesh and blood!
Posted by: Angie in Texas | January 16, 2008 at 12:18 PM
Weird. I thought that was Anna Wintour. Not good for Katie!
Posted by: em | January 16, 2008 at 12:22 PM
Bubbles and videos? I'm going to have to try that tactic on my 4 y.o. He's starting to look like a member of Spinal Tap.
Posted by: Jamie | January 16, 2008 at 12:26 PM
I'm a single 25 year old girl living in Chicago. What does it say about me that the Peanut's haircut is 20 times more stylish than my own? She's beautiful, MD.
And what the hell is happening to Katie Holmes?
Posted by: Brina V. | January 16, 2008 at 12:38 PM
Ok, Lil P is cute and all but I think my favorite part of the photo is MetroDog's "Wtf?" look in the background.
Posted by: Xdm | January 16, 2008 at 01:12 PM
Katie Holmes is really starting to scare the hell out of me. Is it me or does the girl looks totally brainwashed? Poor thing!
Peanut wins hands down!
Posted by: Susannah | January 16, 2008 at 01:25 PM
HAHA on Mama Nabi.
Peanut is much less mannequin like. And that's a good thing.
Posted by: Motherhood Uncensored | January 16, 2008 at 01:26 PM
Man! Hands down, the Peanut takes it! First, she looks like an actual, live human being, as opposed to the vaguely droid-like vapid thing that Ms. Holmes seems to be employing lately. Second... shit, I just can't get past the fact that Mrs. Cruise looks so fucking awful. Damn! Just a dressed up train wreck...
Posted by: KateW | January 16, 2008 at 02:03 PM
Seeing a photo of Peanut with MetroDog always makes my day. Could the two of them be any cuter?
Posted by: Helene | January 16, 2008 at 02:33 PM
The Peanut comes in first, the French bulldog second, THEN Ms. Holmes. Congratulations on getting the kid to the salon! We had our first professional haircut just weeks ago, too.
Posted by: twiz | January 16, 2008 at 02:33 PM
THAT was Katie Holmes? I thought it was Angelica Houston!
Posted by: Alice | January 16, 2008 at 03:19 PM
Peanut. OBVI.
Posted by: Driver B | January 16, 2008 at 03:37 PM
How bad is it that when I first read the title, I thought it said "Who POOPED it best?" Yes, I do have a small child. :-)
Anyway, the answer is Peanut, of course!
Posted by: Angela | January 16, 2008 at 04:35 PM
I can't believe how much the Peanut has grown up! She's absolutely beautiful, MD.
Posted by: Leora | January 16, 2008 at 04:38 PM
The kid, cute. Willy Wonka, not so much.
Posted by: whit | January 16, 2008 at 05:53 PM
Peanut all the way, AND she looks human, not like a emaciated space alien robot.
Posted by: SleepyNita | January 16, 2008 at 05:56 PM
WTF? I can't believe I haven't heard of your blog before. You seem cool so let me ask you, "is 2:50 p.m" too early for a toddy?
Posted by: Stefanie | January 16, 2008 at 05:56 PM
Why, Peanut, mais oui. KH is scary. And how has she aged twenty years since marrying TC?
Posted by: halfmama | January 16, 2008 at 06:31 PM
I admire your courage, MD. I don't think I'd ever put my daughter's picture up against Katie Holmes. God only knows what kind of crazy searches you're gonna get now!
And of course, the Peanut wins, hands down.
Posted by: landismom | January 16, 2008 at 07:55 PM
The peanut definitely wins...
Katie will now haunt my dreams, trying to slice me to bits with her razor sharp cheekbones.
Posted by: Robot Dancers | January 16, 2008 at 08:34 PM
Like you even needed to ask...
Posted by: Kara | January 16, 2008 at 08:54 PM
What a silly question! Of COURSE Peanut rocked the 'do! I have to say, Peanut and MetroDog are AWESOME! That picture is hilarious!
Posted by: misfithausfrau | January 16, 2008 at 10:03 PM
Katie Holmes looks WAY better than Peanut. Katie is THE fashion icon for American women and married to a V5 Scientologist!
Ha! Just kidding. I just made up that V5 business.
Katie looks like an alien!
Posted by: Amanda | January 16, 2008 at 10:35 PM
Peanut is rockin' the stylish bob...even MetroDog knows that!
Katie? Well, I honestly don't have a single word to say about her.
Posted by: Colleen | January 16, 2008 at 10:36 PM
peanut!
the dog is hilarious. he looks worried about the corpse next door.
Posted by: a | January 16, 2008 at 11:59 PM
Man, that's the scariest photo I've seen of Katie Holmes in awhile. She looks more like Posh Spice every day...Nice work getting Peanut's hair cut.
Posted by: WorkingDad | January 17, 2008 at 01:20 AM
The look on your dog's face is absolutely priceless!
Posted by: Jane K. | January 17, 2008 at 09:01 AM
Sorry I haven't been around much, 4 kids with a weekend husband makes Betty cranky and very busy.
Now, did you even have to ask??!! Peanut is stylin' but then again, she's always been stylin', having a stylin' dad and all, how can she not?! Hope all is well with you!
Posted by: Waya | January 17, 2008 at 11:12 AM
You have a stylist?
Posted by: Debra | January 17, 2008 at 12:01 PM
i'd have to slap anyone who would suggest that your daughter resembles that freak show. i'm totally not even kidding. that's justifiable slapping.
i read that same post for that salon and considered it- just to have any professional figure out wtf to do with our pnuts rats nest. homegirl didn't seem to inherit either of our hair genes, lookin more like grandpa than anyone else.
i'm lovin' those side-swept bangs!
Posted by: pnuts mama | January 17, 2008 at 12:34 PM
I totally LOVE the Peanut's new hairdo. Maybe I'll take this photo with me the next time I have an appointment with my stylist!
Posted by: Rebecca | January 17, 2008 at 12:44 PM
Peanut's adorable but it's the dog who keeps attracting my gaze. What a cutie!
I finally caved and cut my almost-2-year-old's hair myself, just a few days ago. It's curly, though, and very forgiving (thank goodness)...
Posted by: winterwheat | January 17, 2008 at 01:06 PM
The Peanut wins hands down. Mrs. Cruise looks like a slightly warmed Anna Wintour but Peanut gives the look sass extraordinaire.
Posted by: motherbumper | January 17, 2008 at 02:07 PM
OMG. Could the Peanut and MetroDog be any cuter together? That photo is awesome!
Posted by: Lena | January 17, 2008 at 02:31 PM
I'm gonna have to say Peanut has the most adorable haircut this side of the Atlantic. You go girl!
Shannon in Austin
Posted by: Shannon Best | January 17, 2008 at 03:22 PM
Adorable kid, cute little doggie... but what really gets my attention?
DAMN! You have some good looking floors, man.
Posted by: Velma | January 18, 2008 at 11:09 AM