Matt's the Man

Our son was born without a diaphragm. He breathes through a circuit that hangs out of his throat and eats through a tube in his stomach. And the only thing on Laura's and my mind this week was, "Ira needs a haircut!"

Laura told Amy (minister at Manhattan Church) about Ira's out-of-control hair dilemma. It's not like you can just take Ira to the local barber shop. That's when Amy volunteered her husband, Matt. "Matt cuts our boys' hair!"

And so Corporate Lawyer Matt came over on Saturday and cut Ira's hair. As if being a hot-shot attorney isn't enough evidence that Matt's talented, he did a bang-up job on Ira's hair and did so gently and carefully. You see, Ira's very distrustful of people who start to "handle" him. He gets nervous, anxious, frustrated, scared. But Matt took his time. He stopped repeatedly to show Ira the comb and scissors and used a gentle voice as he assured Ira over and over that it was a simple thing he was doing. And Ira let him. And Ira looks great.

Matt, dude, kiss law goodbye and join the nearest Supercuts team. I hear they're hiring!




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