If you've run out of ways to legally discipline your kids, Rusty Fred will help make your kid more mature.
It's been a long childhood. (via A-1 Kutz)
If your kid is acting out, Rusty Fred from A-1 Kutz Barber in Snellville , GA isn't going to let you go to jail for straightening him out. For the low, low price of free, Rusty will give your kid the "grown-up kids special" AKA "The Benjamin Button," which will transform your wild kid into a aging and humiliated old man.
Here's the before and after of a child who Rusty isn't going to let slip through the cracks:
That's the pained look of wisdom right there. (via A-1 Kutz)
As Rusty Fred posted on his Instagram, "So you wana act grown...well now you can look grown to (sic). GOT TO REACH EM SOMEHOW," and then added plenty of community-related hashtags like #ittakesavillage, #learningexperience, #tryme, #lifelessons, and #yougonelearntoday.
Fred is the co-owner of A-1 Kuts and a 34-year-old father of three, who got the idea after his own 12-year-old son Rushawn began to fall behind in school. After shaving the crown of his head to resemble an old man's male-pattern baldness, he noticed Rushawn's grades dramatically improve. No need to call a police officer to make sure you are beating your kid within the legal limit.
After his success, he began advertising the cut to other parents who were looking for a safe way to straighten their own kids out. So far, one parent has taken him up on it (child pictured above), and he says he's gotten a lot of positive reactions.
In an interview with The Washington Post, Fred said, "there are a few people that are saying it's emotional abuse; but on average, everyone is applauding the mother that brought the child in — and applauding me as well."
He added that this should be used as a last resort after failing to be able to reason with your kid.
"I hope that most people won't have to do this unless it's an extreme circumstance and nothing else is working," he told the Post. "First, you talk or implement your restrictions. But when the conventional ways don't work these days, you have to get creative."
And he is happy to help, noting that "his barbers are sometimes the only positive male role models his younger patrons interact with regularly."
He really cares about about his community, and after his public humiliation went viral, had his misbehaved client back in to get his hair done correctly. He posted the results to Instagram with the comment, "Welp...pic went so hard over the Internet, @rusty_fred had to fix it today. But lil man says he's learned his lesson and he doesn't want them kinda problems again. #butwhyisthatfadesocleantho"
Enjoying his hair... for now. (via A-1 Kutz)