This past Christmas Perry and I got Vincent an electric razor. He didn't have lots of facial hair but had a pretty substantial, yet very blond, neck beard going on. The hair on his neck was at least 3 inches long but very curly and light colored. You could only see it in the light or if you were looking. Unfortunately, it also made him have acne on his neck because of the sweat caught by the hair.
In honor of the 4th of July (notice the pink, turquoise, and khaki outfit...kind of a pastel flag) and his first outing other than the doctor's office since his accident Vincent proposed shaving for the first time. We charged up his razor which had been sitting in a box under his bathroom sink (where we found that the box was damp and we must have a slow leak...plumbers are being called tomorrow). With some instruction from Perry and my encouragement Vincent took the big step into manhood. He shaved for the first time.
This morning when he woke up he had pretty bad razor burn on his neck so we'll have to figure out what to do for that. Perry looked it up on the Internet and found some suggestions. Again, I think some of it is acne/sweat related (and maybe not taking often enough baths since it is hard for him to get in and out of the tub with his foot right now).
Vincent seemed to be a little disappointed when Jessi, his prom date last year, didn't notice until it was pointed out to her that there was no more neck beard. We'll see if he continues to shave or even if there continues to be a need.
----Stephanie
Good god, what's with the pink hair?!! What about witch hazel with some drops of essential oil for his razor burn?
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