Thread: My son his first time

My 5 year old son is already in love with shaving. In fact, any time I shave and he doesn't get to shave with me he gets mad and starts crying or pouts for an hour or so.

After seeing me shave, he was super excited when we went to Target (a big box retail store for those outside of the US) and he saw a toy shaving kit that had foaming soap (you know, so he gets clean in the tub) a toy plastic razor shaped like a cartridge razor, a tiny brush for lathering, comb and mirror. He was all like "Now I can shave my beard like you, Daddy." Of course, I had to buy it.

Fast forward to my next shave. I hopped out of the shower, applied my pre-shave oil and put a hot towel on my face. After I was done, I ran a bath for him while I worked on building my lather. He immediately jumped in and lathered up while watching me do it, following my example. I pulled out my straight and began making my WTG pass and hear a sigh from the bath tub.

"Daddy, this razor is no good. I need one like yours."

Needless to say, he now uses my shavette (blade out, of course).

I'm actually keeping an eye out for a Genco Safe Edge so when he starts shaving for real, his learning curve might not be as steep. I've found one and got a great original leather travel case with it, but alas, it didn't have the guard.