little boys with long hair and a rant - Page 3

[sissah]

My sister went to pick her son up from daycare, and the woman, who had been long complaining about the length of his hair had cut it.I couldn't believe someone would do that!

[lovelylisa]

Originally Posted by sissah 

My sister went to pick her son up from daycare, and the woman, who had been long complaining about the length of his hair had cut it.I couldn't believe someone would do that!

She did WHAT??? That's is highly unacceptable....what happened???

[sissah]

Yup - she cut his hair after complaining about it for a while. My sister doesn't like to make waves and didn't say anything, then called me furious to complain. But she didn't really say anything to the woman, so I imagine she'll get another complimentary cut here after it's grown back in again.

[rhianna813]

We never cut our son’s hair until recently. It is super fine, thick, and very ringlet-y. Gorgeous! But very hard to care for and I was the only one who could manage to wash it and comb it out. Everyone wanted to keep it long, but no one wanted to take care of, including DS.

DS decided it was time to cut if and we decided together to do right before he started 1^st grade. So he would not confuse people with a huge change in appearance part way through the year.

 What I found very interesting is that DS did not identify himself as having or liking long hair that much. When I showed him photos of boys with long, medium and short hairstyles he only liked the super short ones. Very clean cut, not very spikey or messy. He is very happy with his short hair that is all I care about.

Sure everyone else (wow that hair had a fan base) mourns the loss of the Locks LOL

But to comment on the gender thing…. 99% of people would think he was a girl. No matter what he wore, acted or his name. We just corrected if we cared to and let it slide with strangers. We live in a liberal town so no one was weird or mean about it.

Rhianna

[wildmonkeys]

My youngest (4) has longish hair - not really long because it is curly and he doesn't like me brushing through knots so I keep it above his shoulders.  Had a funny thing though at a play area where somebody several years older pushed him down and he was crying and the grandpa (I think) scolded the older boy about pushing a girl...like it would have been fine to knock him down if they had known he was a boy.  The funny part was that ds through his tears kept telling the man - I an not a girl... 

[melissa17s]

My ds (10) decided to grow his hair long after grandma hassled him about getting it cut last summer.  It is very curly, but when wet goes beyond his shoulders.  He had the longest hair of the 4th grade boys, and he liked it.  Tells me he wants to keep growing it.  He also is very sensitive to getting it brushed, which is hard because it is so curly.  In the past, we have had both his and his sister's hair cut short to help with the snaggles, but both want it longer now.    

When ds was a baby, toddler, and child even with short hair in boys cloths, people would call him "her".  He is very pretty.  I have had people ask me, if I was sure he was a boy.  I had an older lady correct me with "her/she" when I have told them he was a boy.  We do not make a big deal about gender, but anatomically, he is a boy.  He also fits many gender stereotypes; just not the pretty face and hair, so I am surprised when people confuse him.  

[Kidsdad]

Great looking kid! Looks like he takes good care of his hair which keeps the length from being an issue. How's his school teachers' reaction?

[jeslynn]

My son had long hair until about a month ago. He loved his hair but the heat was too much for him this year and he asked to cut it. I was a bit reluctant knowing how much he loved it, but he's already talking of growing it out again!

However, I know exactly what you mean. EVERYONE would comment on it and think I was the one keeping it long. Uh, my son has a mind of his own. So obnoxious. I guess not everyone let's their kids think for themselves!