Comments on: Do you color your son’s hair? It’s so red!

By: baby hair « claribell

baby hair « claribell — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:40:17 +0000

[...] thought of this hilarious bit from my Rookie Mom friends, and wondered if nearlyMabel had snuck a curler into [...]

By: Lauren @ HoboMama.com

Lauren @ HoboMama.com — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:06:57 +0000

"What's with her hair?!"?!? That wins for most bizarre reaction.

By: claribell

claribell — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:40:49 +0000

so funny, i love this. i have a little red head 11 month old and i feel like a have a precious little treasure (so rare and getting rarer!). i hope my girl will love her hair the way i do one day. not long ago i walked into a shop and the lady looked absolutely mortified and screeched ‘what’s with her hair?!’. apparently she was offended in some strange way.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:41:54 +0000

I’ve been accused of applying lipstick to my naturally cherry-red lipped daughter. My response is “No, she’s just naturally yummy like that.”

By: Lauren @ HoboMama.com

Lauren @ HoboMama.com — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:54:55 +0000

I’m not a redhead but am only one tiny step removed from being just as pale. I would often get friends thrusting their arms against mine to show the difference in suntanning ability (of which I have none). I didn’t like those friends much.

My 2-year-old son has wild curly hair, and most people are rational about it. (“Love those curls!” etc.) But every once in awhile, we get someone who asks us if we curl it. I answer with an assortment of responses: Yes, but it’s hard to get him to hold still for the curling iron every morning. Yes, but it’s hard to get him to sleep on the curlers every night. Or, Yes, we went ahead and just got it permed. I usually then throw in a remark about how vain he is.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:12:18 +0000

With a red-headed mom and an auburn mother in law, I was actually hoping my daughter would have red hair, or at least have red highlights, but so far (she’s a month old), she has a head full of very dark brown hair like my dad and I…sigh…

By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:50:39 +0000

I imagine, not being a boy myself, that hair is very significant for boys too. Since they don’t wear makeup or many accessories, futzing with hairstyles (and later facial hair) is just about it for them.

Holden is always being told he has a great head of hair (by me and Alec but whatever!) and I suspect folks will attribute various qualities to Milo because of his curls and redheadedness.

By: Whitney

Whitney — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:30:53 +0000

First, Elizabeth, you made me laugh. My side comment in the hair gel post was aimed at Heather whose babies were both as bald as pictured until they walked! Second, my friend Danielle, a vivacious curly-haired woman who was labeled as highly-spirited by every adult who ever met her when we were growing up, told me to be cautious about making a fuss about Scarlett’s curly hair. She said that her own hair is a such a piece of her that she considers it part of her psychological profile, and she actually talks about it in her therapy sessions. The way people react to her is influenced by her hair. When I reported that Scarlett has curly hair and a personality to match, she enlightened me about how big that statement might be. So I will be careful about how I talk to Scarlett about her hair. Maybe this is not such a big deal for boys.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:46:17 +0000

Wow. Milo was a very bald baby indeed. My stepson was so hairy you could brush the hair on his arms and legs and his head was full of thick, jet black hair. My son’s hair is lighter, so you can’t tell, but he’s basically just as furry as his brother. I’m considering looking for that hair product that Whitney used on Julian for his vampire costume.