![]() After countless times correcting people who called him a girl, and the comments from my family about how he desperately needed a haircut, I caved in. With my third, I just loved the soft wavy blonde curls that he rocked every day. I always kept my older boys’ hair short because that’s how they liked it. To me, my kids do have “boy” haircuts.Īngela cried when she gave into peer pressure and got her youngest son’s hair cut. If they like long hair, they shouldn’t have to feel bad…or feel like they are different. Why does it matter?! Why aren’t boys allowed to have the same rules as girls. ![]() That schools can sometimes require boys to have short hair. I think it’s silly that boys are expected to have short hair. And I can brush it off, mainly because I know some people are just stuck on stereotypes they are accustomed to. ![]() It hurts…just a little….knowing that certain friends and family don’t like how your child looks. So why is it appropriate to imply to a child that there is something wrong with his hair? Or if their friend got a cut that looked bad, they would probably say it looks great. They probably wouldn’t feel comfortable telling an adult to go get a haircut. It’s not okay to tell him he has “sissy” hair…or “girl” hair. It’s not okay to say that to my boy directly…making him question his choice (or mine) to have long hair. It tells me that they don’t like his hair…that they think it would look better cut “LIKE A BOY” Why do people feel it’s okay to tell me “he needs a haircut?” But apparently, many do not like this style. He’s my blondie…(who knows where that came from?) But as his hair finally grew in, I decided I wasn’t going to cut it short. Two more sons later, I now also have Kyle (who likes his hair short) and Vann, who has the longest hair of the bunch. In fact, one time, we did cut it a little shorter than usual with pressure from others, and he didn’t like it, it was uncomfortable for him, and he grew it back. With every visit to the salon, I ask him if he wants his hair cut shorter, and he says no. My Jackson still has long hair till this day. (And yep, it goes both ways – just ask any mom who has a short hair cut.) Except, it seems, for what is an acceptable length of hair. And although there are gender stereotypes, they are being less and less followed everyday. We live in a time where people are allowed to be whoever they want to be. ![]() I mean….what even is that? “A boy haircut” Sometimes longer than other times, but nonetheless, it was always longer than the traditional “boy” haircut. Well, he did finally get a haircut, but to my family’s dismay, it was still long.Īnd throughout the years, we kept it that way. The question was, when was I going to get Jackson a hair cut? So to many it is just assumed that at one point boy babies/toddlers will get their haircut #likeaboy. “When are you going to cut his hair?” That’s a valid question…īoys are stereotyped to have short hair. As he got older, the comments started to come in…as I am sure they do with many moms of little boys. When my oldest, Jackson, was a baby, I loved his baby hair curls, and let his hair grow out. It doesn’t matter that they are clearly wearing “boy clothing”, and many times playing with what most consider as “boy toys”, they get mistaken as girls so often I can’t keep track. Two of them have long hair, and to many people, long hair = girl. The reason I hear this is because of my boys’ hair. But as you know, I don’t have a girl…just boys. These are common statements I hear on a daily basis. There’s nothing more #likeaboy than just being yourself. Thanks to Mommyshorts for giving me the motivation to finally write how I feel about my boys’ long hair. 0 Flares Facebook 0 Pin It Share 0 Google+ 0 Twitter 0 Email - StumbleUpon 0 0 Flares ×
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