my dh is very sexy, objectively handsome and a lovely man.
he happens to shave his head, as he would otherwise have very little hair.
so... that means he's bald.
tonight, dd2 (7)was brought home after tea by the dad of a friend of hers. dh had never met him before.
whilst playing at the friend's house, they had a little makeover session and sprayed dd's hair with coloured spray.
as they approached the house and walked towards us, dh exclaimed 'oh look- dd has orange hair!', to which the father responded:
'as opposed to her daddy, who has absolutely no hair'
neither dh nor i responded. i was too shocked and embarrassed to speak.
dh, on the other hand said nothing until half an hour later when he spoke in an incredibly reasonable way about the incident. he said that sometimes people feel socially awkward and say things about being bald without thinking. he said that the man was probably cringing all the way home, and that he did not respond as he didnt want to create an awkward situation that could not be easily put right.
he said that he would give this man the benefit of the doubt on this occasion, asbut if in future he continued to be a twat, that he'd put him in his place.
AIBU to feel cross that people find bald jokes A) funny and B) socially acceptable? but i am also v v proud of my dh's measured response.