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AIBU to be jealous of DS's hair?

53 replies

LaChatte · 29/11/2014 20:08

He's 12, it's so so soft and thick and lovely. In comparison my is like old straw

AIBU to be jealous of DS's hair?
AIBU to be jealous of DS's hair?
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CatLady25 · 29/11/2014 22:09

Oh sorry you have a son, its just because of the hair i thought typo
Anyway if you take vitamins it will help with your hair.
Seakelp
MSM
Biotin
Cod liver oil
Iron
And use coconut oil or olive oil for an hour before washing

LaChatte · 29/11/2014 22:10

The plat is ridiculously thick!

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LaChatte · 29/11/2014 22:12

I think his hair is in part down to his diet, he eats a huge amount of fruit and veg and drinks lots of water, always has done.

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WorraLiberty · 29/11/2014 22:13

My DS is into rock/heavy metal and lots of his friends have long hair

However, I have never seen any of them with a plait.

I don't know what you think is wrong with your own hair. If it's straw like, it doesn't show up in the pic you've chosen.

Coumarin · 29/11/2014 22:31

I think his hair is because he's 12.

And he takes after his Mum.

Coumarin · 29/11/2014 22:39

laChatte I'm complimenting btw. My posts look arsey reading them back. I was just expecting a pic of dry, split, dull hair so when your thick, shiny healthy locks showed up I was a bit bemused. You both have lovely hair Smile

thewavesofthesea · 29/11/2014 23:00

I'm jealous of my son's hair too! Well, the colour of it. He has beautiful red hair, so bright and shiny. Would have loved to have had red hair!!

prettywhiteguitar · 29/11/2014 23:28

Ahhhh gorgeous !! My ds also has beautiful blonde,thick, gorgeous hair
(Preen)

A combo of ex and my hair, his thick and my blonde. He has a fringe and it down to his shoulder, he likes bring different but there are boys in his school with shaggy hair cuts so his isn't too different. He is year 2

LaChatte · 30/11/2014 08:44

Thank you for the compliments, my half looks fine in huh at photo, but in daylight you can see it really does go all over the place!

DS doesn't often wear it in a plat it was just to show the thickness of it.

I get a bit annoyed as my DH and my DM are always pestering him to get it cut short (although since DM started doing this, DH seems to have had a change of heart Hmm ), incidentally DH (not DS's biological father) is going bald and DM has very very thin hair, maybe they're just jealous too Grin .

DD has just turned 5 (unfortunately she had her DF's hair) and has started to show an interest in playing with hair. So glad I won't have to buy one of those creepy heads!

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LaChatte · 30/11/2014 08:45
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Roussette · 30/11/2014 09:19

I'm a bit bemused too because you both have gobsmackingly beautiful hair, surely you know that!

I eat a huge amount of fruit and veg and drink lots of water too but haven't been able to have long hair for decades as it is too fine and just doesn't grow, so make the most of what you've got and stop making us all jealous! (p.s. this is said with a smile on my face I promise!)

marnia68 · 30/11/2014 09:55

Your hair is nice OP, your DS looks like a girl from behind though especially with his hair in a plait Hmm.Doesn't he mind that?

GotToBeInItToWinIt · 30/11/2014 10:05

I would assume he doesn't mind marnia as I'm sure he would have asked to get it cut if he did. A 12 year old is perfectly capable of making their own decisions regarding their hair.

marnia68 · 30/11/2014 12:33

if he has a free choice in the matter.....

MiaowTheCat · 30/11/2014 12:53

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Sallygoroundthemoon · 30/11/2014 13:24

You both have gorgeous hair and I am sure you are aware of that, hence the photos. Massive stealth boast :).

LaChatte · 30/11/2014 13:53

No no not a stealth boast on my part (it looks far better in the picture than in real life), totally a stealth boast about DS having fabulous hair though!

Of course he has the choice of how he has his hair, he always has (he had purple hair when he was six, and a Mohawk at four).

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BitOutOfPractice · 30/11/2014 14:05

My DD's hair - so different from my fine mousy barnet

AIBU to be jealous of DS's hair?
LaChatte · 30/11/2014 14:08

Ooh that looks lovely and thick, beautiful!

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velourvoyageur · 30/11/2014 14:21

marnia why would he mind looking like a girl, is being a girl something bad then? Hmm Hmm

he has gorgeous hair OP

Zippidydoodah · 30/11/2014 14:48

It needs some layers to look more like a shaggy, grungy boy cut instead of a beautiful princess! Grin

(Sorry!)

LaChatte · 30/11/2014 15:07

I don't think he really minds looking like a girl, or at least being androgenous, although from the front he's got quite a strong jaw, so would be a pretty masculin girl. In any case he's gorgeous I might be biased though

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GotToBeInItToWinIt · 30/11/2014 16:14

In my experience there are very few 12 year olds who would tolerate a hairstyle they didn't want! Plus what exactly is wrong with looking like a girl? Would you be as Hmm if a girl had a short, boyish hairstyle Marnia?

vienna1981 · 01/12/2014 18:28

It's admittedly a little unusual to see a boy with such a quality hairdo. Just think of all the hearts he'll break if he's good-looking too.

marnia68 · 02/12/2014 23:14

marnia why would he mind looking like a girl, is being a girl something bad then?
Being a girl is not bad, being mistaken for a girl when you are a boy ,is.