To shave my toddlers unibrow...?

[cactusdog]

I feel truly awful asking and I hate that it's even in my mind but the truth it he has one. DS 2.5, has a unibrow. It's not massive and bushy but you can see it.
Someone once made a comment about it when he was 8 months and I have irrationally hated that person since. However it did make me realise that it is noticeable.

So my question is, would you do anything about it? And if so, when?
Surely if I start now and it is just part of his routine then it won't raise any questions, but if I wait until kids start to make fun of him, then he asks, will that impact his self confidence more?

I wish it wasn't an issue and I know it's not a big deal in some ways, but also kids are mean and we've got to live in the real world.

Has anyone else had this experience?

No. Don shave it. Pluck it.

@ShinyGreenElephant hair doesn’t get thicker when you shave it, it just looks thicker as the end is blunt. You can’t change hair texture which is genetic by running a razor over your skin.

Honestly? Yes, I'd probably get rid of it. I pluck my own unwanted brow hairs, and I'd hate to look back at photos of myself as a child and see it, if it were noticeable.

If he objects, then it may not be worth it, and when he gets old enough, it's up to him to decide, but at this age, I'd say it's no worse than giving him a haircut or trimming his nails. It's not permanent, and it's painless.

@DalzielandPaxo

No. Don shave it. Pluck it.

Seriously? I occasionally pluck my husband’s stray eyebrow hairs and it’s painful. No way I’d be doing that to a toddler 😕

I would. No different to cutting (on top of head) hair IMO.

My 7yo has a bit of a unibrow actually. He's autistic and nonverbal so I can't even ask him if he's bothered by it but I'm guessing not. Hmm.

If he struggles you might cut his face. Find another way.

@Excited101

I’d get rid of it op, I don’t understand the horror in that tbh.

You don't understand the horror in shaving a 2 year olds face? That's a bit worrying.

I actually shaved my childs at the age of about 3 . Can't remember exact age but I think it was just before they started at nursery. Weird thing was it never grew back anywhere near as dark so I only ever had to do it the once.

He’s a boy, he won’t be judged. Even the unibrow baby in the Simpson's is a girl, I guess it wouldn’t be funny if it was a boy.

I’ll be plucking my DD’s when she is bothered enough. And lasering etc. We shouldn’t have to but the other kids are bloody awful about it, or they were when I was at school.

Young children aren't remotely bothered about their appearance and rightly so. Don't make a thing about looks at this young age. Of course his peers won't notice. He's a toddler

He has a few years yet before he has to learn about our image obsessed culture, poor boy. I'm sure he's gorgeous as he is.

@shastabeast is the unibrow baby in the Simpsons a girl? I never realised!

I slightly hate myself but I’d consider it if it was something people would notice straight away. How thick is it? Can you share a photo of a similar one?

Simpsons wikifans page says the unibrow baby is called Gerald. (Sorry for completely going off topic)

Nope! All you'd be doing is teaching him from a young age that his appearance affects how people see him!
Instead teach him to be proud of how he looks.

@IncludeWomenInTheSequel

I really want to pluck my daughter's but she doesn't care and she's 10 so gets a say in her own face

When she was about 6 months old a beautician walked up to me in Starbucks and offered to wax it for her. So that was lovely.

Wow!! You did well not to punch the beautician that’s so rude.

OP no one should be doing that to a child.

It’s seriously sad that people think it’s fine to teach children from such a young age that their looks are so important and that something so insignificant as eyebrow hair is something to be embarrassed by and therefore needs removing. You should be instilling in them confidence in their appearance, not making them conscious of their ‘flaws’ at 2! Fine if he gets older and decides to do it himself but he’s bloody 2, don’t make him anxious about his looks.

DON'T SHAVE IT.

You'll blunt the hairs and it may well grow thicker.

Waxing if you must and NOT YET.

I agree AllyBamma sorry to be dramatic op, but a few hairs between his eyebrows is the fine tip of a very image obsessed wedge!

I wish it wasn't an issue er, it's not.

A razor near a toddlers face ffs piss off OP.

Living up to your name I see.

I imagine the op would not be doing it with a hot towel and straight razor but rather a few short strokes with a safety razor which, ime, you could sit on and ride to Timbuktu and not cut your arse.

@ShinyGreenElephant

If you shave it it will get thicker! Wait until hes bothered by it then deal with it

Shaving hair does not make it grow thicker.

@FizzyGreenWater

DON'T SHAVE IT.

You'll blunt the hairs and it may well grow thicker.

Waxing if you must and NOT YET.

Shaving does not make hair grow thicker. The root does not know that you’ve shaved the length off.

My 6 year old DD has one, inherited from dear old me. It never even occurred to me to shave it

When I was in year 6/7 I shaved mine and was ridiculed, because, well, you're not supposed to shave your eyebrows and it looked fucking ridiculous.

When she's older, if she gets self conscious I'll help her wax or pluck it.

2! He's 2!

You can get little safety blades for shaving side burns/facial hair that would be ideal. I can't tell you whether you should, I suppose it depends on how noticeable it is. Kids can be bloody horrible.