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ginger hair comments

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hayley2u · 01/06/2008 22:39

my natural hair i aurburn but have died it to bruntte which i have had for many years, i have one ds who is blonde and one dd who has red hair, she only 8 months she is beautiful with brown eyes.
now my friend only met in the hospital
i invited her to see film, and in it was a child with red, her, she shouted out eeeww that baby so ugly only as it ginger, i was fuming reminded here about my dd and she said oh well it be worse if it was a boy,but obviously i was hurt, not for my sake for my ds.
what you think

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DUSTIN · 02/06/2008 13:25

Thanks TheUnsinkableMB I agree they are knobs and uneducated plebs! Trouble is my milkman has got ginger hair so I think DH is abit suspicious .

bergentulip · 02/06/2008 13:30

I have red hair, now quite happy with it, but hated it through school years, as I'd constantly have friends going 'ra raa... bla bla.... red hair, ginge, gross, don't you think so Berg.. oh, well, I mean, not you obviously, you're not a real ginge, you've got brown eyes so you aren't all ugly and pasty...' etc etc....

Of course, all I get are compliments these days, and comments such as 'wow, is that your natural colour etc etc....' Kids eh?
But, for that reason, I have to admit I really did not want either of my boys to have red hair, purely because of the flak they might have to deal with as children. One is very dark like his dad, the other quite fair, so he may well get a bit red-headed as he gets older.

There is NOTHING wrong with having red hair, but it's a bit of a pain as a child and would not wish it upon my own children for that reason. But, I guess, if not red hair, then it's being too fat/too skinny, or speccy, or spotty, or something else that marks you out as a little bit different....

sweetkitty · 02/06/2008 13:33

I think red/ginger hair is lovely too.

Very striking and certainly stands out from all the shades of blonde and brown that are really common.

gingeme · 02/06/2008 13:33

hayley2u shes probably jelous.
I have ginger hair my ds3 and 4 have ginger hair and were still waiting for ds5's hair to make up its mind what colour it is going to be, dark at the back but new hair on top seems to be lighter.
I had the pee taken out of me at school and hated it but now I love it.
Us red heads are passionate people don't you know
I remember when I was expecting ds1 and my ex fil said 'if this baby has ginger hair well colour it with boot polish!' never did like him.....

kayzisexpecting · 02/06/2008 16:17

What a bloody horrible thing to say!!!

My DH is ginger and we had loads of comments when I was expecting DS about him probably being ginger. He isn't actually ginger. Half of me thought that was a good thing as I didn't want him picked on at school but the other half wanted him to have ginger hair as I think it looks great on kids.

Now I'm expecting DC2 the comments have started again about how we wont be as lucky this time round. It is quite upsetting that all people seem to care about is that the baby could be ginger.

So fecking what if my baby is ginger, it will still be a gorgeous baby not matter what.

sophiewd · 02/06/2008 16:20

I have ginger but is going lighter now, just remember that she ill go grey long before you will DD has strawberry blond hair which is georgeous, I do remember when she was born that the first question that a lot of people asked was what colour was her hair

lyndabroon · 02/06/2008 16:26

i have ginger hair and my 2 dd also have ginger hair i have heard people makin comments about hoping their babys dont have ginger hair but i just ignore them i would have been gutted if they wernt ginger i am pregnant for the 3rd time and hope this one has ginger hair to wee luv it my youngest tells every one shes a ginja ninja lol

mum2b1 · 02/06/2008 19:27

I have strawberry blonde hair and as a child had the piss ripped out of me.
Now I am older I love it.
It makes me different, I stand out in a crowd and I think people are so narrow minded and ignorant when they go on about it being ugly!
Probably just jealous that they have the usual coloured hair!!

GirlWithTheMouseyHair · 03/06/2008 15:14

my mum has beautiful red hair...it's more ginger now she's older but was deep red up until she was in her early forties...I would LOVE to have a little girl with my mum's hair colour, would love a wee boy with it too but if my bump is a boy, it's already getting enough ribbing as it is...from hubby as well!!!

people are so horrible, I think red is so much more gorgeous than the boring mousey brown I sport! kids will only tease if their obnoxious parents teach them ginger hair is horrid...and think the hot successful red headed men out there (anyone for a bit of Damian Lewis?!)

Chequers · 04/06/2008 09:30

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sophiewd · 04/06/2008 09:33

Having just learnt how much my sister spends on covering her grey hair up I am truly delighted that I have red hair, my Aunt has beautiful hair at mid 50's and my grandmother didn't go grey until her 70's

seeker · 04/06/2008 09:41

My dd has very long very red hair, and loves it. She has never had any negative comments bout it apart from one girl, who was just looking for something to insult her about (the same girl called her a "lesbo freak" for wearing her Scout uniform - so I somehow think the issues between them go a bit deeper than hair colour!)

bluefox · 04/06/2008 10:00

Sophiewd - I agree with you. My red hair has sadly faded now but to blonde not grey so I dont have to colour it. Unfortunately some people can make horrible comments about ginger hair (I have had my share). IMHO I think this is as bad as people making comments about disability or race.

lisa34 · 04/06/2008 10:18

My DS has lovely coloured hair - all different colours of red and when the sun shines on it it look beautiful. He has really blue eyes and a nose and cheeks covered in freckles. He hates his freckles but i love them!!!!

newgirl · 04/06/2008 10:29

i would get a new friend - what was she thinking?

i think red hair is gorgeous truly

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hayley2u · 04/06/2008 10:34

i jst hate the words ginger, ginge, bungy wtf, i did not teased so much in school but you are so paranoid about the whole conversation of gingers,. my x dp has dark hair i red, ds came out very blonde, and my dd red , but she s still very bald to see it properly,
when took her to ireland to meet il my dp brother and girlfriend loked at the baby if she was born with two heads how fing rude,

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motherinferior · 05/06/2008 13:50

My one regret about my beautiful daughters is that they didn't inherit my red hair.

totalmisfit · 05/06/2008 14:06

dd also has red hair, very unexpectedly, and she is the most beautiful creature on earth.

I think the derision of redheads is undoubtedly down to jealousy. People hate the fact that people with this hair colour are often so eye-catchingly gorgeous and so respond with spite.

bikerunski · 16/06/2008 12:59

Where does this paranoia aboutred hair come from ? How are people so rude?

My dad had red hair. So far,none of his children (4) or grandchildren (also 4 of em) have had the slightest reddish tinge. I am expecting my first in September and woudl love it to be a red head. Keep staring at DH's family and trying to work out the genetics.... I suspect it'll be dark though.

A friend of mine has a son with red curly hair. When he was little she knew he'd getteased atschooland spent a lot of time telling him that he had lovely hair - to the extent that he wouldn'tlet her cut it, she had to do itwhen he was asleep.

hazygirl · 16/06/2008 13:16

my dd are red hair but youngest dyes hers ,my grandaughters have brown hair my grandson was red hair i said that from him been born ,my dh used to say is he heck,when he died the hospital cut off his hair and gave it to my dh it was so red, his sister who is 9 month old nearly is red hair but not pale skin.
im sorry but your friend should grow up what colour hair it doesnt matter ,a healthy happy baby is more important,i would do anything to get our little red haired boy back

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