"Well, hello there little girl," she said. Then, she turned to me, "She is a girl, isn't she?"
"He is a boy," I said, gesturing to his entirely blue wardrobe and wondering how she could possibly make the mistake.
"Well, I just wasn't sure because of THAT HAIR," she said, with heavy emphasis on that hair.
Hmm. I did a double-take at Ryan's hair. I wondered if this older lady was half-blind. I ruffled his sweet head, smiled, and continued shopping.
Then I began wondering if I was wearing those infamous mama-goggles. You know, the blinders that we unknowingly don in order to mask the less-than-desirable realities of our babies growing older. The ones that help our sweet little babies stay that way for just a little longer. Maybe so, I decided. Maybe it's time for those locks to be snipped. Then I immediately shuddered at the thought of my baby being old enough to go to a barber shop for a trim. Perhaps those mama-goggles have me unable to see the situation clearly.
So, with this photo as your guide, I am going to leave it to my blog readers to determine....is it time for Ryan's first haircut? Comment away...
3 comments:
Hmmm, I don't think so... it does not even look that long! But he would look more grown up with a little trim... oxoxo
NO--the lady was crazy! Ryan looks like a little boy and he has all his life to have "grown-up" hair. Let it stay "long"(it really isn't that long). I am sure it was because he has those wonderful long eyelashes the lady thought he was a girl--and you can't cut those! xoxo
I'm late to the conversation here, but I say NO! That woman needs glasses. Was her baby completely bald? That would explain a little. His hair doesn't even look long to me.
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