Who in their right mind gives a 2 or 3 year old girl a mohawk?? Okay, I could understand if the kid cut her own hair (which is never pretty) and mom cuts it like a mohawk for a week since she will probably have to practically shear the kid anyway, esp. if said mom is all into neon colored hair and tattoos and whatnot. But to do it on a whim??? COME ON.
Maybe I'm turning into a prude in my old age but sheesh - shouldn't lil ones be allowed to keep SOME dignity?
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And yes, hair too. Good, bad, or otherwise, society has some preconceived notions, and when it comes to hair, mohawks are still considered "outside." Children deserve better than that. If a teen wants a mohawk, fine. Hair grows back. But leave the little tykes alone! I look at this child and all I can feel is sorry for her because HER MOTHER did this to her.
Seriously, though-where do we draw the line with people being different and its effect on their kids? Most kids don't have 2 dads, but if a stable, loving gay couple want to adopt, should they? I mean, that's "outside" but don't they deserve that right, especially if the kid gets a loving home instead of years of foster care?
Conversely, most people think circumcision is okay, and ear-piercing for infant girls is acceptable too. But to me, it's just cutting a child who has no say in the matter.
See what you get for posting stuff that makes people think?
And I will have to make an exception for specific cultural practices that have reason. (Jewish circumcisions come to mind.)
But that all aside, what I'm talking about is allowing children to be children. There is an innocence to infancy and childhood that is all too soon lost and I think that parents should let their children enjoy it while it lasts. And, no matter who does the dressing, what you wear is a statement about you. If a one year old had on a "Down with Bush" shirt, I would want to slap the parents for assigning a political point of view to the child. If that same kid had a "My parents hate Bush" shirt on, I would still want to slap the parents, but for turning their kid into a political billboard.
I DO agree that childhood innocence is too soon lost-which is why I can't stand parents letting their kids dress "older". You know, the 8 year old girls dressed in micro-minis, or elementary school boys with one earring. The harder political stuff? Save it for the older ones. But the funny stuff? Nothing wrong with that, IMO. I saw a onesie that said, "I already know more than the president" and I thought that was hilarious. But a little boy with a mullett, an earring, and bad cowboy boots? Not funny. ;-)
And *drool* oh my... your user pic... Fr. What a Waist and Fr. What a Waste ... YUM!!!
On the subject of mohawks, it doesn't bother me. I saw a kid with his parents a while back, both the parents are pretty punkish (tatt's, piercings, etc...) so it just seemed pretty normal to me. I'll say what someone said earlier too, its just hair, it'll grow back out. Of course, I also think that if Angelina Jolie hadn't done it to her son a while back I don't think it would be that popular. LOL