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Lachlansmilkbar
	Age: 22 Country: AU Province/region: New south wales City: Newcastle Partner: Husband Steve Children: Yes, 1 Pregnant: No Occupation: Mama, wife and psyc student.
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31-8-2008 - So what if he has red hair!

My mood while writing this blog:
annoyed

I would just like to start by saying, our little boy is going to be beautiful and special and oh so very loved by his mamma and dadda no matter what! So why the hell is everyone so damn negative about bloody hair colour. Let me explain............ Steve and I have decided to go with an original name for our boy 'Rustie Matthews' because we love it. The problem being everyone considers it a crappy name.... my own mother said.... 'he's not a dog sweetheart', and my reply was 'no why would you say a thing like that about your grandsons name'. We love the name so much because we are young parents who enjoy the beach and were trying to find a suitable name that was different and part of the surf culture where we live. We didn't even consider that he might get his daddies red hair, and it didn't change the name we had chosen when we did. But then people started asking..... what are you going to do if he comes out a 'ranga', for shit sakes this baby hasn't even been born and everyone is so darn negative about his hair colour already. OH, no what happens if he's born with red hair...... I will tell you what will happen! He will be dearely loved regardless of hair colour, and he will be supported through everything in life by his two caring parents, meet a partner, get a job (or just surf he, he) and be as happy as his father who too has red hair. It hasn't stopped him from doing anything in his life! Man people are way too opinionated for their own good!

3 Comments on So what if he has red hair!

riknlee - Monday, 1 Sep
Hi, It is 4 in the morning and I woke up with a blocked nose and couldnt get back to sleep. i kept thinking about your blog and it kept making me mad. The name issue is exactly why we are not telling anyone about our name choice. Until then, I am just lying and saying that we dont have one yet and that we cant agree. I just dont want any negative comments on it. I think it is an excellent name and I dont know why more people dont go with nickname type names. The other issue is the red hair thing. Why do people always feel the need to comment negatively. All my life I have been around people who make tactless comments about me and it just drives me up the wall. I have had 3 children and since having them have always been asked the comment 'am I pregnant?' which I think is just so rude. Anyway one day I decided that I would explode at the next person to ask me instead of saying something nice to them and letting them save face. Well It happened at my child's kinder and I made an announcement, I was so pissed off. Hair colour should be the last of anyone's priority or business. I spent years dying my hair red and when I changed to red, I got noticed and my life changed for the better. Make a decision on how you will handle the red hair negative comment and stick with it as a stock standard answer, then you wont have to emotionally deal with anger every time. If they say 'oh he is going to be red headed' say 'what is wrong with that? and get them to feel uncomfortable.
My mum lives in Newcastle. Where are you from, she is in Gateshead.

boystruckx2 - Monday, 1 Sep
Screw em girl! So what if he comes out with read hair. You guys use the name you want. My youngest has red hair and I think its beautiful!!

jenadamandbaby - Monday, 1 Sep
I love the name you have picked out! My sister has red hair and has decided that my baby will look just like HER, red hair and all! Because our aunt has red hair so my sister decided that my baby will take after her aunt also! Adam also had red hair when he was little and then it changed.

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