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Discussions About Being Bald => Bald Stories => Topic started by: The Scottish Ambassador on December 04, 2008, 08:03:58 AM
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As some of you will know I shaved my head proper for the first time 2 days ago.
Cant beleive who I am getting the most grief from. My 8 year old daughter is giving me big pelters. Anyone else get a hard time from junior family members and how did u deal with it?
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What are pelters!?
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No harassment from anyone. Everyone has liked it so far.
My friend's boy who is 5 said "I can see the sun and clouds on your head". It was a nice day early September and my dome was freshly shaved and extra shiny. I just laughed and said "The sun feels great doesn't it?!".
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What are pelters!?
Lots of abuse
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Well you are just 2 days into it. Sometimes it takes some longer than others to realize how good it looks. It is just different for them. My kids and wife did the same thing for about the first 2 weeks, now they cant imagine me with hair.
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No harassment from anyone. Everyone has liked it so far.
My friend's boy who is 5 said "I can see the sun and clouds on your head". It was a nice day early September and my dome was freshly shaved and extra shiny. I just laughed and said "The sun feels great doesn't it?!".
She doesn't want me to have long hair. She just liked the feel when I clipped it. She says "bring back your hedgehog daddy"
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Just ground her (force her to stay in her room) for a certain amount of time or have her sit in the corner for 30 minutes every time she gives you pelters. When she asks why you are punishing her, say "I didn't raise a narrow minded child and you need to learn to respect people." I think she will get the message real quick and leave you alone about your hair. Sorry if that sounds brutal, but there is no better love than tough love.
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how old are you gonnaBsly? Sorry, but I dont treat my kids like they are slaves. You sound like a guy who is married to my sister in law. I have set him straight many of times. Most recently this past weekend when they were home for Thanksgiving. He thinks everyone needs to bow at his feet. WRONG!....sorry gonnaBsly but that attitude will not get you very far in this world.
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Sorry your getting some grief from your daughter Stephen!! I am sure she will come around, it just will take some getting used too!
On a second thought, I agree with TimmJ, gonnaBsly you can't treat your kids like that, last time I checked we where in 2008 not 1843........
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probably she'll forget you ever had hair in a couple of months: that's kids for you! :)
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Yeah, she will come around Stephen. Remember she's just 8 years old and she's use to seeing her Daddy a certain way and sometimes children don't like change however small it may seem to adults.
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Just ground her (force her to stay in her room) for a certain amount of time or have her sit in the corner for 30 minutes every time she gives you pelters. When she asks why you are punishing her, say "I didn't raise a narrow minded child and you need to learn to respect people." I think she will get the message real quick and leave you alone about your hair. Sorry if that sounds brutal, but there is no better love than tough love.
Sorry gonnabe. That is a truly terrible post and I cant beleive anyone in 2008 would think like that, let alone post it on a site such as this.
I would never treat my children in such a way. As some of the other guys have said she is just used to seeing her daddy look a certain way.
Pity help any kids you may have in the future.
:Xo! :Xo! :Xo! :Xo! :Xo!
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She'll soon love it Stephen. When my kids are being stinkers I tell them I'm going to grow my hair back. They tell me i won't look like Shrek anymore if i do that.
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Just ground her (force her to stay in her room) for a certain amount of time or have her sit in the corner for 30 minutes every time she gives you pelters. When she asks why you are punishing her, say "I didn't raise a narrow minded child and you need to learn to respect people." I think she will get the message real quick and leave you alone about your hair. Sorry if that sounds brutal, but there is no better love than tough love.
This is a bunch of 'Hooey"..................
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Whatever
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She'll soon love it Stephen. When my kids are being stinkers I tell them I'm going to grow my hair back. They tell me i won't look like Shrek anymore if i do that.
LOL AT SHREK!!!!! :*))
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Just ground her (force her to stay in her room) for a certain amount of time or have her sit in the corner for 30 minutes every time she gives you pelters. When she asks why you are punishing her, say "I didn't raise a narrow minded child and you need to learn to respect people." I think she will get the message real quick and leave you alone about your hair. Sorry if that sounds brutal, but there is no better love than tough love.
This is a bunch of 'Hooey"..................
I agree. why is it that its always the people without 'proper' avatars that express such off-the-wall extreme opinions? :D
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rob....BINGO!
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Ground a child, Bull Sh_t, just give her a hug, and she'll come around. Kind of reminds me of my oldest who cried bloody murder when I came out the the bathroom having removed a full beard that was all she had known all her 3 years of life. Children are so conservative, they really don't like change. And before you get all guilty about it, she'll have forgotten it by the time you try to grow it back anyway. Hugs, they're wonderful they cure all kinds of problems, but you knew that!
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She'll soon love it Stephen. When my kids are being stinkers I tell them I'm going to grow my hair back. They tell me i won't look like Shrek anymore if i do that.
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Reminds me of back in 1964 when my dad grew his beard out for a centennial celebration. I was 8 at the time, and I remember it was kind of scary and I didn't like it. Kids are very attached to their parents (well, at least most of them are) and when that parent does something to radically change their appearance, it is kind of scary to the kid. Like their world is getting turned upside down or something. Funny thing was, after the celebrations were over and my dad shaved, I then didn't like the pale washed-out skin of his face! LOL!
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I agree. Children are very set in their ways. I hope GonnaB is just trying to be funny. I can't believe someone would actually threat a child in that matter. I'm giving GonaB the benefit of doubt. Hope I'm right!
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Stephen,
My son is older, was 13 when I shaved, and all he did was kept trying to palm my head like a basketball.
He didn't really comment on the appearance too much, just drove me crazy with the palming thing. Even when I was driving. Eventually after punching him a few times he quit, but I don't think that will work in your situation.
Ya know, just a thought but you may have her rub dome moisture gel or lotion on your dome. Kids really like to touch and feel things, like she enjoyed the hedgehog feeling. Maybe she will approve if she finds some enjoyment out of it.
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This was fun. I hope I get to come back sometime.