The mouths of babes..

Lori · 11-02-2005, 08:19 PM

Very cute story.

I have had some experiences with the 7th graders that I teach.
Recently, they saw a picture of me from last year (prior to hair loss). Many of them came up to me afterwards and said, "I didn't know that you had hair!" ....

Today I went without a scarf for the first time. My hair is only about an inch long, so I was a little nervous. They were so sweet, many told me how pretty I looked. Even a few boys told me they liked my hair.

Final story...my son is just turned three when my hair fell out. His first words after seeing me without hair, "Mommy, you are a boy now!" It took a lot of explaining about boy and girl parts before he would stop calling me a boy. Then my new name was "Baldie"....it's a good thing he is cute.

RhondaH · 11-03-2005, 02:34 AM

My 4 yo Tony was just as curious (loved to pull my hair out when it was coming out in clumps) and while it's hard for them to understand, they take such a "complicated issue" and make it so simple. Take care.

Rhonda Hoffman

IRENE FROM TAMPA · 11-03-2005, 05:23 AM

Ladies - your stories of these children just made my morning.

"from the mouths of babes" was not exaggerated - how wonderful to view/accept life so simply. I love it. We can certainly learn alot from these little short people.

Take care

Rozebud · 11-03-2005, 10:06 AM

Very cute. My 21 month old and 3 1/2 year old don't even remember. I asked the 3 y.o. if she remembers when mommy had cancer and she said no. I said "mommy had cancer and she took medicine, and all her hair fell out, but now she's much better." And she said "Oh....did you put the medicine on your head to make your hair fall out???"