Comment by Joy on February 19, 2010 at 8:17pm

i think a child of 4 or 5 should have already been taught by her parents to never make a remark about how someone looks...its our jobs as parents to teach our children to treat others better than ourselves. kids can be taught those principals starting at age 3 (its also part of a Christians job to teach this because its biblical..fail this as Christian parent and you have missed the whole Jesus thing) but it doesnt just apply to Christians... i think humility is every parents job in my opinion. sorry you ran into such an annoying failure on a parents part. manners are so important!!!! have not had that happen to me but i can imagine its annoying! God Bless!!

Comment by Joshua on February 19, 2010 at 11:53pm

Hey Liz,

I'm sorry you had a bad day and I can assure that you're not alone. I've got "that guy has no eyebrows", "that guy has no hair", "that guy has no hair on his legs"....blah blah...from children way up to teenagers and young adults. It can be really frustrating.

It is understandable that children make those comments, but the parents should immediately educate their children because alopecians are not DEAF and we have FEELINGS. I've got to know some kids or cousin around 3-5 years old which no longer make statements about my hairlessness. So I agree with Joy that it is the parent's responsibility to eduacte their children.

I feel like speaking up for myself in situation like these, I'm sure you had the same feeling too but well there's no point telling the children off if the parents are not doing anything.

You're not alone. Hugs

Joshua

Comment by Lizzie on February 20, 2010 at 10:54am

Thanks everyone :) It's very true, Alopecia should be more talked about, and kids should be taught how to conduct themselves properly.

Take Care everyone x

Comment by Mary on February 20, 2010 at 6:59pm

Liz, I had it happen recently in a clothing store (not the first time). A small boy standing near me, maybe 5 years old, started staring at me and laughing and pointing at me...really over-the-top. What really bugged me was that his mother was right next to him, saw what was happening, and DID NOTHING. I got her attention and said something like "that's very rude". When she didn't say anything to her kid or take any action, I bent down to him, smiled sweetly, and said "it's not nice to laugh at people because of how they look." Then I walked away. Mary

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