Baby Wigs: Disturbing Trend?
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Hirsute babies? Credit: Loubi Lou, Getty Images
Blogger Sandra Rose recently shared the story of a reader who says: "It's never too early for my baby to start looking glamorous like Beyonce!" The unnamed parent went so far as to have a lace-front human-hair wig custom made for her wee one, in a style much like her own. "I wouldn't be caught dead without my lace front and my baby won't either," says the mom.
Mommy-n-me wigs may just be the most disturbing parenting trend we've heard in a long time, and The Frisky agrees with us. That site wants to know what's next: Thong diapers?
How about coordinating stripper poles, one for the nursery and one for the master bedroom? Or better yet, twin therapists to deal with their matching self-esteem issues? Suri's high heels are starting to look a lot more innocent with every waking moment.
We even found an entire site dedicated to hair-raising a child.
Not surprising that super models want to check out the trend. Here's a discussion of baby wigs on the Tyra Banks show:
Were you embarrassed by your child's baldness and if yes, why?
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12-16-2009 @ 12:28PM
nan said...Only a mother with a mental problem would ever put a wig on her babys' head. Thye are supposed to be bald right now. The mother is vain and needs to go talk to a psychiatrist. She's a baby let her be a baby. I think this is a job for CPS because this is certainly child abuse to put chemicals on a baby's head.
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12-16-2009 @ 11:55AM
Brenda said...How much MORE ridiculous is our society going to get!?! What kind of mother is embarrassed by her baby for being bald????
Why cant you just say......HER name is..............
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12-16-2009 @ 11:58AM
Joe Papierz Jr said...This is rediculous. The baby will pull it off and chew on it much to her detriment. For Gods' sake. Let the baby be a baby not your personal toy. She is a living breathing human person, not a doll for mom to play with. Instead of making TV appearances the mother should be under mental evaluation in a psychiatric clinc somewhere.
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12-16-2009 @ 12:00PM
lambstothe slaughter...lol.. said...!!omg!! Imagine how pissed off these kids are gonna be when they are 13 and their friends see the baby pics!! lol...lol... What the hell is wrong with these people!?
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12-16-2009 @ 12:01PM
Red73 said...That is insane, embarassed by a bald baby??? I am always interested by how other people think. I go to the truuconfessions site a lot because like this it is an interesting insight into people. I noticed that the parent was "unnamed", no wonder. I wouldn't admit to that either.
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12-16-2009 @ 12:24PM
coscorron said...wow. some women shouldnt ever give birth.
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12-16-2009 @ 12:08PM
Ann Ponzi said...Are there any hugs and kisses with this wig fad? Why do you care what people say? Her hair will grow. Unless you stifle the follicles with wigs and hats.
Unbelievable. Mom is too vain.
ann
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12-16-2009 @ 12:10PM
dyhtzgl said...This is disturbing that mothers want to beautify their infants.
What if they have crooked toes, bowlegs, etc., is this too,
going to be traumatic for the mommy.
Every baby and child is beautiful, hair or no hair.
My granddaughter was called a boy even when she had on
pink lacy dresses, so what?
My grandson is continually called a girl because of his beautiful
curly hair, so what?
Are you getting your infant face lifts or botox if you don't like the
way they look. This is insane.
I feel sorry for these children that have such egotistical mothers.
Does this not border on child abuse??
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12-16-2009 @ 12:16PM
April said...My daughter was bald until she was about one. I LOVED her bald, downy little head! I NEVER wished she had more hair. I didn't put headbands on her or pierce her ears. In fact, I never even put her in dresses because she just wasn't comfortable in them. Most people could tell she was a girl right away, but there were times when people called her a boy. I didn't care. I didn't even correct them; I felt no need to embarrass them over it. I would just refer to her as "she" or "her" so that they would realize their mistake. Anyone who is so vain that they would put a wig on their baby has lost sight of what it means to be a parent.
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12-16-2009 @ 12:19PM
r said...thong diapers lol
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12-16-2009 @ 12:22PM
El said...Mmm gender stereotypes... this is why they still exist. I'm pretty sure the babies don't care if they're bald. I'm pretty sure the babies don't care if they're perceived as a girl, a boy, or anything else. Besides, parents work so hard to shape their child, and when their child doesn't meet their expectations in life, it can get so very nasty. Sad, is what I think.
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12-16-2009 @ 12:27PM
foursfriend said...Great. Another round of nuts just emerged from the woodwork. These idiots should count their blessings that they have a child. But no, they carp about an infant's lack of HAIR!! Incredible. Just goes to prove that some shouldn't reproduce. Bet they have their plastic surgeons on speed dial.Just when you thought people couldn't be stupider.....
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12-16-2009 @ 12:30PM
harrington said...Baby wigs are SO RIDICULOUS!!! The mother is vain! Who cares what the people think or say! For God's sake....tape a bow on her head, put a headband on her, pierce her ears, dress her feminine. Just let her be a baby. This country has gone TOO FAR with appearances! Just enjoy life, it's too short!
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12-16-2009 @ 12:31PM
violin said...Once again, one of the 7 deadly sins of "VANITY" comes from a parent with an oversize EGO. Where is the other parent?!?! Is the father just a paycheck, or does he have a brain? If he does, he should take his moron wife to court and sue for custody then leave the biatch, get another mom for the child who is not insane.
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12-16-2009 @ 12:36PM
nan said...It's time for hood-ratters to disappear. Grow up and stop embarrassing the rest of us black people who are trying not to be sterotyped as being buffoons. Black people it's time for us to disengage the rat button. LOL This goes beyond STUPID! This is completely brainless
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12-16-2009 @ 12:40PM
bob said...who care sif your baby is bald. he/she will grow hair when they get older.
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12-16-2009 @ 12:50PM
Ani said...WTF? This is the dumbest thing I have ever seen.
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12-17-2009 @ 10:30AM
Kate said...You should need a license to breed. If the worst these moms have to deal with is a bald baby, then be grateful!!
To the moms - grow up you moronic baffoons!! No one cares if your baby is bald. That's natural! Stop wasting money on such stupid things and instead perhaps donate that money to St Jude where children are bald for a horrible reason! You're ungrateful snits if you are more concerned with your baby's bald head then you are with the rest of the world.
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12-16-2009 @ 12:51PM
laura said...baldness is part of a baby's cuteness! they are supposed to be bald. wouldn't wearing a wig rub off the hair that is actually coming in? isn't a wig doing more damage than good??? what is wrong with these self absorbed mothers? enjoy your babies!!!
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12-16-2009 @ 1:11PM
jue said...WTF? This is the most dumb concept I heard of. What next plastiic surgery/face lifts for baby? I am convinced that people are getting dumber with each generation....
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