how to react

i would say whats on my mind. i'd had complete strangers come up and say his hair is long. when i take my husband to get his hair cut and of course they'd look at my son and ask if i'd want to cut their hair. but its a simple conversational comment and not meant for anything more. thats what i would think. i wouldn't take much into it since its a simple comment. when i was pregnant i would get more unusual people coming up to me. most women know, the worst is when COMPLETE STRANGERS you don't know just walk up to you and INSIST they can touch your stomach.

Maybe she said it for lack of better things to say. I probably wouldnt have paid it no mind. Just one of those little things probably trying to keep the conversation going. I am sure she didn't mean it in a negative way but little boys hair even gets a little long it is noticeable you know what I mean. If I were you I would not even think twice about it.

I've gotten comments about my oldest son's hair before. I have told some people that he doesn't like haircuts (he absolutely hated them up until about a year ago). I have told others that my son hates to wear a hat and his hair helps protect him from the elements. These two things have gotten them to stop asking anymore about it. LOL

I think that maybe she was just trying to make conversation, and that was the first thing that came to her mind. I think that you handeled the situation properly, and yes sometimes people make comments that make us think, wait a minute, what does that mean. But just one ear out the other always works for me. But I think you reacted properly.

you need not to be mean. Its good that there are some people who give some suggestions unto what is good for your son, its just up to you if you were gonna follow it or not. maybe it will look good for your son to have a haircut.

I've actually been in that situation too....not too long ago. My son is almost 3 and just had his first hair cut back in March. His hair actually got kinda long and I had a stranger say something once about it. I just kinda blew it off and said "yeah he'll get one eventually" :) with a smile. We thought he was kind of cute, but when I put his hair in a ponytail one day his father finally was ready to cut it. He just had the cutest little curls and we didn't want to cut them, but now we have a little girl and I'm hoping she gets the same curls...this time I won't feel like I have to cut them...lol.

All depends on the situation. My daughter unfortunetly got my hair, when we let it grow out, it is frizzy and unmanageable. She loves her long hair and love pony tails, so whenever someone would make a comment about it needing to be cut, I just look at them and say. "Really, I like it the way it is". Most people will agree out of polietness and move on.

I have 4 boys so I have dealt with comments like that A LOT! Of course my youngest is close to 2 and still isn't anywhere near his first cut but I've heard it plenty with the others. With the 3 so far I've blamed it on "Dad" whenever anyone commented lol! My oldest is from my ex-hubby who has premature baldness (started at 18) so when people would say anything about his hair I'd say something like he scared of being bald like daddy or I want to enjoy his hair while he has it. The other two...their dad has kept his hair longer ever since he was old enough to decide. He gets it cut just above the collar in back and slightly over the ears on the side. So again I get to blame Daddy when the boys hair gets long. When the little guy ever grows hair I'm just going to tell people that it took so long for it to grow in that I'm not cutting it off til it reaches his butt (of course I won't actually do that lol but it's a friendly way to say that a hair cut is not going to happen anytime soon).

I would have said something like "I'll take it under advisment" or "He's letting his parents decide his haircuts". Ppl tend to say things without thinking sometimes and their not meant to be mean or anything they just don't think first. Do what you think is right. [b]~~MY OWN PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG AND BELIEVE IN YOURSELF**[/b]

I would have told her, "This is how we like it." It's not anyones place to tell you how to dress your child or what style hair he should have.

shymurl my G if thats the worst a strange lady has ever'said to you about your littleson, I would be happy as she was just making conversation, maybe reliving her own grandchild or other relative, I doubt she thought she was being snide, I think I would just put it down as frienliness andletit go if I were' you. dont fret it, she was not intending to insult you at all. mommiesare really protective of their cubs but you dont need be upset over it atall.

well, i would say what's on my mind without sounding sarcastic or mean. i have a 2 year old daughter and it took a while for her hair to grow so i'd like it to grow longer before she gets a haircut. she already did courtesy of her two grandmoms and it came out well but i'd like my daughter to grow her hair long. her hair is long enough to tie it into pigtails but i still prefer a longer hair for my daughter. when she's old enough to decide she can decide what type of hair cut she wants to have.

Well sometimes some poeple are like to give a comments. They are lucky if we are in good mood or not it's a big trouble. Some people commented on me too about my son, but i just smiled at them. But inside my mind i want to say "mind your own business".

It seems that she loves your son.I think you should talk more about your kid.Maybe you will get something important about how to treat your boyfrom her. May you happy everyday.

i would have told her to mind her own business because this is my child and not yours it does concern you it concerns me and i would have left the store because in reality it has nothing to do with her at all!!!