Parenting differences
My son has a receding hairline. In the two corners, it’s already kind of bald. He’s 8 by the way. His trajectory leads him to likely go bald early, due to his dad, grandpa, and so on being bald. He complained about it one day and I told him it’s ok, gave him encouragement, and showed him what to do to cover it. He has a tiny fro. Additionally, I have one small bald spot near my hairline as well. I said something along the lines of, I have a spot too and I’ve never had hair right there and how it’s perfectly ok.
For whatever reason, the conversation just came up about it, and my fiance said that I’m wrong for telling him about my spot too because I’m essentially saying, “your hair is f****d up and mine is too”. Instead, he said I should have only tried to build his confidence, which I did do, but I also did not want him to feel alone. Do you all think there was something wrong with what I did/said to my son?
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Absolutely NOTHING wrong with what you said to your son. I see what you did as embrace your flaws or insecurities and here's a role model who does the same.
Thank you so much for your opinion I didn’t feel like I was wrong, but I definitely needed another perspective.
Agree with Gail. It's like, "I've got similar. You're not alone. It doesn't define me and it won't define you." Excellent parenting.
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