I don’t remember so many teen boys with curly hair

[Anonymous]

Growing up I don’t remember so many boys with curly hair. Now that my son is 16 his hair went from straight to curly in the last couple of years. So many of his friends also had straight hair that turned curly. My 13 year old son lives his hair and said he hopes it doesn’t turn curly. Did I just not notice it in high school all the boys with curly hair?

[Anonymous]

It's called puberty

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Well when I was young (millenial) men didn't dare wear their hair long. So I have no idea what their hair looked like

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Growing up I don’t remember so many boys with curly hair. Now that my son is 16 his hair went from straight to curly in the last couple of years. So many of his friends also had straight hair that turned curly. My 13 year old son lives his hair and said he hopes it doesn’t turn curly. Did I just not notice it in high school all the boys with curly hair?

Some have gotten perms (I know several) to get that curly mop of hair that they're all sporting. Not a fan. But it's better than the mullets boys sported in my HS days. So there's that.

[Anonymous]

My stylist told me a lot of boys are getting perms now. Trendy.

[Anonymous]

I don't thing hair changes that much in puberty, except some start to lose it. If a kid kept is short and then grew it out, you might suddenly see the natural texture.

The only guy I knew who's straight hair became curly had lost all of it in chemo, and it grew back curly, but then it eventually went back to his usual straight hair.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't thing hair changes that much in puberty, except some start to lose it. If a kid kept is short and then grew it out, you might suddenly see the natural texture.

The only guy I knew who's straight hair became curly had lost all of it in chemo, and it grew back curly, but then it eventually went back to his usual straight hair.

In some genetic backgrounds, yes, it absolutely gets curly in puberty. It happened to both my kids, just their their father.

[Anonymous]

Style is longer now, so more noticeable. Also more BIPOC than before.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't thing hair changes that much in puberty, except some start to lose it. If a kid kept is short and then grew it out, you might suddenly see the natural texture.

The only guy I knew who's straight hair became curly had lost all of it in chemo, and it grew back curly, but then it eventually went back to his usual straight hair.

My sons hair went from straight to curly during puberty

[Anonymous]

At my son's HS, there are lots of boys with longer hair (at least on top since they can't have hair below their collars). My son's hair curls if it grows long on the top. Right now he looks like Elvis with that curl in the front. If it is shorter, no curl.

[Anonymous]

Tell me that you didn't hang out with Black people and Latino People without telling me you didn't hang out with Black people and Latino people.

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Anonymous wrote:Growing up I don’t remember so many boys with curly hair. Now that my son is 16 his hair went from straight to curly in the last couple of years. So many of his friends also had straight hair that turned curly. My 13 year old son lives his hair and said he hopes it doesn’t turn curly. Did I just not notice it in high school all the boys with curly hair?

Some have gotten perms (I know several) to get that curly mop of hair that they're all sporting. Not a fan. But it's better than the mullets boys sported in my HS days. So there's that.

Not a fan? Mine does this naturally - should I feel bad about myself?

There are many articles on how to get that Dev Patel/Jon Snow/Harry Styles/Chalamet look. I'm lucky to get it for free.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't thing hair changes that much in puberty, except some start to lose it. If a kid kept is short and then grew it out, you might suddenly see the natural texture.

The only guy I knew who's straight hair became curly had lost all of it in chemo, and it grew back curly, but then it eventually went back to his usual straight hair.

Hair changes for girls, not sure about boys but I would suspect it to be similar..?

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Anonymous wrote:Growing up I don’t remember so many boys with curly hair. Now that my son is 16 his hair went from straight to curly in the last couple of years. So many of his friends also had straight hair that turned curly. My 13 year old son lives his hair and said he hopes it doesn’t turn curly. Did I just not notice it in high school all the boys with curly hair?

How old are you? I’m 42 and the guys I went to high school/college w cut their hair short so you can’t tell straight/curly. It would’ve been curly/wavy if worn in today’s longer styles.

[Anonymous]

A couple of good theories here. All i know is my 14 year old daughter is loving the trend. And as a 44 year old mom, I’m very envious of the boys hair!