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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm guessing that none of you were little girls with a bad unibrow. Three is a little young, but if I were mom I'd start doing some plucking be early elementary school.

I am very hairy. I always said I'd take care of it early if I had a daughter - she comes to me complaining that kids are calling her names, we would just do something. I didnt have a daughter, but have a son who is also hairy. I don't think it bothers boys the same way, but if he's upset we'll figure out what to do.

It's nice for all you blondes to say "oh, you shouldn't even notice and every child is just adorable" but we all know that's a load of BS. Some features just stand out and draw your eyes to them. Why put your kid front and center for something that's easily dealt with?[/quote]

I have a ton of facial hair.  Dark, disgusting facial hair.  And when I started to become self-conscious about it, my mom let me start tweeting and I got my lip threaded.

The key is that a 3 year old is not yet self-conscious.  Let her be until it becomes an issue for her.[/quote]

I didn't get my unibrow until closer to middle school, but I had a mustache from about fourth grade, and I have to say, I wish that my mother would have done something about it BEFORE all the teasing started. People, including other kids, are going to notice, and they are going to be mean. Period. There was no need for me to be tortured as I was for something that was not my fault. My mother never said or did anything. I had to figure out from reading YM what creme bleach was and ask for it. I got hold of a pair of tweezers too, I don't remember whether they were specifically given to me or not, but I had to figure everything out on my own and I hold that against my mother to this day. But I was 10-12 years old and was able to take care of it. A young child is not going to know how to deal with hair in socially unacceptable places -- it is our job as parents to help them out with that, just like it is our job to teach them how to keep their bodies clean, comb their hair, and brush their teeth. Three is young, yes, but I wouldn't be surprised if she starts getting teased as early as four. It's nice to be idealistic and say we should not judge people by appearance but that is not the world we live in. As someone who has been through this, I can tell you that I knew from an early age that I had more hair than others (I remember trying to cut my leg hair with scissors at age 5) and that it was considered abnormal. I don't see the need to wait until it "becomes an issue" because by then, the damage from the harassment is done.[/quote]

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