Celine Dion's SON looks like a girl!

[Nancy]

I think the long hair is not really the boy's choice, it is Celine's. When he was 2, I doubt he cared one way or the other. Celine wanted it grow, so it did. At 6 kids are starting to develop their own tastes and desires, but they are pretty sheltered as to what is available by their parents' tastes and desires.

If I spent my entire kids' lives telling them how beautiful they are with long hair, at 6 they would probably not want to cut it - because they want to please me, and because they really don't know any other way.

I will buy the argument that hair is not a battle I choose to pick with my kids when they are pre-teens, but not from birth to age 6.

FWIW - I don't think it makes Celine a bad parent because her son has long hair. I do think it makes the boy look like a girl.

Denae

So true. It is obvious that she loves her son and I know from watching her on talk shows and reading articles how much she values her family. I'm just not liking the hair.

 

[toto2]

I mentioned it because in the article she said she asked him if he wanted his hair cut. If my son was given that choice he'd look like Sly Stone and NO that ain't gonna happen in MY world.

But , it seem to say nothing about the rest of his education. Do we know if this child has a bedtime ? do we know if he has chores ? Do we know if he will have to do his homwwork and have good grades ? We dont . Why do we assume that this child is the out of controle king of this house ? Ithink that it is allright to leave some choices of a childs life and not to imposse everything to him/her. It is not letting him/her be the king.

We all agree that this child , like most child of the rich and famous , wont have a "normal" childhood. But with this child familly history , I am ready to bet that René-Charles will l;earn that everything is not free , that you need to work very hard to gat what you want ( his father , an immigrant son sold his house in order to have money for the carrer of Céline. As for her, nothing preapared her for this kind of fame , and she is the most down to erarth celebrety I know. She has said in french interview that she wanted to make sure her son knew where he was comming from, and that life is difficult for most people.

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

And as for the shirt, look at the picture someone posted of Celine and Rene-Charles in Disneyland. He is dressed very boyish in that picture. I'd bet that's what the kid looks like on a daily basis. For the magazine cover, you know a stylist came in and chose the wardrobe and hairstyle, right? He doesn't run around every day in feminine clothing, it is just for the picture.

If that honest and truly wasn't representative of what my child EVER wore or how he wears his hair, I'd be vetoing it. I'm sure the same goes for Celine Dion...she's not a puppet who has to do what she's told. We have two pictures...one boyish, one girlish...neither tells us much of anything.

I don't think that allowing a child to have long hair, if that's what he wants, indicates that there's a free-for-all in that household and he's out of control and runs the show. If Celine likes his hair long, and offers him the option of getting it cut, and he says he wants to keep it long, then how is HE being in control? And of not only his hair, but everything???

It took a LONG time for my son's mop of hair to grow on me, but he likes it, and when I really thought about it, it's no big deal. If he starts getting any kind of grief over it (he gets LOTS of attention, all positive or joking, and it's pretty funny), he's got an easy choice to make...deal with it or cut it. Good lesson.

And lyzziesmom, I don't like Celine Dion either! LOL

 

[JunieJay]

When you are from such a large family , you learn the value of order , of hard work and discipline. Such a household cannot work other wise. You also learn to be an individual. And I would guess that you bring all this into motherhood.

I'm from a large family (the 4th of 9), and while we stopped at only 2 kids, growing up in a large family has been so valuable to me, not just in parenting but in every aspect of my life. I learned whats it like to be a part of a team very early in my life, and I have my mother to thank for that.

 

[LotsOfQuestions]

In a normal, everyday real life that kid of hers would be teased terribly. I doubt he has to go to public schools though and probably lives a very sheltered life. I can guarantee that if he grew up on the playground I did and he came to school wearing that outfit in the picture, he wouldn't have lasted through recess. Kids can be mean, especially in a pack or a group and when something is different, their cruelty knows no boundaries.

As for her son, it seems just another case of a parent allowing the child to dictate or be in charge. That seems to be getting more common place as time goes by. If it works for them in their fantasy life, good for them. In the real world where our children aren't sheltered by the money and fame of celebrity Celine has, it can be a different story. I would shudder at the thought of what that kid would have went through if he attended my grade school.

As I mentioned before - in our upper-middle-class public school 1st grade class, not only would he not be teased terribly, but he would be thought very, very cool. As for the shirt, the shadows on it and the way the stray hairs cross the collar do make it look a bit weird, but I can honestly say that when I looked again at it, I thought it looked just like a little boy's t-shirt.

 

[mystic_path]

Oh thats just aweful!!! Down right aweful... Money or not thats gotta get cut off.

 

[dogluva]

Where we live, long hair on boys is in style. My boys, seven and eight, had long hair all through the winter. My seven year old just cut it, it was too hot for him. The eight year old wants to keep growing it. Most of the kids at his bus stop have longish hair.

I don't see what the big deal is. Who really cares.

 

[Stitchfans]

There is no way I would of guessed that he was boy. He looks like a little girl. Even without the hair he has feminine features.

 

[Nancy]

I just got back from DD's 8th grade award ceremony. I made a point of checking out the boys hair thanks to this thread. Here is what a special day for her and I'm looking at the boys. I counted 5 boys with hair over their ears or collar length. All the others had either buzz cuts or shorter above the ears cut. Then I had the pleasure of seeing 3 classes of kindergardners walking to the ice cream place. I was sitting at the light when they crossed the street...not one of them had long hair at all. Most were almost buzzed. Guess it must be the area, we are not upper middle class...just working class people.

 

[ChrisnSteph]

That is bizarre. He really does look like a girl.

 

[Aidensmom]

I think he is an adorable child with beautiful features.

I don't think hair should be one of the big issues with a child, there are plenty of other things to argue with them about. If my son wanted long hair, he might have to convince his father of it, but it wouldn't bother me. I don't see long hair on a male as distasteful or unclassy or anything similar in the first place though.

My son is that age and there is a lot of peer pressure from other boys to be "masculine," and I would imagine though that if Rene really didn't like his hair, the additional pressure from other little boys would have caused him to ask his mom to let him cut it.

 

[bethbuchall]

A child that has long hair means the child is in charge and you need Supernanny?

I don't make hair a battle. It is their choice - even when they are 6. And my oldest is off to medical school. With a short (gasp) ponytail. The kid learned to respect others by our example of respecting his personal space. Kid was never in charge, nor did we ever need Supernanny. Nor did he ever question his gender or sexuality. In fact, he grew up with a very confident self-image because we picked our battles very carefully. Micro-managing his self-image was not one of them. As long as it was allowed in his school, and as long as he did not wear offensive clothing, he had free reign to express himself the way he wanted to.

Our battles consisted of how he treated other people, his work ethic, and being a general good person. Didn't need SuperNanny for that

My guess is that Celine Dion does have a Nanny, but I highly doubt it is Supernanny.

And FWIW - the child's name is Rene-Charles. It is hyphenated and both names are pronounced as if one name. I highly doubt when introduced and having the name "Charles" in there, that his gender is doubted.

 

[momof2inPA]

Long hair and his name's Rene'. Why do parents do these things to the children they love?

 

[lyzziesmom]

Rene is a very common French MALE name. They are Canadian and speak French, why should she not name her son Rene? It's also his father's name. I think you are thinking of Renee, which is the female variation of the name.

 

[LotsOfQuestions]

Long hair and his name's Rene'. Why do parents do these things to the children they love?

His name is Rene'-Charles. It is one name. Shortening it to Rene would be making a nickname, such as calling Jonathan, Jon.

Have no idea if Dion gives him a nickname, but his name is Rene'-Charles. 3 sylables just like Jonathan and shorter than Alexander.

 

[GoofieRuthie]

I am married to a VERY masculine man with hair to the middle of his back. I know that if we had had a boy, he too would have had long hair. I think Celine's son does look very girlish, but I wouldn't dare make him cut that gorgeous hair. I would however, make sure he wore a more flattering shirt. He's definitely going to be a heartbreaker.

It's his hair, if he doesn't want to cut it, then he shouldn't have to. (as long as he's taking care of it) DD15 cuts her own hair. I usually can't stand the color or the cut, but it's her hair and if she can live with it, then so be it. I just won't be getting a professional family portrait taken until it's at least tolerable for me to look at for years on my wall. I have a million other pictures of her. I think she's beautiful no matter what though.

 

[Daxx]

Guess it must be the area, we are not upper middle class...just working class people.

I live in the same area and even in the more "upscale" parts of town you don't see kids w/long hair, either.

Celine's son would not be allowed in our school or DS's (private, parochial) until he cut his hair. And, honestly, he'd prob. get picked on in the public schools in this area for hair that long. Might be considered "cool" in other areas but not in our area. Right, Nancy?

 

[Daxx]

Rene is a very common French MALE name. They are Canadian and speak French

In the US, Rene (the female Renee) could be mistaken for a female name as most Renees here in the US are female! I think that in the US, when people hear the name Rene they automatically think female. It's rare to run into a male named Rene and I live in an area that borders Canada! If he went to school and the teacher introduced him as Rene (dropping the Charles), his classmates might think he was a she w/the (at least in the US) feminine name and long hair! Or, if Celine's child were w/a nanny and she'd say "This is Rene." (and dropped the Charles), people might mistake him for a girl.

Likewise, I remember that I had to meet a vendor whose name was Kim Gates. Kim arranged the meeting w/my secretary and I never spoke w/Kim. Last name was not an Asian name, so I figured Kim was a woman. Was I surprised to see a man! So, even though he wasn't Asian, based on being in the US and first name alone, I automatically assumed woman. If someone told you that you were meeting w/Rene Charles Whateverlastname, you might assume that Charles is the maiden name and that whateverlastname is the last name and it's a woman.

Finding a male named Rene is not as common as finding a female named Renee here in the States.

Suffice to say, I have no problem w/Celine naming her son Rene, Rene-Charles or anything else for that matter.

 

[Tomader]

I suppose it would be less to mean to hold him down and buzz his hair against his will while he is crying and screaming that he doesn't want it cut??

Seriously, it's JUST HAIR. Didn't any of you have a childhood haircut that now makes you cringe to think about it? I did when I got a pixie cut at age 10 and everybody thought I was a boy. I spent a year in dresses and long spangly barettes until it grew out. Did I turn out to be gay because people thought I was a boy? NO!

And as for the shirt, look at the picture someone posted of Celine and Rene-Charles in Disneyland. He is dressed very boyish in that picture. I'd bet that's what the kid looks like on a daily basis. For the magazine cover, you know a stylist came in and chose the wardrobe and hairstyle, right? He doesn't run around every day in feminine clothing, it is just for the picture.

Sheesh, I don't even LIKE Celine Dion, I can't believe I'm here defending her. This must be a very slow work day.

Seriously, his hair is ridiculious! Talk soup would have a field day with it. Maybe Dr. Phil could have a talk with her?

 

[mickeysgal]

He is very lucky that he probably does not have to attend a public school. I think he would be picked on.

You think?

Looks to me like he's trying to be like mom.