Celine Dion's SON looks like a girl!

[arminnie]

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

I agree except maybe in Louisiana where I know a few Renes (male). Of course I know a few Emiles too - not too common elsewhere in the U.S.

One Rene that I know who no longer lives in Louisiana now pronounces his name as if it were spelled Rennie.

 

[MsLeFever]

People do tend to look at hair first when they are "deciding" the gender of a child they've just met. My DD has pierced ears and can be wearing a princess T-shirt, pink sandals and a SKIRT and you would not BELIEVE how many people think she's a boy.

She won't say anything but her big brother usually issues a brutal corrective.

But I think her "Tinkerbelle" hair is adorable and easy to take care of...and usually she likes it to - so it is staying. I don't think anyone here would say that I have to force her to grow it out....and don't see the difference between her situation and Dion's son.

 

[disneyfan67]

Celine Dion son's hairstyle seems to be popular with some of the woman here. So for all of you who want the "rockstar look" for your little boy, but can't wait for his hair to grow out, here's a solution to your problem.

 

[MsLeFever]

THAT is a scary looking wig....

business in the front - party in the back!

 

[disneyfan67]

Here it in real life and isn't he just adorable?

 

[disneyfan67]

THAT is a scary looking wig....

business in the front - party in the back!

I love that quote and if the Tag Fairy is listening and taking requests, I would like that as my tag, please.


Business in the front- party in the back!

 

[Mermaid02]

My dh and ds both say that's a girl, they don't care what Celine says. LOL

 

[basas]

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.

Must be different all over. Around here, everyone has it short- many very short. As I said, our school has a rule that boy's hair must be kept short and tidy at all times.

 

[r3ngels]

I agree except maybe in Louisiana where I know a few Renes (male). Of course I know a few Emiles too - not too common elsewhere in the U.S.

One Rene that I know who no longer lives in Louisiana now pronounces his name as if it were spelled Rennie.

The sportscaster in our area is Rene but is called Rennie too

Must be different all over. Around here, everyone has it short- many very short. As I said, our school has a rule that boy's hair must be kept short and tidy at all times.

That is the rule at our school too. It can't be over the collar.

 

[Daxx]

I agree except maybe in Louisiana where I know a few Renes (male). Of course I know a few Emiles too - not too common elsewhere in the U.S.

One Rene that I know who no longer lives in Louisiana now pronounces his name as if it were spelled Rennie.

I agree w/you however note that Louisiana is far more French and you'd find more French influences than you would in, say, Oklahoma or Arizona! Of course you'd find more Rene's in an area that has a more predominant French influence! Even though we're a border city w/Canada, we are far, far, far less "French" than Louisiana is!

 

[solferino]

Boy with long hair- natural beauty. It seems much more "normal" in my own circle here than his mom does in the picture- perfectly make-upped, not a hair out of place, who knows what else it took to create the flawless skin. Photoshop, perhaps. I had a vision of the Grand High Witch in Roald Dahl's book The Witches, where she has a perfectly human looking mask that she removes when she's away from the public. Now I'm NOT saying that Celine is a witch, she loves her son to the sun and back. I just think the makeup and coiffing is a bit overdone. JM.02

 

[Nancy]

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?

I asked my girls and they were all saying it looked bad. My kids said no one in their schools wear their hair longer than collar length. Might be shaggy in the front and hanging in their eyes, but the back is not long. My girls are 14, 17 and almost 19. (the 19 year old is not in school anymore but works in the Mall and she said she doesn't see it on anyone walking around there either)

 

[Metro West]

He is so cute, but even his shirt is "girly"!

Looks like he's trying to bring back the Hanson style!

 

[Tosie]

I don't like to speak ill of children but...yuck.

Cute face though.

 

[aprilgail2]

Must be different all over. Around here, everyone has it short- many very short. As I said, our school has a rule that boy's hair must be kept short and tidy at all times.

My daughter is in elementary school and goes to public school, the kids can wear their hair however they please a few have long hair and many of the boys have an earring. My godson had hair down to his mid back by kindergarten and kept it long when he could up until he was 13. He had cancer so each relapse it would fall out and once it started to grow in he never wanted it cut. It fell out the first time when he was 2 and after that he never wanted it cut, he would get it shaped and trimmed but never cut-he also had his ear pierced-two in one ear. There was SO much more to worry about than long hair and earrings-once you have a kid with cancer it puts everything else into perspective!

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

My dh and ds both say that's a girl, they don't care what Celine says. LOL

I just showed my DH. Let me just say it's not working for him.

 

[tiggerlover]

Good lord, that kid needs a haircut!!!!! He and Ryder (Kate Hudson's kid) need a trip to Supercuts!

I would've sworn it was a girl if I didn't know she had a boy. W/his name being Rene, I'm sure a lot of people think he's a girl!

Ditto for me. I can't understand why Kate (and now Celine) would want their boys to look like girls!

 

[tinkerbelt]

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.

Exactly. You can let your children be in control of certain aspects of their lives and still set boundaries as a parent. It's all about choosing your battles. Teaching my children to treat others with decency and respect is far more important to me than their hair or what gender role they decide to take on.

And honestly, why is it ok, or even cute for a girl to be a tomboy, but it is never, ever ok for a boy to be even remotely feminine? And where did all of these gender "rules" come from anyway?

 

[Crankyshank]

I agree except maybe in Louisiana where I know a few Renes (male). Of course I know a few Emiles too - not too common elsewhere in the U.S.

One Rene that I know who no longer lives in Louisiana now pronounces his name as if it were spelled Rennie.

Finding someone named Rene or Emile (or Emil) is extremely common around here. I have several within my own family.

 

[lyzziesmom]

Yesterday's Dear Abby headline made me think of this thread:
BOY KEPT IN DRESSES AND CURLS STILL GROWS UP TO BE A MAN

It doesn't have too much to do with this situation (maybe a little bit in the first letter) but is still pretty entertaining, and interesting notes about how gender roles have changed over time.

http://www.uexpress.com/dearabby/?uc_full_date=20070531