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Crazy Hair Day
Okay so I'm PROBABLY, maybe, sometimes guilty of being one of those parents who feel EVERYONE should know what my child is going through or feeling. Last night Nick (my 10 year old) brought home a letter from school about Friday being "Crazy Hair Day". His elementary school is a small school and probably 90% of the teachers know who he is and it's clear that he has alopecia, so I feel they are being really insensitive towards him, do any of you have any suggestions how I can spin this so that he is not the only one who can't participate in this? He won't wear a wig or anything on his head because he says it itches him.
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Permalink Reply by Norm on
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Whoo, tough one.... think the teachers are on a hiding to nothing, in a damned-if-they-do and damned-if-they-don't scenario. If they send him home with an invitation letter, they're being insensitive, and if they don't and everyone else gets one, they're victimizing him. So accept the letter in the spirit it was presumably sent, as some fun stuff for kids to get up to, and treat it as a bit of a challenge - what off-the-wall ideas can you both come up with to enable him to take part? How about painting hair on his head, just for the day? Or, do you have a pet rabbit? He could take that in and say it's his crazy hare.... OK, just an idea :)
But let us know what you get up to, yeah? :)
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Permalink Reply by Carrie & Nicky Johnson on
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Thank you Norm. I work with school age children as well, so I think thats why I didnt raise a stink at the school, I just wish they could have had a crazy hat or crazy clothes day :) I love the idea about the pet hare, too cute!
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Permalink Reply by Dominique Cleopatra on
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Maybe paint something cool on his head or put on a temporary tattoo, or a crazy hat if he doesn't mind.
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Permalink Reply by Deana DG on
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I say you get body paint and paint his head. A camouflage look would be awesome for a boy to sport! I will say this as a mom I would feel hurt for my child, but as someone with alopecia since they were 9 I will tell you do not make the everyday things such as school activities a big deal. He and you will just have to be more creative then other parents or kids. The doctor told my mom when I was 9 that the best thing she could do for me is never treat me any different or make this into more then just my way of life and to this day I am very grateful for that.
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