My daughter (5) has dark features and has quite a prominent moustache.
She got teased once last year at daycare but we just let it go hoping it was a one off. She started school this year and came home upset this afternoon because 2 older boys were teasing her about it.
I plan on speaking to the teachers about it but would you do anything to lighten or remove the hair at her age?
She's so young so I'm reluctant to do anything with it but I also don't want her being teased :(
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I was this little girl, my mum refused to let me do anything about it so I was teased everyday from prep until year 9! It was horrible. I felt like shit everyday, I hated school and it destroyed my self confidence. Now as an adult i still have confidence issues that have stemmed from this. Please remeber that children can be horrible and it very rarely gets better if the issue isn’t dealt with.
So tough! Whenever this comes up I always suggest to just wax it, but the poor darling is 5 she should not be dealing with people bullying her about her looks at this age! You're doing the right thing talking to the school about it. I think you should teach her that the boys who have teased her are the ones who are wrong here and they have something wrong with them for being so cold hearted, and there is nothing wrong with her beautiful little face. Try and hold off on hair removal for a few more years yet. She shouldn't be dealing with all that yet x
And yes, before anyone jumps on me bullying peoples looks is not tolerable at any age, but 5 is just sick.
My cousin was exactly the same, teased by older children for her mono brow and moustache. My aunt explained waxing and that it would hurt, what it would achieve and let my cousin make the decision. She ensured my cousin KNEW she was beautiful as is and didn’t have to change however she wanted to wax it off. They had it done regularly and now do maintenance home waxing :) teasing has stopped! Kids are so cruel
One of those electric trimmers for women? Theyre only light and better than waxing.
My girl has one. I have one. I wax it but then always leave it a long time as well. I tell her we all have hair. We all have a moustache and hairy arms. Some people's hair is longer or thicker or darker or their skin is lighter, so its easier to see. She used to ask about her moustache and her hairy arms and legs.
That explanation as well as modeling it myself seemed to work as she's fine with it now.
I got teased about this as well. It was horrible. Personally, I would buy a home IPL machine. You can vary the strength so that its much gentler than waxing and it very quickly becomes once every 4-6 weeks prevention.
I don't know if I'd really be wanting to go down the hair removal path just yet but I can completely empathise with how much this hurts. My very blond hairless childhood friend always used to comment on my caterpillar eyebrows, I'm still really self conscious about them now as an adult. I just don't understand why people feel the need to make snide comments about another person's appearance, especially a 5 year old child 😕
Teased at daycare? Wtaf???? We need feminism alright. A boy wouldn’t be fucking teased at that age.
Watch Embrace and follow the body positive movement
You’re actually fucking kidding right? Boys get teased too for a number of different things. I know because my cousin was!!!!