Comments on: I was a teenage redhead

By: Laurie

Laurie — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:31:27 +0000

Beautiful article RO! My mom felt the same way growing up with her red hair. I think youâ€™re an amazing mother and thereâ€™s no doubt your daughters will grow up with a healthy sense of self.

By: Chanda

Chanda — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:04:15 +0000

Rock on girl! I never considered wanting red hair until the first time I saw you at church. I don’t remember who was speaking that day, but I do remember telling Craig at least three times “Look at her hair!” Even he, the man who doesn’t care about anything, agreed that you have beautiful locks. Imagine my glee when I later found the beauty wasn’t only skin deep!! Loved the post. Congrats!!!

By: fMhLisa

fMhLisa — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:07:36 +0000

My 7 siblings and I all had red hair growing up, and I have three red-headed children. I admit I’ve alwalys liked my hair, but still found plenty of other things to feel insecure about. I wish there was some way I could buffer that for my children.

By: Justine

Justine — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:24:22 +0000

Susan M — my husband shaves his head bald (which is totally sexy), but I’ve always wondered if part of it is that he’s a seriously red red-head. He talks about growing up a red head and has some painful memories. Plus he was always one big sunburned blister in the summer. Now we’ve got five kids and four of them are some shade of red.

It’s painful to watch anyone you love have to work out their own salvation. No matter how young or old. And someone earlier mentioned that our self-esteem is so linked to our relationship with God, which is just the plain truth, I think. It’s just so hard to watch our kids struggle.

By: Camille

Camille — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:14:20 +0000

What a fabulous post! What you forgot to mention is that everyone who knows you (okay, blog-knows you) would kill for your amazing head of hair! It is so interesting that something I have envied since I read your blog the first time was your hair, and that earlier in your life it was something you struggled with. Just goes to show you…

I love your perspective on life, and how well you can express yourself. You are amazing!

By: Angie

Angie — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:23:23 +0000

I hear you on the full circle thing. I hated being tall when I was younger. Now I have petite daughters who hate being short.

I still don’t love being tall, but I don’t think I have to in order to have a sense of my personal worth. I think real self esteem comes from understanding my divine nature and knowing that I am moving in the right direction and making positive contributions. I hate some of the self esteem programs I have seen for kids that are all about continual praise and eliminating any chance for failure. Real preparation for life, and real self esteem, are about accepting that we are imperfect–intellectually and emotionally as well as physically–and with the help of the Savior moving forward in the best way we can anyway.

By: Katrina

Katrina — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:55:42 +0000

It’s so interesting that your youngest likes her friend’s hair. Because her friend has barely even noticed that she’s a redhead. I’m personally grateful for that, seeing that she’s bookended by two blondes.

I think you’re right, that we just have to teach them right and hope that they can work it out for themselves. I also think it’s important as mothers to gain testimonies of our roles and be sure of our worth, so that we can be good examples to our children.

By: Bridget

Bridget — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:18:47 +0000

Wow. I never would have thought that being a red head would be hard. Your hair is so beautiful! Such great wisdom you shared. I too hope my daughter can overcome any insecurities she develops with such grace and dignity as you have.

By: Susan M

Susan M — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:13:49 +0000

My husband had red hair growing up. He hated it. Hated it. He’s still kind of bitter about it. If he sees a redheaded actor in a movie, he always points out that they’re playing the geeky character. If he sees a redhead, a real redhead, that is popular in the media, he’s really happy about it. (Like Lindsay Lohan, when she was younger.)

My 14yo son has gorgeous red hair. He’s grown it out long and everyone at church hassles him to cut it. I don’t want him to.

By: gabi

gabi — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:05:26 +0000

Beautiful Rochelle! It is so nice to be reminded that the things that make us different are actually the things that make us beautiful.

Congrats on being a blog celebrity!