Grass is Greener Syndrome

Having said all that though, I am scared sh*tless about making this move. My main concern is for my two red-headed little boys! 

Heh -- I've got a redheaded little boy too. Not too worried about him, though.

Thanks BostonDiner, loveaturtle, and Sevans!  I'm glad you liked the quote. 

Having said all that though, I am scared sh*tless about making this move. My main concern is for my two red-headed little boys!  

There are plenty of redheads dotted about in the UK, too. It is absolutely part of the UK's many and varied genetic traits. My grandmother was a redhead, my sister was a freckled strawberry blonde.

There were several in my school, and I never witnessed them on the receiving end of undue focus or teasing any more than the rest of us, any more than a tall child, a short child, etc.

I'm not a redhead (close though, fiery brown lots of red tone thanks to Nana) but I got teased worst of anyone I knew just for being short, and shy. I had a worse time in school than any of the redheads in my class.

You can be teased for anything. Your redheads won't come in for any more than any of us get for our various traits. And they won't be alone in having the coloring they have.

I'm not sure, but I don't know think Sevans is concerned about teasing of her boys, but rather how they'll handle the adjustment of a move to a new country? 

I'm not sure, but I don't know think Sevans is concerned about teasing of her boys, but rather how they'll handle the adjustment of a move to a new country? 

Then why specify that they are redheaded?


This topic was a hot one a while back, in which several people were posting quite specifically that they believed their redheaded children were going to be teased.

Wow, pardon me for making a logical guess as what she's driving at. 

Wow, pardon me for making a logical guess as what she's driving at. 

I wasn't saying you were wrong, you could be entirely correct in fact. I did preface it by saying saying "I'm not sure". Guess I took my logical guess in the other direction of you. 

I think she is slightly worried about the treatment of redheads, if I remember correctly from before.

I think she is slightly worried about the treatment of redheads, if I remember correctly from before.

Cool. I stand corrected then.      

Cool. I stand corrected then.      

I just remember something in her 365 about it. 

I'm not sure, but I don't know think Sevans is concerned about teasing of her boys, but rather how they'll handle the adjustment of a move to a new country? 

A bit of both, actually! But the red-head issue is a very real one (in my opinion). And yes, I did feel particularly heated about it last year in my 365.   

As others have mentioned, though, all kids have their own issues and will inevitably get teased for something or other. So, I'm going to try to just let it go.