Is being born ginger a gift or a curse?

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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The reason why red hair is such a defining thing is precisely because it is different. It is almost like when people dye their hair an odd colour and stand out, sometimes they are labelled a freak, but that is their choice to do that, ginger hair is something you are born with and you cannot control so if you are picked on and labelled, it is not because of your choices, but who you are, and that hurts alot.

When you are a kid, standing out because of the way you look is a very bad thing, you are an obvious target. It is not the same as excelling, or being exceptionally bad. When I got older, it became a positive for the very same reasons.

And, bwk, I know all about the hatred of the sun thing. It has been scientifically proven that ginger haired people melt at 45C <g>

TTFN
Rick

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I hated being a redhead as a kid. All the silly jokes and everyone seemed to love the blondes. Now I love it and all the freckles that came with it. I’ve been complimented on my colour many times.

My dad had jet black hair but when he grew a beard it grew in red. I thought it made him look so handsome.

Be who you are, not who people think you should be.

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…that not only am I a redhead, I am a freckle-free redhead. So I didn’t even blend in with the other redheads when I was a kid.

My hair was quite bright when I was little. It mellowed as I got older, and now it’s auburn. I rather like it now. I do have the fair skin, though, that requires me to use SPF 4000 when I go outside in the summer. It’s pretty pathetic.