Happy Sunday, Dreamers. Let’s talk. Now before anyone gets in their feelings, breathe. Inhale, exhale. Okay.
Because today’s topic? Whew. It’s going to sting a little. But someone has to say it.
I was scrolling like everybody else — procrastinating on YouTube, TikTok, Snap, Facebook (don’t lie, you do it too) — watching cute babies cry over snacks or say “dada” for the first time. Innocent, wholesome content. And then BAM. I see a one-year-old boy with full-on dreadlocks, pierced ears, Gucci sneakers, and doing hand signs like he’s about to drop the hottest mixtape of 2030.
Excuse me? Sir, you still wear diapers. Sit down.
Why Are Parents Dressing Kids Like Grown-Ups?
Let me be real. Especially in our black community (and yes, I’m calling us out with love), some parents dress their babies like mini gangsters or rappers. Boys walking around in cornrows tighter than your Wi-Fi connection, earrings sparkling like they just signed to Cash Money Records, and designer outfits head-to-toe like they’re on a BET red carpet.
And the girls? Don’t even get me started. Baby hairs styled so far down they could apply for a passport. Wigs on one-year-olds for birthdays. Wigs! For babies who barely have teeth. Sis, why? The child already looks beautiful. Throw on a cute little dress, a bow, and call it a day. Why does your toddler look like she’s about to host the Grammys?
Cute or Concerning?
Now, I know some of you are saying: “Relax, it’s just fashion.” But let’s keep it 100. Fashion carries messages. Dressing your child like a gangster or Instagram influencer at two years old? That’s not just “cute.” That’s grooming their identity before they even know their ABCs.
What are we teaching them? That their value is in jewelry, clothes, and looking like a grown adult before they can spell “grown”? That being “cool” means mimicking gang signs before they can write their names?
It’s disturbing because innocence is being stolen under the excuse of “style.” Kids don’t need swag. They need boundaries.
The Slippery Slope
At this rate, what’s next? Toddler tattoos? A five-year-old with a gold grill? A preschooler in a “Free My Bro” T-shirt? Please.
Children should be children. Mud pies, cartoons, biscuits and juice boxes — not Instagram photoshoots looking like mini-versions of Future and Cardi B.
Final Word
Parents, listen. You have every right to care for, nurture, and dress your children. But rights come with responsibility. There are boundaries. Kids deserve the space to be kids, not accessories for clout on social media.
So please, let the babies be babies. Take off the wig. Put away the gangster chains. Save the dreadlock styles for when they’re old enough to choose it themselves. Childhood is short — don’t rush them into adulthood because you think it’s “cute.”
🔥 Now, my comment section is probably going to be crickets like it’s been these past few weeks. Or maybe this will finally wake some people up. Either way, I said what I said. Argue with your barber.
— The Girl Behind The Dreamer’s Pause
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