My son has a blonde birthmark

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    1. PeppermintSpider420 on

      Oh vitiligo! My mom has it! I’ve always thought it was the most beautiful thing, hers was onset and I hope I get it too

    2. At first I was like “those are just highlights..?”

      But after seeing the second picture, dammit if you ain’t right!

    3. AdvantagePretend9280 on

      I have a friend who looks like they got a little bleach in their hair. He’s had it for years so I guess it’s natural

    4. 2 kids in my high school had silver hair patches from birthmarks. It can be blonde too? Head birthmarks are awesome

    5. Important_Highway_81 on

      It’s actually possible he’s a chimera with 2 different sets of DNA. It can emerge when twin embryos fuse into one in the early days after conception and results in a person having two sets of DNA and showing physical signs like differing patches of hair colour or two different colour eyes. It was previously though to be rare but this is possibly due to the lack of testing (some recent studies suggest 5% of the population) it’s generally harmless and can lead to some cool phenotypic variations like the sort your son is displaying.

    6. I have this too! My hair is dark blonde with a light blonde patch in the back. It’s not noticeable when long, but really obvious when it’s short.

    7. Mister_Goldenfold on

      My brother has one on his head as well. I’ve got one on my face hair lol. Lucky me.

    8. I have much smaller patches like this! Fun fact, in my mid 20s they all turned to grey/white, didnt really notice until i buzzed my hair.

    9. Interesting! I have one just behind my right ear – smaller than this but same idea. When I was a little kid I had VERY blonde hair, but as I’ve aged it’s gotten more brown. The birth mark never even showed up until I was probably in my teens as my hair got dark enough the contrast was obvious. Still get asked about it sometimes – but I forget it even exists.

    10. My Sister has one, and my son also has that mark. I had also other family members with it. It goes with the family 🙂

    11. Is that called spatial alopecia? I grew up with a kid who had a single white spot in his hair and thats what he said it was. Just wondering.

    12. x-tianschoolharlot on

      I had a friend whose fiancé is half black hair, and half blonde. Split down the middle of his head, and includes his eyebrows, mustache, and beard.

    13. That is REALLY COOL!!! I have that too, a smaller area at my temple. It always came out a white blonde. I always loved it.

    14. That’s pretty cool. I’ve always had a spot on my head where grey/silver hair grows. I guess lack of pigment? It’s not nearly as big as this though.

    15. vintagetwinkie on

      My mom and my sister have birthmarks at the same spot on the back of their heads. My mom, a brunette, has a blonde streak there. My sister, a redhead, has a brunette streak there.

    16. i have the exact same thing, in the same area of my head. anytime i dye my hair that spot fades the fastest.

      i remember when my kindergarten teachers were concerned my mom was giving me highlights lmao

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