Dopplegangers and defying gender roles

While going through pictures today, I was yet again, made aware of the two versions of my Chris. There is the summer my Chris and the winter my Chris.

The summer my Chris shaves his head to be cooler. By cooler, I mean less hot and not more hip. The effect of shaving his head makes him look meaner. I call this look the "Stone Cold" Chris. You can see the resemblance for yourself.











Stone Cold Steve Austin Vs. My Chris



Don't get me wrong, I don't think my Chris could ever take down Stone Cold in a battle, but he'd have you believing he could, if you asked him.

Then there is the winter my Chris, who curiously enough, also has an alter ego. I call the winter look (which is the version he is in now) the "Alan Jackson" Chris. And also, I must note that my son, Kade, is in this picture, as well. His alter ego was "Cupid" Kade back when he was two years old. Sadly enough for me, he grew out of this phase. Let us look at winter my Chris while we simultaneously mourn Kade's golden curls.

Alan Jackson Vs. My Chris

You see what I mean now? I can't really say which one is my favorite look, as I think he is handsome no matter what. *bonus suck up points for me* But I do have to say, it's pretty funny watching other people's reactions to the summer my Chris. For some reason, people are terrified of him. I think this is hilarious. Why? Because while others may be intimidated of him, my Chris has been known to utter the phrase, "I wear the pants in my house... until Ari gets home."

This is actually an ongoing joke between the two of us. We think it's funny to turn the tables on each other. I can't count the times that in a disagreement, he has declared that if I don't back down, he will take me to the bedroom. And he can't count the times I have told him to sit there, look pretty and let me do the talking. To us, this is hilarious.

We defy gender roles daily. Sometimes he is more dominant and other times, I kick ass and take names later. Give and take, people. That's what it's all about.