[size=1.2em]At the age of almost four, Elijah Edney has never had a haircut in his life.
[size=1.2em]But now he can’t wait to visit the barber’s – for two reasons. Losing his 2ft long golden tresses will mean that strangers stop mistaking him for a girl.
[size=1.2em]And the hair will be donated to charity, to provide a wig for a child with cancer or other conditions.
Elijah’s mother Amber, 27, a dinner lady, said: ‘People say, “Oh, what a cute girl” to me, and Elijah has to say, “I am a boy”.’
[size=1.2em]Mrs Edney and her husband Dean, from Buckland, Hampshire, will give their son’s locks to the Little Princess Trust, which helps youngsters suffering from hair loss.
[size=1.2em]Elijah, who has a six-year-old brother, Beau, is looking forward to having a spiky, two-inch crop.
[size=1.2em]Mrs Edney, a dinner lady, said: 'Elijah has always had beautiful hair, so I let him grow it like he wanted. It's like silk. [size=1.2em]'But now it is at a stage where people mistake him for a girl and he wants it cut into a boy's haircut. [size=1.2em]'He will be four next month but everyone thinks he is a girl and he's started to get frustrated.
[size=1.2em]Elijah's shorn hair will go to the Little Princess Trust, which makes wigs for children with cancer and other hair-loss illnesses. [size=1.2em]Mrs Edney and Elijah's father, Dean Edney, want to collect enough money - £350 - to transform it into a wig for a sick child.
[size=1.2em]Mrs Edney said: 'I couldn't bear to see all Elijah's beautiful hair go to waste and my mum mentioned about charities that use human hair to make into wigs.
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