I just chopped all of my hair off - 10 inches. I'm donating it to Locks of Love. It's quite a shock. It's also somewhat of a revelation of how vain I am, especially about my hair. It is naturally blonde, naturally soft, and I associated much of my feminine charm with it. Once it was gone, I felt a little...stripped, I guess. And more than a little boyish. It's silly, I realize. I'm glad that I did it and that someone with real hardship will benefit from it.
It grows back, right?
The High Cost Of Becoming A Vet
7 years ago
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I've been thinking about this lately as I'm 30+ with still-long hair. At what point do I have to cut it? But taking even a few inches off is hard for me to handle. I'm not proud of this in myself.
But I am proud of you for doing this; I'm not sure I have it in me.
I wonder how long it will take for you to get used to it. For the first few showers after a haircut (of just a few inches!) I always squeeze out too much shampoo and then am shocked at how short my hair is!
There is no point at which you HAVE to cut it (in my opinion). I am going to be one of those 80 year old women with fabulous, long grey hair. I just got a wild hair (har) when I sat down in the chair, and I've never actually had enough to donate before, and there you go. The stylist did ask me three times if I was sure...I almost changed my mind, then chastised myself for being vain. I will admit to nearly crying after it was done. It passed.
It will grow back and the more often you do this, the easier it will be.
I have thought about trying it, but my hair is naturally curly (and very gray), so I can't have it one length or it looks like I stuck my finger in a light socket.
Good onya.....
My 10 yr old granddaughter did this last year ( her idea ) and her hair has grown back almost to the length it was already.
You did a good thing!
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