Long blog but not so long hair (anymore).
Basically from the time I was 15 I have had hair above my shoulders and half of the time it is well above that.
I am a short hair person.
I am married to a man, therefore stereotypically I should have long hair. He doesnt care about the length though, just cares if I am happy about it.
With short hair I am happy and when mom is happy everyone is happy.
I have watched my little sisters have long beautiful healthy hair and from time to time contemplated growing mine out.
Then after several failed attempts (because short hair is me, even if I couldnt admit it then) my youngest sister decided she was going to cut hers off (temporarily for her 1 1/2 years in Missouri and Kansas as a Missionary).
Something in me determined that if she was going to be so brave then I could brave it too and "trade" hairstyles (but not permanently). I dared myself.
I grew it out for real, hating it for at least a year if not more, especially when my sister sent home pictures of her shorn locks.
Although a ponytail is accepted in our society as a style and can even be found on tv and other celebs, I just dont agree. Ponytails are for running to walmart in your PJs.
Well something strange happened during those 2ish years. I got used to long hair.
My cute little sister had been home, dating, got engaged and then married, all while I still had my long hair.
I got so used to it that I got attached and couldnt get myself to cut it off.
I got scared that I would look bad and that to be pretty I needed long hair.
Once in a while, fortunately, I would get a glimpse of myself (usually in pictures) and see my long hair for what it was.
Thin, Unhealthy, and Long, just long, not pretty and long but just long.
And my sister has now been Married for 6 months. This long hair thing is feeling pretty permanent, not at all temporary!
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| In a Ponytail, like always. |
I finally decided I was cutting it off and I told the kids. They either laughed (N. thinks having longer hair than his mom is funny) or whined and begged me not to. Z told me she wanted to keep it if I did. Well Z. here you go. Its all yours!
Yes, I know I inherited my dads masculine jaw but, as long as I dont get jowls any time soon I think that my petite ears will help me pull short hair off again. At least that is my hope.
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| My Stylist(and cousin) Bree and I in her salon. |
My best friend and I used to make fun of people who we thought looked ridiculous and that needed a new type of mirror, one that didnt lie. Looking back at a few years of haircuts I know there were times my mirror lied to me and I went out in public believing I looked okay. Today though, reborn scalp feels so good it has to be okay!
Ahh, I'm back. Finally. So Happy!
2 comments:
What a fun blog post! It almost makes me want to cut my hair. Not that I like my hair now, but it doesn't look very good short, either! You look great. You are one of those lucky people with a lovely face and head shape and you look good no matter what. (and especially good with short hair, I agree!)
Oh, and also, I have also been jealous of your sisters with their lovely long locks! And also, this is Dawnell speaking, not David even though I just realized I'm signed in as him. :)
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