Hello all. Pea1 here.
These last few weeks, I've been in kind of a rut. Now that school's out and I'm looking for a new job, I've been rather bored at home pretending to occupy all my time job searching, when in reality I've probably done more blog posting and case solving (Nancy Drew) than job hunting. I've been looking, nothing's really jumped out at me and... oh blah blah blah, getting off topic.
Anyways, so when I get in one of these everything-is-boring-right-now-and-I-need-a-change stages, the first thing I do is cut/change my hair style. I don't know why, maybe because I feel that's the most drastic thing you can change physically about yourself within a matter of an hour or so. Last summer, I chopped my hair off a good 6 inches so that it hit just above my shoulder. Well, my hair is just past my shoulder now, and I'd like to cut a good 3 or 4 inches. I have a few reasons besides the fact that I'm in the I-need-change stage, (come on Obama...lol) but those reasons would take up a whole 'nother blog post :).
So when I talked to my mom about wanting to cut my hair, she said with concern in her voice, "Why would you want to do that? You have beautiful hair, it's long and healthy. Besides, guys like long hair." Now, I have heard this before, but is it really true? I'm not so sure anymore. Whenever I ask P2 what he thinks, being the sweetheart he is, he says, "Do YOU want to cut it? I think you'll look good either way..." and other cute things to that extent. Basically, he doesn't care, he just wants ME to choose what I think I'll be happy with. And ladies, that's the way it should be. Truth be told, when my hair was about mid-back length, I liked it, but it was a pain in the butt and I would have rather cut it. But, I was trying to please people other than myself. Guys, and even some girls would say, "Your hair is so pretty, don't cut it!" And I listened to them because I liked being noticed for that. (I wasn't in a relationship at the time).
Most women in this world use their hair as a major security blanket. It's like after a day at the salon, you just feel good! I know I did about a year ago, not so much anymore. I guess the point I'm trying to make here is don't let guys, or anyone, decide how YOUR hair should be. Keep it long, cut it, color it, perm it, relax it, wear it natural, rock the weave, do what YOU want. And remember, guys aren't all the same either (even though we think they are sometimes), they have preferences too. Not all of them prefer long hair. If you're lucky enough, you'll get one like mine that loves me no matter what my hair looks like.
With all that being said, I'm cutting my hair, hopefully before June. I plan on trying to wear it curly, and straighten it if I don't like the curls. The last hair cut I got had to grow on me a few days, but I loved it after a week. Remember, it's just hair! It'll grow back.
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