Posted by Long Hair In Albany (other posts) on January 29, 2014 at 04:44:55 Previous Next
In Reply to: Re: When did you decide? posted by TommyD on January 28, 2014 at 12:38:39:
: I think initially it was an outside influence, although after that I'd say it was just my own desire.
: I always had buzz cuts as a kid and didn't really like getting a hair cut, but I was young enough that I didn't think too much of it. I think I was probably 8 or 9 when my uncle grew his hair long and I first took an interest in hair in general. Of course I continued to see many long hairs after that and always wanted to have long hair as well. My problem was I went to a very strict school that had haircut regulations for boys and girls, so I couldn't do anything with my hair that I wanted to until I graduated. I started a long hair journey upon graduation from high school that lasted almost 11 months, but life got crazy and I submitted to the pressure around me to cut it, mainly because I didn't have the time or energy to deal with all that pressure in addition to all the other important things I was doing (starting a family, marriage, college, and working full time). I stuck with the same cut/style for 10 years, often going 6-8 months at a time between hair cuts because I guess I felt better about it as I saw it growing out, even though I knew it would get cut again. At the beginning of October 2012 I decided I was going to grow it out for real, and except for a backside trim at 4 months I've not had it cut since.
: -Tommy
Keep up the good work, your hair looking really good.