Posted by Bill from St. Louis (other posts) on February 27, 2014 at 17:58:12 Previous Next
In Reply to: Someone talk some sense into me posted by Giacco on February 19, 2014 at 08:38:41:
Don't do anything drastic. Maybe you can find a hair salon that specializes in long hair (get a reference from a local longhair). Get their opinion of what can be done in their environment.
: Some people might remember me. I used to be very active here. Back in the early 2000s when I started my first hair journey this site gave me every tool I needed to grow out my hair. There hasn't been any other place online or irl that even comes close to this community when it comes to men and long hair. I will always remember that.
: In 2005, based mostly on pressure by someone special in my life I cut my hair when it was getting really long (in all fairness there was a lot of damage from chemical processes). Ever since I've been growing it and it's now the longest it's ever been (3/4 of the way down my back when I pull it down). Along the way I got a horrible trim by some butcher (professional hair stylist with anti long hair views) and some color (demi-permanent) when I thought I was going to cut it (back in 2011 because a gf was pressuring me). Right now the color is unnoticeable but the ends are a little dry.
: I moved to South America last year (been here for about 9 months). In this city water is extremely hard and it's heavily chlorinated (sometimes I feel like I'm taking pool water showers). My hair is dry, frizzy, and so unruly (despite using sulfate free shampoo I brought a bunch of with me from the US). The Southern Hemisphere summer has messed it up. I could try deep conditioning but that wouldn't solve the hard and chlorinated water problem.
: Bottom line is, I'm currently in day 6 of the 2 week rule. I had considered getting dreads (I'm getting sick of the shedding too). I just fell like I might enjoy having short hair for a while (or maybe until I move away from here). That's very ironic because there's no other place I know (other than SFO and Austin) that's so accepting of long hair. This city and this country is long hair heaven. Virtually no one gives you a hard time. I should be enjoying this.
: Another reason is that I've been working on a backpiece tattoo and having all the hair kind of covers the tattoo. I don't know how well they work together (I've been getting a lot of ink on top of stretched ears). I'm not saying I hate my hair, which goes great with those mods, I'm just confused right now. If I were impulsive I would have cut my hair a couple of days ago and it terrifies me. I always said I'd take my hair to my grave. Even if I did cut it I'm 99.9% sure I would grow it back. I just don't want to wake up next week, realizing the hair is gone and just get massively depressed. On the other hand it might be a good temporary change, but it takes so long to grow. I need some of your opinions if that's possible.