Cut It

12/29/2012

So here I am looking at myself in the mirror thinking how shall I make myself look good today, “let’s give this hair some style.” Then I remember that I did not allot enough time to fully blow dry my hair and then straighten it. Yes I was blessed with hair that will grow, is thick and somewhat wavy, but at the same time a complete annoyance when you don’t give yourself enough time in the morning or shower before bed, put a towel on your pillow and call it a night. So when I do wake in the morning I really have no other choice then to tie it on top of my head or back, because as I mentioned earlier I have that wavy hair that if not controlled when dried will create a mind of its own and is much safer up then free!

Now you wonder why is she talking about her hair? We all have issues. And it seems as if our issues become even more magnified after we have children because time is now at a premium! So after giving birth to my first son I did go to the hair dresser when he was two months old, I took him with me and cut it off plus also dyed it. It was so thick and beautiful, because apparently while pregnant you do not loose hair. So there no big deal! Except for when my son was four months old my hair began to fall out! Now some of you may not experience this but many of us do and it is fairly traumatic at first, because when you look down in the drain or at your hair brush and it looks as if a small rodent has been produced from your head you are a bit traumatized. And then to top it off when it starts to grow back in that little peach fuzz, like we are not already going through enough!

Needless to say my story of hair cutting and colouring end here! I then only got my hair cut one more time before I headed back to work when my son was nine months old, plus had my hair coloured the same as the original so I did not have to follow up if I could not find time. And good thing cause that was the end of that, except for a few appointments during my lunch hour to get a trim, I have not dyed or really styled my hair for four years.

Now I bet you are all saying man what a loser, she has let herself go, and I will never be that way, but don’t judge until you are in my shoes. Three children later I am proud to say that I have not dyed my hair in four years and have more than ten inches as a mop on my head.

So I decided to chop it off and donate it. I packed up all three of my children headed over to the hair dresser and said cut it. I figured why hide this hair when someone out there may really need it. After that long winded story it really just comes down to my hair and that sure it has created some strife in the morning when trying to figure out what to do with it or in the evening when you want to look a little bit elegant. Really to me it is just hair to but to someone else it could mean a feeling of beauty and strength, a feeling of belonging and comfort.  So to that I say cut it off and call it a day. No big deal for me it will grow back for someone else this is all they might get.

I donated mine to Pantene Beautiful Lengths.

Before the cut, of course, hair up.

And then I could not find a picture of myself after the cut! Or at least not without my hair being back. Either I am taking the pictures or when I am not my hair is up! The story of my life.

Sheryl