I don;t know how many people recognize my name as I have never had an avatar but I have been posting here occationally for years. I did put up some pictures of my hair recently but not many people responded. Anyways my hair was around waist from behind and came down to my belly button in the front but recently in the last year got quite damaged and split from all the labour I do workwise. I did a small trim 4 months back but it didn't help so I finally went in to get a big trim. And well 8 inches or more later I feel butchered my bangs barely pass my chin now and the back is even shorter now im not going to whine and cry about it as it's only hair but thinking about the 4 years I spent dealing with it to achieve the length I did really pisses me off thinking about going through this crap stage again for another 2 years or so luckily this place doubles as a forum for venting and frustration :P.
I am really sorry to hear that man. I am 85% sure that I remember what you look like (and I 100% remember your written postings over the years) and if I am right then that is a real shame as your hair was a wonderful length.
Cheer up though as your hair right now is probably just out of the awkward stage length;
also if you treat it a bit better this time, by the stage that it gets really long again it will make you smile when you think of how damaged it was when previously very long.
As for the venting part I completely agree. In fact I'm gonna go vent right now...