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My dad has been bothering me this whole week by telling me to get a haircut since I'm not a 'man' after growing my hair out.
He says that he'll remind me of that everyday whenever he comes in contact with me, and that's true as I've had an annoying week. -_-;
Lol, this is the most ridiculous statement I have ever heard. When will this crap stop? For once I want to feel what it's like to have long hair. God...
PS. He says it's my choice to grow my hair out, but he says that I 'come from a well-respected family' and I shouldn't be growing my hair. I should be a damn man.
How does that make any sense? If it's my choice then let me have the freakin' choice of growing it out without people bothering me. Keep trying to convince me to cut it. I'm surprised I have lasted almost 13 months! :P (with some slight trims. Nothing major!)
Hang in there! Do not give up on this because believe me, it is worth it. I can't believe your father hasn't seen this yet; you ARE being a man by standing your ground and do what you want, not what he wants. So, as I said, hang in there and keep up the growing!
-Hegg
Thanks. Ironically, though it was my mother who was against it back in January 2007 and my father was supporting me. I think he just wanted me to feel happy...for a while.
I believe he started bothering me about this back in August? When I had reached 7 months. ;-/
Again, thanks. Your shiny, straight hair sure is something to admire.
If my dad told me that all day it would only motivate me to grow my hair lobnger and longer.
I think you just have to stand you ground from you dad and do your best to ignore or even better turn the critisism around and ask why does he keep asking you and does it cause offence or try and get to the root of why he's asking.
Sometimes they think they know best!
Cheers,
John.B
Definition of a man: a human being with a penis.
Definition of a man with strong character: a human being with a penis, but who is also able to be stalwart in the face of ridicule and criticism.
Rest assured, with every additional inch of growth, you add to your success at proving your REAL "manhood" to your father. Standing firm for what you believe in is no easy task, --- especially in the face of adversity!
Oddly enough, once your hair becomes REALLY looooooooong, negative comments and constant criticism magically subside and disappear altogether, for some odd reason. MANY longhairs have reported this behavior in their experience to be true, ---- probably because once one's hair gets past a certain point in length, the critics silently "give up" (because they fell you're either a, "hopeless case"; or, they FINALLY have come to accept the fact that this is what you actually, genuinely LIKE)...
When that day comes: you won't need to say a word, --- because your long hair will do the talking for you!
My best to you!!
- Ken in San Francisco
How does that make any sense?
It doesn't...it just shows that along with not making any valid point he also isn't very familiar with history.
Hair Religion
The question is will he respect you more for standing up for yourself or for being a "good son" and bowing to his wishes?
I suppose one answer is to say it's a phase you're going through. Just don't mention that it's a phase which could last for the rest of your life.
Good luck and enjoy your hair.
Viking