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Hmm..
Well, this is what I did last summer guys.. (and a few gals).
I haven't seen the in-laws in years; they have no clue my hair is long(er) now. They asked to see some of my mountain pictures from last summer with me on the summit... So, I sent them one.. not wanting them to see my ever-lengthening locks,... I used a little photo paint to paint some extra mountains around my neck (just below my ears) to "fix" it...
This is the photo I sent them.. What do you think? Am I a liar or what ??????????
Anyone else done something like this?
Peace..
Tristan
Hey! If I hold my head right, you can't see the bun on the ponyscrub I use when hiking...so a little photoshop isn't all that different.
However... Do YOU think you are a liar? That is the question. And sometimes a polite lie about something like this is just easier all around!
Personally, I don't do this, at least not about my hair, if anyone doesn't like it, it is their problem, not mine.
Hey Trolleypup..
I didn't really start out thinking I wanted to lie to anyone; I just never said anything; but then the surprise factor kind of set in and now I want to "spring" it on em...
So, I guess in answer to your question.. I guess I'm not really a liar; ..... just a photopaint artist! :)
Hope your weather is nice out there on the west coast..
Take care..
Tristan
When do you next figure to see the in-laws? Doesn't your wife tell them how long your hair is?
Believe it or not ... she hasn't mentioned it ... probably because she doesn't like it..
I'll be seeing them this summer. I guess photo paint won't help then huh?!
Tristan
If you stretch it out till November, you could wear one of those V for Vendetta masks and say you dislike government oppression and the patriot act. At least it would look comical.
In the words of Capt.Jean-Luc Picard ;
"One Hundred percent honesty can be disastrous"
Hi Tristan,
I would not sweat over it and as and when you do see them and just say "surprise I changed my look". After all you don't for yourself and not then.
I'm sure you not the only that has altered a pic on the internet.
Cheers,
John.B
Heh, very nice. I wouldn't worry about it though, i agree with white tails words of wisdom.
And i have actually done things like this before. I've used my photoshop skills to remove pimples and such for photos that i had to look nice for.
So you're not alone in doing this. ^_^;
Hi Tristan,
I have a lot of sympathy for doing what you are able to do at the time. I also have a lot of sympathy those who have parents and in-laws who use their judgment to keep others in line.
The hardest day of my long-hair growing life was the day my parents came to my son's soccer game and I was in a very bad awkward stage place. I was probably two more inches from being able to put my hair in a tail, and not able (for lack of experience) to do much but let my hair sprawl. My parents arrived, and my dad said--you need a hair cut. I said: I'm letting my hair grow out. And that was the end of it.
It was a very long moment. My in-laws in those years lived a long way away (still do) and much more conservative religiously than I. It didn't matter that I was a clergyman. But, I had decided that my hair was none of their business. I never broached the subject with them. By the time any of them saw me with long hair, it was at my father-in-law's funeral.
Do what you need to. Take care of yourself. You are the adult, and these adults who have been so accustomed to getting their children to "obey" now have some lessons of their own to learn.
It actually gets kind of fun!
Bob
some serious photo-retouch skills there!
Hey Tristan, great pic, and great coverup! When you see your in-laws, just tell them that you have fast growing hair. Don't sweat it, it's a sign of great strength ( I have found) for us guys to accomplish the long-hair look. Consider talking to your wife about it also at the very least to find out where she stands on the issue...
Keep it growing and staying strong.
Cheers,
Max
Good photoshop work there Tristan, I would say don't sweat over the in-laws, there is so much bad in this world a little bit of long hair won't hurt anyone.
As I used to say to my old mum "its just hair, I'm not a rapist, axe-murderer, or whatever, its no big deal"
Cheers Dave
Hey Tristan,
Awe, go ahead and have a little FUN in life, I say, --- and who the heck doesn't love a little "surprise" now & then (lol)!!
If I had waited until I got everyone's, "approval" (and/or permission) to grow my hair out, I would still be living my life having never experienced long hair today...
A few years ago, I flew down to San Diego, seeing my ex-wife for the first time in many, many years... Back when we were still married, my desire to grow my hair out was a rather "touchy" topic, --- she just didn't quite understand why it seemed so important to me. She's re-married and living in Toronto, Canada now; but, we're still good friends. I found it easier not to talk about the fact that my hair had gotten long now, --- but instead, just show up as-is! Once it's a FACT (and one's eye-balls can't deny what one sees - lol), what can anyone "do" about it, other than to just ACCEPT!
The thing I found that put me most at-ease around my ex-wife during that visit, was to just focus on showing her that I was still "myself"... and also it didn't hurt that she also happens to have a GREAT sense of humor, --- and so, any joke that spontaneously occured while mentioning my longer locks, only made me laugh as well!
Amazing how most people (even some of the most stubborn anti-longhairs) will just shut up when face-to-face with the facts (meaning, the fact that they are actually LOOKING at a real, live LONGHAIR, --- and that if you actually succeeded at getting it THIS long, that you probably aren't willing to cut it anytime soon!!!
Your hair is long enough now that it will, "do the speaking for you!"
When they first see you, just, "beg their forgiveness" (if you feel you have to); but also know that "begging" that "forgiveness" includes the fact that you are NOT going to cut it (lol)!!!!!!!
Have fun w/ the big surprise you have for them, Tristan!
- Ken
Hi Ken..
You have the best way of putting things.. you rock dude!
Its good to be back here on mlhh..
Take care..
Tristan
I didn't actually photoshop a picture, but I set myself up to hide most of the length and the wings on the side last march when I took a photo to send to some friends. It worked too. They were completely shocked when they saw me less than a month later. :-)
You may be a liar, but it's all in good fun. ;-P
Mouse
Hey Mouse ..
Great picture! You did a fine job on the cover up.. I guess it just boils down to planning the big surprise and having fun with it..
I mean ... plotting the big surprise..
Its all in good fun... and I intend on having that fun..
Talk to you soon.. :-)
Tristan