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I have very heavy brown hair that is now all one length and currently 17" long from the base of my braid. My dad said he would buy me a new car of my choice if I cut it off. I asked him how short and he said off my ears?! I love my hair and get good compliments but a new car might help with the loss? What should I do? Brad
The car of your choice? Get that in writing, or make sure he really means any car of your choice. Have him buy the car first. (How about a new Thunderbird, or maybe a new Hummer, or a maybe a classic Jaguar E-Type). Go with him when you buy the car. Make sure the car is registered in your name. Get the car, and drive straight to Great Clips. Have your hair cut as agreed. It will be the most expensive haircut he ever paid for. Now you have the car. Start growing hair again. And in three years, your hair will be long again, and if you are a safe driver, you will still have the car.
Zapper
I wouldn't do it. I mean if you have a job you can probably get a rather decent car, not like you really need some extremely expensive car. The way I see it as long as it gets you from point a to point b and it looks/works ok then its a good car.
I've gotta honestly say that I wouldn't do it. Unless of course my hair was really unhealthy and in crappy shape. Then it would be a great opportunity to start over. After getting the car of course! Peace!!!!!
My mother (god rest her soul - she died 2 years ago) once sent me a check for $500 with a letter attached in which she advised me that I was welcome to keep it on the condition that I cut all of my hair off.
She was raised with the belief that men with long hair are usually gay, and was perpetually worried about the impression her family had of her whenever they saw me and my hair.
I take great pride in the effort I've gone through to grow it, and am a strong advocate of individual freedoms and personal appearance. Long hair, I believe, is the ultimate form of self-expression, as it requires a good deal of patience and perserverence to grow (you can tell a lot about a man by the length of their hair), and is the most marked feature on anyone you might spot, even from a distance.
Suffice it to say, there was zero thought required on my part as to how to respond to her offer, regardless of my love for her and my continued efforts to get her to respect me for who I am and not what I look like, not to mention teaching her family to do the same. I promptly destroyed the check and called her with my reply and assured her of how much I loved her.
My advice to you is to follow your heart. Which is more important to you? A new car, or your hair?
...you handled the 'situation' nicely, too!
That is a good philosophy man. Thanks for sharing!
Yeah, but... wow.
I mean, I love my long hair, but it wouldn't even take $35,000 to get me to cut it off. $5,000 would probably do it.
Brad, here is my two cents. I wouldn't cut my hair for a new car, I would work for my own. I have 4 as it is, all because of my own money.
Work hard, and you can have your own, on your terms. Heck Buy a 85-92 turbocharged chrysler or dodge, and have fun. They are inexpensive, and have excellent performance potential. I have 3 so I know. I bought each one for $700-$3000. I have put plenty of money into them but they will all be like new when I am done. Heck one is already almost finished in its restoration.
You can buy one cheap and make it really fast for a few bucks if you aren't conserned about looks. I like mine to look good.
Tom
I think you are being taken for a ride just because of your hair. I wouldn't cut my hair for a car if I received this offer. Besides, I have some questions to ask you:
1) Car of your choice? What does that mean? A Jaguar? Mercedes Benz?BMW? Ferrari?
2) How much does your Dad intend to spend for a car for you? Is the sky the limit?
3) How old are you? Do you have a job? Can you afford to keep a car on the road, including car insurance?
4) Is it worth losing your hair (your identity) for a material item which can taken away from you, especially if you can't financially keep it on the road?
5) Can you trust your Dad to come through with the deal (your hair for a car)? Remember what the short haired Enron, World.com and Inclone executives did. They told their employees everything was fine until they took the money and ran!!! The employees were screwed.
The decision is yours, of course. Yes, a car may be an extension of your identity? But is it worth losing another part of your identity (your hair) over? I'd say NO!!!!!!!!