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Okay, I'm gonna get a little philosophical here, and try to define the akward stage. I believe that it's any point during the growth of hair that the grower feels uncomfortable with the way their hair looks or feels, but knows that, with the passage of time, it will get better. The akward stage is relative to the individual.
Okay, you might not have noticed, but there really wasn't any point to that. I just need to do a little whining here. See, I'm just now entering my own akward stage. Pulled down, my bangs reach the tip of my nose, and my shortest hairs (in back) are about 1 1/2 inches. But since my hair is curly, it isn't going down yet. It's still reaching for the ceiling fan. (Bad news, since I'm about 6'4.) But in the back, my hair has started curling into a little "duck-tail" thing. This doesn't really bother me except for the fact that when I'm at work, I need to wear a shirt with a collar. So those hairs are always touching the collar and are really starting to annoy me. I'm not planning on cutting or getting any sort of trim. I just wanted to complain.
Question to visitors still living with parents: Do you find that your parents try to convince you to cut your hair more during the akward stage than after it is finally grown past it? I'm 19 and still living at home, and my mom has really started to try and convince me to cut. I'm not giving in this time, but I'm just wondering if this will die down in - oh I don't know, a couple years?
"Question to visitors still living with parents: Do you find that your parents try to convince you to cut your hair more during the akward stage than after it is finally grown past it? I'm 19 and still living at home, and my mom has really started to try and convince me to cut."
I am almost ASHAMED to admit that a close relative of mine once said: "I hope you will not come to my funeral with long hair."
UNfortunately, I replied: 'If I do it will be down to my arse.'
Yes, I sort of regretted it later...
but not really :)
During the awkward stage, it seems that everyone in your family reminds you that you've "forgotten" to get a haircut and they take it upon themselves to "remind" you every so often. Whenever they ask me "When are you getting a haircut?", I either reply with "Sometime, somewhere." or I don't answer at all. After that, it seems that they got the point.
Luckily my parents dont really mind what i do. I told my mum rite from the start im going to grow out my hair and she didnt care at all, and my dad never says a word about it. His brother has long hair too so its kinda normal to him.. it must suck having everyone on about your hair though just hang in there and they should get over it in time
They'll be pestering for no more than 10-15 months. They will bug you a lot. Comments fly around from all sort of people and everyone wants to give you an advice. The most common questions I recieved were.
When are you cutting your hair?
Why do you want it long?
You looked better with short air, don't you think...
But these people know shit. They don't live what we live and they have no feeling into it. Care about your hair and love it. They'll get tired and stop almost completely.
When they see your hair beyond your chin a lot of the "buggers" will admire you for enduring it. You might even motivate them to grow out. I know of a guy in this case.
Meanwhile just answer back like I do and did sometimes.
Why don't you cut your hair?
Because I want it long, and stop asking because I won't cut, not even if the Pope (cause we're catholic, you can change the person) asked me to.
have no feeling into it. Care about your hair and love it. They'll
get tired and stop almost completely.
GREAT ANSWERS!