It's been about 2 and a half months since I went Bald for Bucks. It's 1 inch long now (I just measured it) and it's starting to lay down actually so it's not nearly as fluffy as it once was. I figure its a good time for an update, as well as some reminiscing about how short my hair was not long ago.
When my hair was this short, people felt bad for me because I had no hair. But now that it's getting longer, I get a lot of weird looks.
Not the pitying, I'm sorry you don't have hair looks. But the, are you a girl or boy? curiosity looks. I can't really blame anyone though. When I wear a t-shirt and sweats, no flower or bow in my hair, I honestly can pull off being a boy. It's a bit annoying to be in everyone's spotlight of attention. <<<Prom. Yeah, that's about all I have to say about that!
Hair grows like a forest. At least mine does, as you can see in these pictures where it's gone from triple zero to an inch in about two and a half months. Sometimes, I forget that my hair was ever as short as it was in that first picture above. Of all the memories I have forgotten, though, the one I'll never forget is waiting in line to go bald for bucks. Never in my life have I felt so much that I would regret what was just around the corner. I was so nervous butterflies could have shot out of my ears that day. But also, never in my life have I been so rewarded by taking a leap. And sometimes, when you think you're leaping off a cliff to your death, you really land on a fluffy cloud, and nothing is ever the same again. But when it's as rewarding as this, why would you want it to be?
Like here, I could probably pass as a boy. When I leave my house without something in my hair, I feel pretty self-conscious, especially when people glance at me. But that's okay, because when cancer patients talk to me about looking manly, I honestly relate. Which was the point of this whole thing, I remind myself, to relate to cancer patients.
For some reason, being bald makes me want to dress up.
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