okay I need more hair stories from everyone short or long

OK, I have a few for you:When I was very little, my mother would get my hair cut really short. I thought I looked like a boy!Whenever I'd come back from getting my hair cut, I'd take one of my dolls and cut her hair off! Guess Ithought I was giving it the same kind of haircut I got. :-) Perhaps a childhood of short hair is behindmy desire to keep my hair long in adulthood.When I was in 8th or 9th grade I had thick, medium-length hair, but it always tangled so bad. Especially at the napeof my neck. It would drive me crazy! One day I got fed up with all the knots and took a pair of scissors to thehair back there. Guess my secret was found out when I went to my hairdresser some time after and she said "What are allthese short hairs back here?" I think she really knew what I had done! :-)Back in college I decided to dye my naturally dark brown hair black (it *was* the early 80's!). Found out later that I hadmissed a swatch of hair in the back! So I had this black hair with a brown section in the back! Of course, I acted like I had done it*on purpose*! :-)

When I was little, my mom wouldn't allow me to have long hair 'coz I whined so much when she washed/combed it. I say she made good sense.I had the dreaded Pixie cut when I was about 8 years old. I went with my folks to a restaurant and was holding the door for everyone. After my family, there was an older man coming toward the door. So I held it for him, too. He realized I was holding the door and said "Thank you, sonny."The thing about the Pixie, was that it made my hair feel even thicker than it was. I remember constantly pushing my bangs upward, where they'd often stay, secured with sweat from my forehead. Is the shorter-feels-thicker just me? Or is that common?RunningWild

> Here's one Diane,> I have very dark brown hair with bangs. I decided I> wanted some blonde in it. (I could do this because my> husband was off hunting.) I usually part my hair down> the middle but decided for this test I would color my> bangs, part my hair on the side and then do a strip of> hair. That way if I didn't like it I could always part> my hair down the middle again and hide what I'd messed> up.> The color turned out "strawberry blonde". I> called a neighbor, told her and she said I hadn't left> the stuff on long enough. Well, I re-colored my bangs> first. (Grimace) When all the color was off my bangs> they were white. Thank goodness I didn't re-color my> strip of hair.> Mom had some hair color; we put that on and when we> took it off my bangs were evergreen. A beautiful> color, but not on hair. So I decided to cut out the> "strip of hair" I had colored. My Mom came> in and caught me after I'd cut about a 1/2 inch square> out of my head. (I was 27 then).> And yes, when those hairs started growing back they> poked through my other hair - it felt like a bunch of> needles.> I'm just glad I sense enough to change my part. This> is really one of those "dumb" stories. I> ended up going down to the neighbor's house for a> bottle of rinse. Every time I would wash my hair I> would have green bangs, and I'd put in the rinse. Talk> about never leave home without it.> In the end my hair grew out, but until they did, I had> bangs like a 3 year old, very short.> Thanks,> DebbieDear Debbie,I am sure that at the time it was hell. But please forgive me if I can't handle my emotions and really laugh. Evergreen probably be in style now.Diane