Trying to get throught this bob stage; please help!

Hi Shanna,

My hair reaches to my knees, and I started with 2-inch layered hair; so, yes, you can grow your hair long.

What follows is strictly my opinion... take it or leave it...

Since your hair has been growing out for nearly a year now, I think getting a tiny trim is an excellent idea. The key is finding a stylist who will trim just a tiny amount. Do you have or know a stylist you can trust to do just that?

I did just about the same thing, going nearly a year without a haircut, but by that time it was a layered mess. I found a salon that specialized in long hair and gradually over the course of three years, had the layers gradually grown out (and by that time it was to my lower back). Basically, the stylist trimmed a bit off the bottom layers, and usually left the top layers untrimmed (or trimmed a teensy amount every other visit).

It took awhile but after every trim my hair looked better, and since so little was being trimmed, my hair grew longer about as fast as was possible (about 5 inches per year).

Hope this helps. And keep coming back here for support as your hair grows long.