I can definitely relate to Susan's tale of family-enforced haircuts! When I was growing up, every couple years I decided to grow my bangs out, but my mom always pressured me into cutting them short again. I always wanted to grow my hair long, but I didn't get it much past bsl until high school. Now, I have hair that requires a lot of blow-drying, and this really wore me out when i was 15 and 16. I got tired of spending half an hour on styling every two days and cut it to a more average length. When I was 17, I cut it to my chin. It was a great haircut which got a lot of compliments, but I immediately started growing it out. I haven't had a trim more than 1 1/2" since (I'm 20 now). My hair is somewhere between 27 and 28" and I absolutely love it. It still takes a lot of effort to style, but it's worth it.
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Hey, I'm only a young'un so I don't have much of a hair history!
Up until last year I'd always had the standard UK boys cut of short,
back and sides - done at a crappy barbers by women who used make awful
comments about the colour of my hair (red, auburn, ginger whatever you
wanna call it). Sometimes they'd suggest I should shave it all off as
"ginger lads suit it better". Why I went to that place I don't know.
All I know is I'll never walk into a barber shop again.
I hated my short hair a lot for a couple of years, and I'd always
considered growing it long. When I started college last September, I
decided I was going to just let it grow a bit, and not get my usual cut
every few weeks. After a few months it was looking terrific. I decided
now was the time to grow it! Of course soon after that it looked
terrible (lol!).
The awkard stage hit and now I'm just wanted to grow it out as soon as
possible. Growing hair has been a journey for me, and I've really
learned to appreciate the colour my hair has been gifted with.
Hopefully in the future I will have a more interested story to post!
Peace out.
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Your hair is very impressive- very reminiscent of Eowyn, Shieldmaiden of Rohan.
ETA forgot to reply to the actual topic because I got distracted by Elyce's beautiful tresses. I had a chin length bob from age 3-11, had it cut it into a boxie (a pixiebob), kept that all through high school and first two years of college, then started growing two summers ago when I met my Bear. It was kind of a bet/dare. I'm at waist length right now and the longest it's ever been.
Kept it shoulder length for a few years, but a couple years ago, it suddenly just started growing! I have no idea why -- totally unexpected, but what a nice surprise!
My last cut was 2003, about shoulder length. Since then it just keeps growing!! I finally have the hair I have always wanted, really can't explain it, but it is a joy to me. Pic below was taken this morning, I guess it's about 3 inches past my waist now. Unbelievable!
That really is unbelievable, Elyce. Your hair looks great!
"If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative."
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Cool new signature picture, Viktoria. Your hair has gotten quite long
Thank you, but I have to confess, the photo is 1½ years old... The hair is 35 inches now, and well down to my waist. I am, I really am going to have some fresh pictures taken this summer.
The more you complain, the longer God lets you live.
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I'm glad we've been able to help you in your quest for long hair.
You say that your hair really started growing in 2003... is that when
you started lurking here, by chance? Looks like you've become an
expert in that time...
I agree with you, SPP. Lots of great stories being shared
here. My hair is below knee-length, though the last foot or two
of that is quite thin.
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great stories....I love that you guys love long hair as much as I love long hair. Dave how long is your hair? if that is you in the picture then it looks super long!. xxx
It doesn't have to be natural to be fabulous!!!/
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I have had long hair the majority of the time, although have had
short hair sometimes and wanted my long hair back again. So I am
keeping it long for good now.
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I wanted long hair since I was a wee little kid, but family didn't like
it long because they were the ones that had to take care of it and I
complained too much when they brushed it (starting from the roots and
yanking downwards of course). I spent half my youth being
mistaken for a boy . After I was
old enough to take care of it myself, I continued to let family members
keep convincing me to cut it short because they said that was better
(then after I did it I would figure out I just looked like a wimpy
version of my brother). Let it grow in high school and started
messing with the color with household products because I wasn't allowed
to dye it. Wormed my way into dying it for real at the end of
high school and it never would get very long after that because it was
a dried out mess. It didn't ever look bad, I kept it smooth and
shiny, but it split bad so I couldn't let it grow. Then I had a
little problem with henna (which is on by website so I won't go into
that again). My current starting point was an ear length bob in
June of 2003, its natural color, and I should be bsl again in about 6
months (yippee!)
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My story is one I haven't heard before, I'm wondering if anyone else has had this experience --
Spent 25 years of my life wishing I had long hair, but could never get it even down to BSL. Didn't cut it, and only occasional trims, from jr. high through college. Then I gave up, thought it wasn't ever going to get longer.
Kept it shoulder length for a few years, but a couple years ago, it suddenly just started growing! I have no idea why -- totally unexpected, but what a nice surprise!
My last cut was 2003, about shoulder length. Since then it just keeps growing!! I finally have the hair I have always wanted, really can't explain it, but it is a joy to me. Pic below was taken this morning, I guess it's about 3 inches past my waist now. Unbelievable!
Thanks to Dave and others for all the good advice and great ideas you share here, I haven't posted before today but have been lurking and have learned so much from you, you guys are the best!
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I guess I have always been drawn to the extremes. Either really short, or really long. I have never before had the patience to grow it longer than BSL, though, so really long was never anything but an ideal that I would nurture for a while, then switch to the short ideal and cut it again.
Without this forum, I know for sure, I never would have gotten past BSL. My age (and maturity ) might also have helped...
The more you complain, the longer God lets you live.
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Growing up, long hair was when it covered my ears. Since I was
subject to punishment haircuts, it was rarely that long.
Adulthood came along with conservative work environments and
conservative haircuts. About 5 years ago I became my own boss,
and it took me about 3 years to get up the guts to let it grow.
I am pretty happy with the length in back (a couple inches past my
shoulders), but I'm waiting for the front to catch up. I am
thinking that pretty soon I might cut the back to the length of the
next set of layers (around shoulder length), the first significant
haircut since I started letting it grow.
Every time I think of doing it, I am torn between fear-of-haircut and
the exciting idea that even if I do leave one of those dreaded piles of
hair on the floor I will still walk out with long hair (by my own
standards if not those of this board)!
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I had a crew cut until I was about 9 or 10, then it was a typical
shortish boy's cut (I was a toe-head!) for a few years. Then I
discovered that I had a special appreciation for long-haired females
(and I liked longish hair for myself too), grew it to about
shoulder-length for a few years. In high school went shorter and
kept it basically short through college and into professional
career. In the early 90's I was inspired to regrow my hair.
At the time I did not know how long I wanted to let my hair grow.
I figured waist-length would be awesome. After 5 years it reached
that length and then... I just kept letting it grow longer. And
that's my story.
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