Goody supports Locks of Love

aww uzma i'm sorry to hear you went through that one of my cousin's is going through chemo. her her sister[my other cousin obviously] has really long hair. she didn't want her to cut her hair just because she was going to lose hers.

tina m wrote: Whoever "YearoftheTiger" is, obviously the long hair board is for people who enjoy long hair, just as the short hair board is for people who enjoy short hair. I certainly don't like it when people go on the short hair board and try to convince everyone to grow long hair, that long hair is always better,(as some have done, which the short haired lovers don't like). It is a question of common courtesy and understanding what each particular board is about.

Tina,

If and when you see this happen, would you please b-mail me with the URL of the thread where it occurs? I am not in favor of the type of activity you describe; I believe in being respectful of boundaries. Thanks!

Rotten family pressure.
Coercion.
Maury Povich. (surely others but MAINLY him)


They use the talk shows way too often because it works, it's all it is, a publicity stunt.

If I had to go through chemo, I would go willingly bald, but it's still my hair, and i'd either keep the tail as a memento or will burn it on the spot. It is NOT something for others to abuse or profit from.

And dying it minimizes the chances of it being used. ESPECIALLY if it's grey.

Kintaro,

After my mom died of lung cancer (she was 51), I took some of her winter hats and there was hair inside one of them from the chemo. She had beautiful hair, and she was a beautiful person. I did indeed keep some of the hair, it's in an envelope in my memory box. Your comments made me think of this.

My mom probably inspired my love of hair, she loved hair too and loved caring for hers. I guess that's one of the reasons I kept some. Don't know if I'd keep some of my own, though. I sure hope never to find out.

Elissa

Elissa, thank you for sharing this story with us. Some years ago I lost a dear relative of 52, also from cancer. It was very hard. I am fortunate that my parents are still alive and well.

Ah yes, and Jennifer, that was sorta the idea of letting the company know that their decision to support the group is probably bad for their business.

Dave,
I am a definately a much differnet person than the 'year of the tiger' person. I used to come in here much more often but college/work constraints put a hold on my time online! Plus the icon I chose, was the cutest one in my opinion But I have changed that now to help clarify any confusion!

As for my opinion for giving up my hair to someone, I had to cut my mom's hair off when she was going through chemo/radiation. It was a very hard time for both of us, and if I could of given her my hair then, I would of. I really don't know too much about LOL but that is how I came to my opinion on that. Thats all.

I guess I will stay in lurk mode, or try to post more often to avoid confusion
Laine

I think I echo everyone's opinion that Lock's of Love is misrepresenting itself. If they took off the "charity label" and advertized themselves as what they are, then maybe people wouild not feel so taken advantage of. I am all for freedom of choice with what one does with their hair. I also understand that sometimes people make sacrifices (in this case of their hair) for what they think is the greater good. I abhor the forceful removal of a person's hair.
I guess I think these companies should be able to tell you exactly where and to whom your hair will be going . Right now, they have no way of telling you what will happen to it once it leaves your person.
If (and I mean it's a long stretch) I were ever able to help someone in this way, I would want to know who it was and if they really wanted/ appreciated it. Just like people who donate organs have this privelege.

I did some reading on this a few months back when my sister told me she wanted to donate her hair to LOL. I learned from what I read (this is just my humble gathering of info)that kids don't benefit as much from the wigs as they do from psychological counciling, That if people really want to make a difference, they could donate money to a childrens' cancer hospital to help provide this service to the children or to donate time to talk to kids in the hospital.

jacqui

I'm very sorry to hear about harassment, Constance. I think it was awful.

Someone made an interesting comment one time about harassing long hairs to donate their hair: should we not suggest that short hairs be strongly encouraged to grow their hair long so they, too, can donate? For people who love their short hair, it may put a new spin on things.

Perhaps this is an odd analogy, but think of long hair as an investment -- like money in the bank. Why should people who didn't save up insist to the people who did save up that they give up their investment?!

Constance! What an awful story! High school kids can be so mean sometimes. I hope you friend's daughter will graduate soon and move onto better things. High school is such a drag.

Incidentally, did you ever get those Aerosoles Dollyannas you were talking about last month on the Shoe Board? I know it's off topic, but I just love mine. I wear them all the time, with all kinds of outfits.

Laine, I love your icon! Way better than PsyDuck. Your dog is so cute! And you're obviously a good photographer. Whenever I take pictures of my dog, she almost always comes out looking possessed with big glowing eyes.

Jennifer wrote: Someone made an interesting comment one time about harassing long hairs to donate their hair: should we not suggest that short hairs be strongly encouraged to grow their hair long so they, too, can donate? For people who love their short hair, it may put a new spin on things. Perhaps this is an odd analogy, but think of long hair as an investment -- like money in the bank. Why should people who didn't save up insist to the people who did save up that they give up their investment?!

Jennifer,

You make good points. If a short-haired person is willing to ask a long-haired person to do without their preferred (long) hairstyle for years, then the short-haired solicitor should be willing to do likewise -- grow their own hair long even though it is contrary to their own taste. Anything less is pure hypocrisy.

And regarding the analogy to investing, I am reminded of that child's story (I can't remember the name) wherein the primary character (a motherly figure) asks the others who wants to contribute to the effort of making bread (or pie, or some such foodstuff). Nobody offers to help, and the primary character makes the break on their own. When it is done, the others clamor for a piece of the bread, but the primary character refuses them, because they didn't do anything of their own to contribute to the cause. Someone help me here with the name of this story... another good analogy also, I think.



And Laine, that is an unusual way of capturing your photo (and I like it).