Apparently I'm clinging to my youth.

[Chickassan]

Woolly isn't a bad thing lol! I ought to know.

ROFL! That cracked me up, I have been called a lot of things but never woolly lol

 

[microchick]

I started growing my hair out when I was in my early 40s with understanding that I would let it grow until it started giving me a headache and then I would cut it all off and give it to Locks Of Love for cancer patients to have wigs.

Working as a nurse meant that I had to keep it up in a pony tail and while my hair wasn't as long as yours, it was very thick and heavy. When it became too much weight and I started getting headaches, I had it all cut off and donated something like 18 inches.

It's your hair. You are not hanging on to your youth. I will be 65 years old this summer. I refuse to dress, act or look my age. Am I hanging onto my youth? That boat long sailed. It's my choice as a lifestyle so tell your family to MYOB and keep your long hair as long as you like.

Oh, BTW. We live in the middle of an Amish community. Women, no matter what their age NEVER cut their hair.

I imagine that with my super short pixie cut, I'm pretty much a heathen to them.

 

[Headofpapa77]

Love the hair.. keep it

 

[Chickassan]

Absolutely going to.

Love the hair.. keep it

 

[Kiki]

I had mine cut, it was tied up most of the time and in the way the rest of the time. So i went for a change!

Do you feel weird?
If so does that weird feeling go away?

I recently finally decided to cut mine..I only cut about 8 inches off and it feels extremely short to me but I am told it is not short.
I am KINDA thinking I may want to try to go as short as you did.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Actually it did feel weird for a while but i got used to it. So much easier to care for. And my hair will help a bald kid get some hair! Plus it will grow back.
Nice to see you back, Kiki!

 

[Teila]

So, after reading the whole 11 pages I have to say that I am jealous of your mother in law and sister in law .. if all they have to concern themselves with is what YOU are doing with YOUR hair! Oh to have that kind of free time LOL

Your hair is beautiful! Ditto on what everyone else has mentioned, your hair, do with it as you wish!

I cut my hair once, never again! I carry a picture around with me to remind me of how horrid short hair looked on me! I am 55 and have long, thick curly hair and I am keeping it, greys and all!

 

[drumstick diva]

I had long, thin hair during most of my life. But, when I was pregnant at 37 realized I would be busy enough with the baby, without having to shampoo often and brush hair out. So I cut it to chin length. Eventually went back to long hair.

My mother got cancer, and was so upset about losing her hair, I shaved mine off as a show of solidarity. Funny thing was I got to love it. I've been wearing it very short ever since. I get alot of negative remarks. My sister said people would think I was a lesbian.
I said "Gee is short hair all that it takes?" Funny too because my sister(older) wears her hair very short but, she pays a fortune to have it cut every 8 weeks.

I don't pay a dime, I have clipper and when I can't stand it anymore, I cut it very short again. I think I walk faster not having a wind shear effect, and it also makes my eyes really pop and look bigger.

People think I need their opinions. The senior bus -driver said she hated it. I told her I didn't care for her bushy bed head look. One of my doctor's said "Well you won't do that again. I said "Yes I will I love it."

This was a gradual change in personality for me. I used to be very upset when people dished out negative comments about me, my size(tiny), my clothes -women used to say "does your mother know you are wearing that." I finally turned around and said "I have been dressing myself since I was a little girl and will continue to do so."

I am 70.9 now and wholly enjoy being a crusty old biddy. - I just don't suffer fools.Oh by the way my hair eventually got 95% gray but, its a beautiful silver(no yellow leakage) and I love it. When I have lazy spells I let my hair grow out to almost long, before I feel the need to go very short again.

One thing I have to mention tho, when I first cut my hair, I accidentally oopsed and had it shaved to the skin on one side. I really freaked out, thinking there was no way I could cover that up. So I just shaved off the other sides as well.

I scared the daylight out of some friends and neighbors who assumed my bald head was due to serious health concerns.I was quick to say it was just a very bad haircut.
Also didn't want people to think I was trying to get attention and milking it for all it was worth.

Never shave it so close since then. In fact I leave it 3/4" or 1 full inch at shortest. I do notice I am getting a receding hair line in front and top of the sides. So maybe I will end up with bald head anyway.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

I had long, thin hair during most of my life. But, when I was pregnant at 37 realized I would be busy enough with the baby, without having to shampoo often and brush hair out. So I cut it to chin length. Eventually went back to long hair.

My mother got cancer, and was so upset about losing her hair, I shaved mine off as a show of solidarity. Funny thing was I got to love it. I've been wearing it very short ever since. I get alot of negative remarks. My sister said people would think I was a lesbian.
I said "Gee is short hair all that it takes?" Funny too because my sister(older) wears her hair very short but, she pays a fortune to have it cut every 8 weeks.

I don't pay a dime, I have clipper and when I can't stand it anymore, I cut it very short again. I think I walk faster not having a wind shear effect, and it also makes my eyes really pop and look bigger.

People think I need their opinions. The senior bus -driver said she hated it. I told her I didn't care for her bushy bed head look. One of my doctor's said "Well you won't do that again. I said "Yes I will I love it."

This was a gradual change in personality for me. I used to be very upset when people dished out negative comments about me, my size(tiny), my clothes -women used to say "does your mother know you are wearing that." I finally turned around and said "I have been dressing myself since I was a little girl and will continue to do so."

I am 70.9 now and wholly enjoy being a crusty old biddy. - I just don't suffer fools.Oh by the way my hair eventually got 95% gray but, its a beautiful silver(no yellow leakage) and I love it. When I have lazy spells I let my hair grow out to almost long, before I feel the need to go very short again.

One thing I have to mention tho, when I first cut my hair, I accidentally oopsed and had it shaved to the skin on one side. I really freaked out, thinking there was no way I could cover that up. So I just shaved off the other sides as well.

I scared the daylight out of some friends and neighbors who assumed my bald head was due to serious health concerns.I was quick to say it was just a very bad haircut.
Also didn't want people to think I was trying to get attention and milking it for all it was worth.

Never shave it so close since then. In fact I leave it 3/4" or 1 full inch at shortest. I do notice I am getting a receding hair line in front and top of the sides. So maybe I will end up with bald head anyway.

Wonderful story
I think it's awesome you have gained such strength in who you are. It's only hair and people need to mind their own business... like the saying goes.... If you can't say something nice, don't say nothing at all... a person's hair doesn't make them a good or bad person, and it certainly doesn't dictate sexual orientation. That's just silly...
I'm rambling ...
Thank you for sharing your story. I hope it gives others the courage to find themselves and be who they are.

 

[microchick]

Same here @drumstick diva. I've gotten as many negative comments about my short hair as I have positive. Thing is, I love my spiked pixie cut and am not about to change it just because some idiot cannot keep their opinions to themselves. My husband game me instructions to never grow my hair out and I assured him that while every now and again, I miss my long hair, I wake up in the morning and the thought has passed and I'm back to loving my hair.

My biggest oops is that I'm small, 5'2" and weigh about 130, sometimes less and love to run around in baseball caps to keep the sun out of my eyes. I cannot tell you how many places I have been, dressed in jeans and bright colored T-shirt and had somebody call me sir. I mean common, I wear make up and have pierced ears (5 piercings to be exact) wear jewelry made for a woman. The last time that happened, I spun around and made a sweeping motion over my well endowed bust and said, sorry, it's Ma'am! I love to see the people's expressions at that point and even funnier to hear their mumbled apologies and see them beat a hasty retreat.

Also funny about the lesbian comment. I heard that also and countered with gee, I have a friend that is gay and her hair is down to her waist! Shall I inform her that she isn't gay because she has long hair and everybody knows that only gay's have short hair?

There are idiots everywhere. I just happen to draw them like I have a big bulls eye painted on my back, LOL.