I’m Shaving My Head
embarrassing November 24th, 2008
I met with a client today to clean a virus from his computer. As I worked on his laptop, he mentioned he saw me earlier in the day.
I asked when.
He said “This morning, when you were parking your car.”
“Oh, I didn’t see you. Where were you?” I asked.
“I was behind you,” he replied. “I recognized your hair.”
OK, so now not only do I have a big fat head, but that head is now identifiable from behind, by its hair.
Apparently I have a Weird Al Yankovic thing going on, with a touch of Don King. It’s what every woman wants.
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November 24th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
I’m sure he meant it’s cause your hair is so pretty.
Hey – love the turkey leg! lol
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November 24th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
I suppose it could be worse, you could have a Telly Savalas ( Kojak) thing going on!
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November 24th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Well, it could be a good thing too.
Maybe he thought it was nice looking and recognized it that way.
November 24th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
Kathy, I bet he secretly likes you. Men don’t recognize every woman by her hair!
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November 24th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Aw!! You’re just too sensitive! I’ll bet it was the Cyndi Lauper colors that set him off.
*snicker*
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November 24th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
I agree with Anne, why’s he so into your hair??? Don’t shave your head, then we will talk about you, like we talked about Britney Spears.
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November 24th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Hey, there’s only room for one completely bald blogger in this valley, hombre! Don’t do it!
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November 24th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
People are so weird. I always find it amusing when someone asks if I’m tired when I feel perfectly perky. Note to self, get those bags checked. sheesh
You’re hair is perfectly fine…at least you have some eh?
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November 24th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
I agree with Leslie. Don’t follow Britney Spears’ example. That path can only lead to bad hair extensions and dancing inappropriate for the work place. If you’re having doubts about your hair, just think about Phil Spector. I think your hair is pretty. I think his has its own zipcode.
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November 24th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Hey! I love that people love my hair and want my hair and know me by my hair and YOU should too!
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November 24th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
I only wish my hair was unique and memorable. Typically it is as straight as a board… once I attempted to put some body in it with a perm and it fell within a day. So be proud and own your big and beautiful mane of hair!
November 25th, 2008 at 2:08 am
At least you have some hair to shave…
I Miss My Hair
peace,
mike
livelife365
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November 25th, 2008 at 4:38 am
You have very nice furs, and we do not think you should shave them off.
At least it wasn’t your scent! hahaha!
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November 25th, 2008 at 5:50 am
I like your hairs. Curly is good! Besides, I have curly furs, and mine is a little bit sparse. Sometimes bald spots show. Curly and sparse would be much worser.
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November 25th, 2008 at 5:51 am
Your hair is lovely and I’m sure he meant it as a compliment.
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November 25th, 2008 at 6:29 am
EVERYONE: I suppose I should have taken a picture of the back of my head and then let you judge. But I’m afraid to do it and scare everyone. Lemme think about it.
DrowseyMonkey — Thank you, but that’s never how I characterize it. I still have hair issues, even though I like it better now than at any other point in my life. And, yeah, turkey good!
DJ — That’s exactly what my near-bald husband says. I never, EVER complain to him about how I hate my hair. He’d kill to have even a tenth of the hair on my head.
Regan — Thanks, sweetie! Trust me, that’s not the first thought that came to mind.
Anne — That thought never occurred to me either. But it’s interesting. Hmmmm….
Mrs. Mecomber — Got that right. Always hated my hair. I’ve only come to relative terms with it in my 40’s.
Leslie — I don’t know. Dare me to ask? Actually, I shouldn’t complain about it, since bald would be a much more horrible alternative, especially for a woman. If I was bald, I would wear a baseball cap. I’ve recently discovered I don’t hate baseball caps.
Chris (Casey) — Yeah, but I’d be the most badass woman baldy in the bunch!
Carla — That happens to me a lot, too. The problem is my eyes are very small, and my “rested face” does not look naturally cheerful. When I’m not actually smiling, I look depressed or sad (or so people say). It’s discouraging to hear that I look that way when I feel perfectly fine. You’re not alone.
Vivienne — OK, I promise I won’t shave. Oh, yeah, Phil Spector. I found myself mesmerized by his “do” every time he was on TV. I feel better now.
Lauren — Really? I always think people are mildly insulting me when they say they recognize me by my hair. Another client did the same thing to me a week ago. She shouted to me down a hallway and when I turned around, she said “I saw your hair.” I really do think it needs a cut and a shaping. It’s become another entity.
Singular Girl — I’m sorry. I know lots of straight-haired women who see my thick curls and stare at it enviously. But they don’t understand how hard it is to control. I’ve always wanted straight hair. Grass is always greener, huh?
Mike Foster — Again, sorry. But you wear it well, as does my husband. I do not have a good head shape for baldness. Wouldn’t it be ironic if I started losing my hair? Women can go bald, too, and I never forget that.
Gandalf and Grayson — Thank you! It is good to have nice furs. And, yes, I’m glad he didn’t say “I smelled you earlier.” For that I am grateful.
Daisy the Curly Cat — We curly girls have to stick together! And you’re right. Sparse is not so good. But you have your hairs in all the right places. Also, I shall use your fabulous hat-wearing tips if I don’t want to show my hairs.
Fancy — You guys are so nice! I guess I’ll try to think of it as a compliment, but my gut reaction is to feel embarrassed about it.
November 25th, 2008 at 6:36 am
Okay Kathy, you like Baseball caps? Then we have to get you a Mrs C approved Pink Iron Pigs Breast cancer Awareness woman’s fit one! The stylish cap for ladies of the Lehigh Valley!
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November 25th, 2008 at 7:32 am
Well my hair is curly too, and I like your hair as well. I do wear a hat when it is windy but I feel like I look dumber, lol! Happy Tuesday Kathy.
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November 25th, 2008 at 7:38 am
Floofy rules! We agree with G&G – at least he didn’t say he “I smelled you earlier.”
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November 25th, 2008 at 8:18 am
I wish I could get the Weird Al thing goin’ on! There just isn’t as much left up there as used to be. Be proud of your hair! And when the heck are you gonna finish that turkey drumstick, or is it a new one each time I visit?
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November 25th, 2008 at 9:22 am
I feel your pain. The same thing happened to me last year. A former professor told me they recognized me at an event from my hair/back of my head! I too thought the comment was a bit discouraging, but then decided to take it as a compliment – as they are fewer and far between the older I get!! Let me just say that I think you have wonderful curly hair. As a curly girl myself, I have been tortured by my hair for years. When I was younger I looked like Rosanna Rosanna Danna – as I desperately tried to tame my locks. Over the years, I have come to accept my curliness even though there are still issues. I have lost the thickness of my curls and they are more uneven now – so in some ways they are even harder to deal with than the thick mop of my younger days. I too often fantasize about shaving my head – it would be a great feeling of liberation and freedom to not have to worry about your hair all day, every day. I wonder how much time woman spend thinking about their hair over their lifetime. It’s truly ridiculous I know, and I don’t consider myself sefl-absorbed, but my hair often guides many of my decisions – UGH!!
PS I too have a cat named Stinky. No, she doesn’t smell, the name stuck with her because she was such a little stinker when we found her. She is now 13 and has stomach cancer, but I have the BEST vet in the world and Stinky is surviving her illness quite nicely under her supervision.
November 25th, 2008 at 9:25 am
I could shave my head but I would miss most of the hair since it has migrated to my shoulders and back.
I like the featured pic today.
November 25th, 2008 at 9:52 am
Would yo prefer being recognized by the shape of your ears sticking out?
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November 25th, 2008 at 9:59 am
Oh dear dear Kathy ! Why do you do this to yourself ?
Didn’t you receive my invitation to the exclusive club of men and women with fabulous hair ?
Yes you do ! When I first saw your hair, I loved the volume and how it waved throughout ! It’s unique ! It’s shiny ! It’s Black ! It’s Beautiful ! You’re Beautiful !
We are also instantly recognizable thanks to our fabulous hair – like me for example before I even decided to stop shaving, I would be recognised by how I parted my hair.
I have a friend, who if people don’t happen to know his name would describe him as “Oh that guy with the bag, the hair and he’s always smiling…”
If you ever decide to become an egg-head for real, can I have your hair ?
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November 25th, 2008 at 10:46 am
Oh, I do feel your pain! I’ve always had hair that needs its own address, too…super-thick and curly and virtually uncontrollable by normal human means. People have told me many times that they recognized me by my hair, and I think they actually meant it as a compliment. Apparently lots of people think that having a monstrous head of wild hair is a good thing. I don’t know how many times I’ve had to explain to other women that it’s really much harder to deal with than they think it is.
Of course, that doesn’t happen to me anymore, because I chopped ALL of my hair off last year. My husband hates the short ‘do (he told me that my long hair was “one of the things he fell in love with”), but I love it. No more worry about frizz! Now I just have to make sure my neck and ears don’t freeze off.
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November 25th, 2008 at 10:56 am
I think it’s kind of impressive that one of your coworkers could recognize the back of your head. I go for days with no one really even seeing me. I could be dead or decapitated and no one would know until there was a client crisis. So, I’d say this is kind of a cool thing!
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November 25th, 2008 at 11:22 am
It’s like the part in the Harry Potter movie where Hermione can be in two times at once. When she sees the back of her head she freaks out…
“Is that what the back of my head really looks like?”
Umm hello you just saw yourself in another sort of dimension and all you care about is what the back of your head looks like. Gimme me the time shifter I won’t ever comb my hair again but I’ll be rich playing the stock market…. mu ha ha ha ha ha!
You know it could be worse once my mom’s sister convinced her to dye her hair red and get a perm. My mother has straight black hair- but “hey Ronald McDonald has nice hair too”- or said my Dad said before he got that shiney shiney black eye.
November 25th, 2008 at 11:56 am
The only difference between fame and mockery is the attitude of the Paparazzi. Just work it girl…..and everyone will copy you.
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November 25th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Oh Kathy! You have hair I would die for. Well, maybe not actually die for, but it’s beautiful! I too would recognize you by your hair. That’s not an insult, it means you have a memorable feature. My hair once was my crowning glory. Long and thick. Sadly it is getting thinner now and I am quite depressed about losing all my thick hair!
Be proud if it! People pay good money for their hair to look like that! We never appreciate what we have until we lose it!
And a photo of the back please :O)
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November 25th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
It could be worse – you could have red hair! My red mop can be spotted from a long distance so I can be easily identified. My shoplifting career was over before it started.
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November 25th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
I’m surprised that he didn’t recognize you by that huge turkey leg you were holding. And Don King is certainly not a good hair reference. But it’s how he said it rather than what he said that is important. Did he say it like he would be able to recognize you if he was looking out a plane’s window? or did he say it like there was no way he could miss that gorgeous head of hair you have that he wishes his spouse had? See? There are two ways you could look at this. It doesn’t have to be a half-empty glass!
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November 25th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Dood!
To make you feel better. My sisters hair is so curly
(how curly is it)
It’s so curly, she can dunk her head underwater, come up and most of her hair will be dry.
I’m not joking!
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November 25th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
I would like to welcome you to the club! If you ain’t got it, you might as well shave it.
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November 25th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Damn! Late again! All the good comments have already been taken.
But just one note, if he saw you parking your car at the office, that’s one thing if he saw you parking your car at your home… that’s creepy.
Does he wear overcoats in the summer by any chance?
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November 25th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
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November 25th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Don’t tell me you’ve already made an appointment with your hairdresser to fix this? Bwahahahahaha. I hear you, it isn’t something I would look forward to hearing either. Have a terrific day.
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November 25th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Do you know how many other possible things he could have said? Most of them are bad, as pointed out by previous comments. Hair is a compliment.
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November 25th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
LOL, you are really being too hard on yourself! I have straight hair and I wish I had curly! I’ve only seen one photo of you and your hair looks great, actually. Not like Weird Al at all! And at least it doesn’t look like Pat Benatar’s or the guys from Duran Duran.
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November 25th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
I feel your pain, considering I have very unruly wiry hair as well! At least you make it sound funny!
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November 25th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Hey! there’s nothing wrong with don king hair!
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November 25th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
a recognition: http://guilty-pleasures.org/november-guilty-pleasure-recognition/
I’m offtopic, please don’t approve or delete this comment. I only wanted to let you know about the recognition.
Thank you.
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November 25th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Yesterday I ran into an old friend from a time of my life I’d rather forget. He introduced me to his friend, and told him to check out how gorgeous my hair is. “She’s hella hot, dude!” he said. Yeaaargh. Ick. I mean, UGH. So I embarrassed them both by telling them I got married a little over a year ago. “You dumb, dumb girl!” said my old friend. “You could have had 20 guys…”
I refused to go into everything that’s wrong with THAT to me, and stated that I’m happy with the one I have. Seriously, who would want to put up with twenty guys? I couldn’t even put up with those two for 40 seconds.
That’s my embarrassing hair story of the day…
November 25th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Rest assured that neither Al nor Don ever looked so good. Well…maybe Don, but only when you have that turkey leg in your hand!
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November 25th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Maybe next contest is best new hair style for Kathy ?
Blonde…nope
Red head…nope
Black hair…nope
Browns and gold browns and chocolate browns…yup
…now we need a new Style??
I want the Windy bag if I pick one she likes?
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November 25th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
That is a little scary, but I don think you should shave your head becasue then people won’t think you look like Cher. Maybe you just need a haircut or maybe that guy needs to be slapped because nothing makes you feel better than slapping someone.
November 25th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Chris (Casey) — But do they fit Chaka Khan hair?
Jodi — The thing about the hat is I only wear it at home so I can fix the damage it does to my ‘do. I’ll get there. Baby steps.
Sniffle and the Florida Furkids — Floofy rules only when it looks good. I’m still working on that.
Tim — Sorry for your hair loss. I know I shouldn’t complain, but the grass is always greener, no? Yes, when you refresh the page, it refreshes the leg. Nom nom.
Stinky’s Mom — First off, I love that you have a cat named Stinky, too! That makes us best friends already. I’m sorry she’s challenged by cancer, but I’m glad you have a great vet to help you deal with it. About the hair, I’ve had similar issues over the years. I found a stylist who helped me come to terms with it and suggested I grow it long to make maximum the curl. But I do need a trim. It’s getting unwieldy. I hate to be ruled by how well my hair turns out in the morning, but that’s the way it is, isn’t it?
David — Um. Ew? You know lots of men have that ripped right off. Interested in a nice painful waxing?
feefifoto — You mean like Obama? Or Alfred E. Neuman? You’re right. I wouldn’t.
Jaffer — It’s what I do, Jaffer. You know that! But thank you for the wonderful compliments. I love you! And it’s no surprise to me that someone would describe you as the guy who’s always smiling. You may have my hair if I ever shave my egg-head. Whatever’s left from the supply I give my husband.
absepa — You (and others) have made me feel so much better about the situation. Clearly, I feel embarrassed when I’m recognized by my hair. I want to be unique, but not in a giant head kind of way. I know exactly what you mean about wanting shorter hair for easier management. I had it short for many years, and I admit it was a whole lot easier to care for. Long live our curls!
Jenn Thorson — I’ll try to view it as a cool thing, but it’ll probably be years before I do. Oh, and I could be dead, too, as far as my clients are concerned. They only want me when they need something fixed.
Michelle Gartner — Funny! That’s probably what I’d do. Screw the other dimension thing. I’d be mad about the remark! Oh, and your dad deserved the black eye.
Bruce — Love that! I’m on it!
Babs beetle — OK, I swear I’ll stop whining about my hair, especially hearing about how hair changes so much over the years. One day, I may get thinner and long for the days of my once thick mane. I’m still not sure about taking a picture of the back of my head. That would involve a lot of prep work.
Tiggy — Hilarious! I never took you for a thief. I do understand the red hair thing. A girl I went to school with had thick, curly, RED hair and she did get a lot of comments. Mostly because she’d show up at the bus stop with a wet head and on cold days, she’d develop icicles at the ends. Swear to God.
Preston — For the record, he said it very innocently. It’s me who took it to the stratosphere. I do that sometimes. I have such a thin skin, I can’t believe I run a blog. Thanks for propping me up, Preston.
Mike — Funny! That sounds like the redhead I described a couple comments ago. Nothing could penetrate it, not even water!
BigPappa — I’ve wondered how I’d look bald and how fast it would grow back. Not only is my hair thick, it grows like a weed. But then I’m afraid it wouldn’t grow back and I’d be left a miserable wreck (like I’m not now, right?)
Dan Brantley — Luckily, he’s not a creepy guy. That I know of. Ew.
Patty — Thank you so much, greyhounds! Appreciate the shout-out!
Comedy Plus — I haven’t because I’m incredibly lazy. I’ll wait until it’s a nightmare and then I’ll go crying to my stylist. She’s used to me crying in the chair.
Joe — Not when you think you look like Nancy from the Nancy and Sluggo cartoon. But, yeah, I’ll try to stay level-headed about it.
Mrs. Mecomber — Yeah, we all want what someone else has, right? You should hear the ladies at the salon when they see me getting a cut. They gawk and drool. But what I want to tell them is that it’s got a mind of its own and it doesn’t always lay right. Can’t we trade heads?
melean rebeccah — You have exactly the hair I want! It looks lovely in your pictures. If Mrs. Mecomber won’t give me her straight hair, I want yours!
Kirsten — You know, is that even hair on his head?
Miss Tique — Oh, thank you! I’m feelin’ the love!
Loraine — See now. I’d be glowing all day if anyone said “She’s hella hot, dude!” I’m throwing that right back in your face, girl! Be happy!
Judy — Tee hee! I guess I’ll have to take the turkey leg down soon. I’m thinking of putting up an assortment of my childhood pictures in between holiday photos. Those oughtta be good for a few laughs.
Alan — I’ve tried some of those online sites that let you tweak your hair and makeup. I look like a freak as a blonde. So that’s out at least. Maybe I’ll go play with that again and try a redhead with poker straight hair.
brooke — Ah, you remembered. But it’s a punch, not a slap. Although with all these nice compliments today, I should give that guy a break.
November 25th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
I find that all too often, people are recognising me by my face. I wonder if maybe I should shave that off?
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November 25th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Well Kathy, you are not alone. Not that you felt alone.
Back when I wore my hair in a chin-length curly bob, my mother called one day to say, “I thought I saw you in a parking lot today, driving towards me! All I saw was a girl with a pyramid shape on her head but I was sure it was you.”
My hair has always enjoyed a life of its own, though. I do what it tells me. Oh, and … similarly to Carla and you, people often ascribe moods to me (usually mad, or snobby) based on the ordinary set of my features. I work hard to overcome this by making a singularly ugly face when I really AM mad … and I say to total strangers: “OH, believe me, when I’m mad, YOU’LL KNOW IT, BUDDY.”
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November 25th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Well, since my hubby looks kinda like a young Weird Al (sans funky moustache) I can’t really say it’s a bad thing…besides, men usually have way nicer hair than women, so you must have the hair of a goddess!
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November 25th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
I have the exact same experience all the time, people recognize me by my hair. Of course it is waist length and glowing red, so I understand. My problem is the zillion people who remember ME but I have no clue who they are. Embarrassing….
And my hair has a life of it’s own as well, not curly, but thick and with a bit of a kink to it. Always looks like the mane of a wild beast. I give up. I wash it, comb it and go. yes, I go to work every day with wet hair, and I have had it freeze in the winter too.
Just remember, if you hair didn’t look good, it wouldn’t be memorable, esp to a guy.
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November 26th, 2008 at 5:31 am
Hey Kathy. I haven’t commented on your blog before, I didn’t realise how many comments you get! Good job!
I can’t say I’ve had this problem myself, as I shave my head. It’s low maintenance but not really practical for the laydeez. I actually WANT to go bald so I don’t have to shave it anymore!
PS I’m subscribing to your feed.
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November 26th, 2008 at 6:08 am
Lord Likely — Oh, no. Can’t have that. We love your mustachio. And those haughty brows!
Jenny — Ah, the classic pyramid-shaped head! Such is the bane of the curly-headed woman’s existence. I think we sad/mad/snobby-looking women need to form a support group. It’s rather annoying to have to purposely smile so others don’t get the impression we’re mad when we’re not. Thanks for sharing that. I knew there were other people like me out there.
SavvySuzie — Ooo! Does he have long curly hair! He can join our club, too! My husband longs for hair. Any hair.
Shadowsrider — Oh, I have that problem, too. Mostly with names. I know faces, but damned if I can remember their names. I really have to write these things down. Not kidding. I went to work with some wet hair yesterday and it shrunk as the day drew on. Weird phenomenon.
Ben Barden Blog Tips — Hey, Ben! Yeah, we often have a comment party here. I have too much fun to be fair. I once heard a radio host, who is bald, discuss what it’s like to maintain a bald head. It was very interesting because I didn’t know you had to shave it. What do I know? Men are so mysterious in the grooming department. Thanks for subscribing and see ya around.
November 26th, 2008 at 10:12 am
Well, Weird Al hair isn’t too bad; unless you go all the way and grow a ’stash and wear glasses from the 80’s.
Hell, even Al doesn’t do THAT anymore…
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November 26th, 2008 at 10:15 am
Sometimes I just wish we were all bald
, so we won’t have to wast so much time, and we’ll be more self-confident.
November 26th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Btw, I like your hair!
November 26th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Separated at birth?
November 26th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
I suggest you find something else to be known by (cause I AM an Al fan) like wearing crazy Hawaiian print shirts with outrageous shoes. You could dye it all different colors, or heck, invest in a straightener…cause we all know you got loads of time on your hands to do extra things like that.
D
If you’re going to go bald, I suggest you tan first…don’t wanna lose you in the snow.
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November 26th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Rejoice in the natural volume you have! Women spend stacks at the pharmacy buying products to get that kind of oomph in their mane.
I can empathise tho~whilst my hair is not as curled as yours, it is thick too. In the mornings I look like a lion-queen (just add lashings of black kohl and mascara and I could be a porn queen~ being an object is never a compliment);
during the day if I have not added moisturizer or at least one pin I get a don king thing that could pass for the soft coral fingers that are the home to Nemo’s cousins
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November 26th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
When I started a new class once upon a time, I was the only one there who separated myself from the rest by only being on this one course, and all the others were on a program.
They identified me for months, only from behind, because they saw me from behind at the register day.
“Oh yeah *looks at hair* That’s you right?”
…..
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November 26th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
I’m usually on the other side of comments like that:
“You were in the parking lot? I’m sorry I didn’t see you because there was this huge glare that blinded me. I couldn’t see a thing until I got in the building.”
Turns out they were talking about the sun being reflected off the top of my bald head!
November 26th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
I’m not jealous or anything, but 60 comments on your hair!?! Wow. Not saying I don’t love your hair or your turkey leg — eh, more the turkey leg than the hair (backpedaling badly: not that I’m saying I don’t like the hair, because heck, I’m into big hair on big heads — oh, never mind…I see I’m just digging myself into a hole with this…)
Hope to see you in the spring with your big head of hair.
BTW, The Wife (shieldmaiden) has a couple of funny posts today, if you haven’t checked her blog out today.
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November 26th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Nah… you got a great head. Wait, that didn’t sound right.
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November 26th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
Have a happy Thanksgiving.
Beamer
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November 27th, 2008 at 6:40 am
We definitely need to see pictures!
Isn’t it funny how we never like the hair we have? I’d LOVE floofy, naturally big hair, with curls!! I have babyfine hair, but lots of it. The kind that’s called ‘fine and thick’. It never behaves, It flops, or it fluffs out at exactly the wrong place. It kinks in one side and out the other! And it’s flat on top and sticks out in all directions at the bottom – which is EXACTLY the wrong look for my pear-shaped face. I look like someone squished the top half of my head in. Soooo attractive!
You’re complaining because someone recognised you from your hair? Ha!
ROFL!
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November 27th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Kathy, look on the bright side. It could have been much worse. You could have been wearing a hat when out in the parking area. Think of how upset you would have been if he said he had been able to recognize you from some other large feature he saw when standing behind you. Not that I’m saying that’s the case; we’ve never met, so I have no way of knowing.
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November 27th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Sorry to hear this. At least you didn’t compare yourself to Buckwheat.
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November 28th, 2008 at 7:04 am
Maureen — Suddenly I feel a lot better!
virtual millennium — That’s the same theory that works for the policy of kids wearing the same uniform to school. Nobody has to worry about what they look like because they’re all the same. I was actually glad for the uniforms so I didn’t have the pressure of looking cool, which I never did anyway. And thank you for the compliment!
PaulsHealthBlog — Wait. You have unwieldy hair? That I’d like to see!
amber — Oooo! The straightener! I’d love to try that, but my stylist won’t let me. Says it’ll damage my hair too much. She’s probably right, but I still dream (literally) of long flowing straight hair. I love those dreams. I feel like a movie star.
Char (Online Tutor: Academic Mentor) — I know you’re right. I hear that all the time when I’m at the salon. I love how you described your hair. That’s quite an image, and I’m sorry.
Wynn — If you’re a little curious, Babs Beetle made a cartoon version of the back of my head. Check it out! It’s pretty accurate!
Lee — I shan’t complain (as much) about my thick head of hair lest the baldness fairy come down and poop on me. Sorry!
unfinishedrambler — Oh, that reminds me. I have to change the picture today since I ate up the leg (and then some). If we meet in the spring, you’ll see me coming a mile away. I’ll look like a lollipop (hopefully) — big head, tiny body.
Mojo — That’s OK, I got your meaning. Tee hee.
Beamer — I hope you had a wonderful holiday! We did, but of course, ate too much to be healthy. But I’m raking lots of leaves today and hope to burn off half those calories. I don’t care if I get a blister. It’s gotta be done.
Jay — I think the only kind of hair I’d like less is fine and thin, because it looks really hard to “floof.” Need some floof! I feel for you. I promise to stop complaining (much!)
Joel Klebanoff — True, true! Then I’d be wondering whether my head really was a melon and its size is its best defining feature (or worst?)
Father Muskrat — Oh, man. Yeah, Buckwheat bad. But some days? Gets pretty close. I don’t leave the house then.
November 28th, 2008 at 7:44 am
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November 28th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Don’t shave your head, it’s completely unnecessary. All you need to do is comb it and you’ll be green.
November 30th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
Airsoft — If I could get a comb through it. I was watching some bad TV today, a show all about Brittney Spears’ life the last couple years. That girl’s crazy because even though I’d love the convenience of a shaved head, I’d really never do it. She’s cracked.
December 6th, 2008 at 8:21 am
your have beautiful hair, as most–if not all–the above comments attest…
i shaved my head, twice, in the last five years…i’m 47, now…it wasn’t a mistake, exactly, and each time it was a reactionary measure to some extreme life event…being male, i received very little ridicule (one person especially close to me reacted very strongly against it), though people who knew me well were understandably confused…
i think it’s been atrocious how the media and the public ostracized britney spears for cropping hers, the scrutiny kd lang received, and some few others…
if you wanna cut it, do…just keep in mind, it takes a long time to grow it back (i had long hair for a couple decades–i now keep it very short)…and hair or no hair, regardless how people behave, you are always you…
peace…
December 6th, 2008 at 11:01 am
kevin — That’s interesting. There seem to be rules about hair. If you’re a man and you shave it, it’s OK. If you’re a woman and you shave it, you’re crazy. There’s also the concern for anyone who shaves their head about whether it’ll grow back. It’s as though you’re risking your entire future as a human if you give up voluntarily that which could be lost involuntarily. Hmmm. Good food for thought. Thanks for dropping by.
December 13th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
You’re not alone. I have extremely-unmanageable curly hair that gets bigger and bigger with the humidity. By mid-afternoon in August, you can hardly find me beneath it all.
Hubby tells me I’m going to poke someone’s eye out someday.
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December 13th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Marsha — Oh, now I wanna see a picture! My problem is I over-dry it and then it expands. And, yeah, in the humidity? It can hurt someone. I can relate and I feel for you.
December 14th, 2008 at 9:23 am
Kathy….you can actually use a blow dryer on your hair? I have to let mine air dry….otherwise my hair would expand to record breaking heights.
December 14th, 2008 at 11:34 am
Marsha — Yes, I do, and therein lies the problem. I shouldn’t dare to give more volume to my hair. It doesn’t need it. But I also don’t have time to wait for it to dry, since it’s very thick. So I blast it with the hairdryer, use some scrunching gel to tame the beast back down, and hope for the best.
March 25th, 2009 at 10:55 am
I know that I am WAY behind commenting on this particular post, but I thought I’d let you know that the same thing has happened to me. People remember my hair more than they remember my name. I’ve actually heard people tell me “Oh, yeah. We’ve met. I remember your hair”.
Also, I have a five year old half-sister who once told me (she might have been about 3) that, and I quote, “Charlene, your hair is CRAZY!”. Thank you, lil’un, thank you.
I’ve learn to love my crazy, curly hair. At least I never have to worry about volumizing creams and sprays!
March 26th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
Charlene — Thanks for dropping in on an old post! I’ve heard “I recognized your hair” more than I care to admit. BUT! You’re right about never having to over-treat our curly locks. They’re going to do what they want anyway, aren’t they?
August 7th, 2009 at 9:51 am
Very nice information. Thanks for this. I’m a hair and beauty freak by the way:) Gotta have my perfectlocks no matter what it takes!
December 1st, 2009 at 1:09 am
My boyfriend shaves his head which is good I guess as he doesn’t have much hair!
Melanie
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