A Note On Length

So, right after I cut Poofy, both Miss Fizz and Lobster immediately asked me "What are you going to do with your hair for the wedding?"

The basis for that question is because I'm growing my hair out for the wedding, and my reply was- I plan to do the same thing I was planning to do before I got the haircut. Basically, most people view the haircut as a loss of length that could be detrimental to the general plan of growing hair out. I've heard the sentiment echoed in comments- I would get a haircut, but I'm trying to grow my hair out.

My initial reaction was one of confusion, because I too am growing my hair out. Getting the cut never changed that plan for me. And yes, it may seem contradictory, I just cut my hair and I don't see how that interferes with growing it out.

For me, the main reason is that I didn't touch the top of my head. So in effect, the longest portion of my hair is still the same length that it was before I cut my hair. Which translates to me not losing any length whatsoever.

Here's why it makes sense to me. We always measure our length by the longest part of our hair. Therefore, Poofy is the same length as she was before the cut. Secondly, when I consider my hair's length, I always consider the hair at the top and front of my head, rather than the back or the sides. I mean, if the hair at the back was down to the middle of my back, that's great. It just happens to be geographically closer to my bra strap anyway. But assuming all my hair is the same length, then the hair at the front probably stops at the base of my neck. When the hair at the front reaches to the middle of my back, eh heh, now we're talking.

These are just my standards for measuring my hair. In my head, measuring length from the front of my head makes more sense. I blame my love for pulling my hair back. When pulling hair back, it kinda doesn't matter how long your hair is in the back, if it's not long enough in the front, that shit will not hold in a hair tie. You get me? Unless you like your puff/ponytail at the top of your head. Which I don't fuck with.

So in my plan of growing my hair out, Poofy is right on track. I don't know how the shape will evolve as she grows, that should be fun to find out. However, cutting my hair did not affect my quest for length.

Also, if I hadn't cut Poofy, she would have just stayed with her nondescript shape in the name of preserving length, which makes little sense to me. Yes, my hair would have been uniformly long, but if she looks meh, what's the point? Cutting her was a way I could avoid getting that dependency on length for the sake of length alone. You know what I mean. Miss Fizz and I were talking about it the other day- if you grow your hair out to ridiculous lengths, but constantly keep it wrapped up, or baggied, or whatever style that doesn't let it out- what was the point? Personal satisfaction? The right to brag about hair length? For me, when my hair grows out in a couple of years, best believe that shit will be all over the place, in your face, smacking you on the subway, lol.

Or, to be honest, and knowing me, it may be rolled up into the biggest bun in Christendom. It is hard detangling that much hair.

iDigress. My point was, a haircut can style your hair without sacrificing the length you're trying to keep. So fear not, and go get your hair did, if you've been wanting to.

Just looking back on the last few days, the cut is just so damn funky (at least in my head). I feel like more of my personality shows with it, I could walk around in sweats with that haircut and still feel like the coolest cat on the block.

I encourage you to go for it, if that's what you want. It's worth it. It is sooooo worth it.