Below is a photo of me
At 16 – summer before grade 11
Right before I cut it off
Growing that hair took a while
And I loved having it – mostly
Then…it felt like a burden
Cutting all that hair – It felt
Good to be freed from it
Ha! I hear you sniggering as you look at this photo. I’ll have you know it was 1990 and well, that’s what I looked like back then. 
At least until I cut all my hair off.
For about a week after my snippety-snip salon visit, I’d turn my head and almost give myself whiplash because it was so much easier to move without the weight of all that hair.
Took a while to not feel a) naked and b) like I was going to spin like a torpedo every time I moved my head.
It’s Six Word Fridays and the theme this week is grow. For more juicy words on this meme, visit Melissa’s blog.
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* Hair cut image sourced via http://azzrianvisions.blogspot.ca.
24 Responses to “Six Word Fridays: Grow”
Molly@Postcards from a Peaceful Divorce
Mel,
It’s great to be here again. You are always thought-provoking. I love the concept here that maybe we need to prune our growth. Maybe we need to know when enough is enough. Or maybe we just need a change.
xo-Molly
melgallant
Molly – prune our growth. Indeed.
Tracey
I remember this look well. 🙂 You look even more beautiful now!
melgallant
Aw, thanks Tracey. Same goes for you. 🙂
Chantal
Look at that hair!
melgallant
I know! Crazy long!
Sara
There is something freeing about shorter hair. And making a big change!
melgallant
A big change…but also an easy one. It was time to get rid of that hair!
Ayala
I love long hair but there is a freedom to having short hair. Hope all is well 🙂
melgallant
Hi Ayala, thanks. Same to you!
Colleen
I’m chuckling to myself, not at your pic, but the fact that my hair was just like that too back then, but mine was much poofier! LOL
I actually just cut my hair the shortest its ever been. It took a few days to get used to. I felt like I was missing something.
It does empower a sense of freedom.
And maturity.
And fun. 🙂
melgallant
Colleen, change is fun! I love getting my hair cut and coloured. I love getting a new look!
Robin
It is funny, the simple things that evoke a sense of freedom. I had that haircut way back when – I cried for three hours 🙂 I grew it back, just not quite as long. Haha!
melgallant
I used to love having a long braid. My mom would do a French braid in my hair (so couldn’t do it myself) and the brain would go on and on…
pattisj
I remember that “naked” feel when, when brushing it and the brush runs out of hair much too soon.
melgallant
Exactly, Patti!
melissa
I always find it interesting, how long it takes me to grow into my new self when I make a big change like that. (Not that I’ve ever had that long of hair! That’s amazing.) 🙂
melgallant
Melissa, I know what you mean. Especially when it’s a big change and you catch a glimpse of your new self in the mirror or a window somewhere and it’s all “Whoa! Who is that? Oh right, it’s me.”
But change is good!
Liz
THough definitely not nearly as long, my hair was a mane of sorts…and then I cut it a few months ago (I posted about it somewhere on my blog) and I felt totally freed and more like myself then I had in a long time. But now, I’m growing it back out and it’s the bane of my existence.
melgallant
For several years I kept my hair short (grew it out for my wedding then cut it again). I actually have long hair again (nothing close to when I was 16) and this is a big change for me. Resisting the urge to cut it again…
Rachelle
I have students with hair that long right now… I always wonder about the washing and drying burdens!
melgallant
Rachelle, I always air-dried my hair when it was that long. Otherwise I’d spend forever drying it with the hair dryer. No thanks!
ingrid
I remember that hair…
melgallant
Remember how long it took to brush? LOL…