I don't particular care for the truck-driver look and I already heard the lesbian remark.
I have to rethink my look in term of clothing. Can I really wear unisex clothes without accessorizing with a touch of more femininity? Should I go for pastel colors to soften a look that has been harden by the lack of hair?
I think I do but I need to make converge this new style into me... I am not going to wear high hill shoes and pink just to prove a point.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Clear advantages
The hair are never messy, no wasted time in blow drying/styling hair (not that was ever a concern of mine), I guess my bottle of shampoo is going to last a long time, shower time is cut in half...let's not forget about the horrendous static in the winter. Maybe by that time there are going to be long enough to have to suffer through static again.
My bold/shaved friends have always told me about the wellness of having the pressure of water straight in your scalp and finally I understand the experience.
My bold/shaved friends have always told me about the wellness of having the pressure of water straight in your scalp and finally I understand the experience.
Cold and bold
I was quasi-bold in more than one way but I did not factor in the fall arriving and the temperature dropping. We organize this weekend camping up in the hills with friends.
I can take off my wool hat, I have the feeling than an ice pack is positioned on my head. I am not really a hat-person but I feel I will have to become one.
My kids' friends are kind of weird out of my hair style, I keep the hat on also for their sake, I don't want to be responsible of any eventual nightmare.
I can take off my wool hat, I have the feeling than an ice pack is positioned on my head. I am not really a hat-person but I feel I will have to become one.
My kids' friends are kind of weird out of my hair style, I keep the hat on also for their sake, I don't want to be responsible of any eventual nightmare.
Man with boobs
The children are a little disturb by my new look but we turn it into a family joke. I hear some "you look ugly" and "you look like a man with boobs"... I laugh!
I take it as an opportunity to teach one thing or two about appearance and the judgment of others.
I don't find anymore that interesting the opinion of others especially about my hairstyle.
If the voice it, it is a moment of self-derision that I am totally for sharing. If they talk behind my back I am sad for them that they have so little to talk about.
I tell the kids that sometimes you have to do what it is best for you and not best for public opinion, having lices multiplying on your head is not really ideal.
The matter seems clear, we are not wearing hats, caps or hoods to cover our head, we show it!
I take it as an opportunity to teach one thing or two about appearance and the judgment of others.
I don't find anymore that interesting the opinion of others especially about my hairstyle.
If the voice it, it is a moment of self-derision that I am totally for sharing. If they talk behind my back I am sad for them that they have so little to talk about.
I tell the kids that sometimes you have to do what it is best for you and not best for public opinion, having lices multiplying on your head is not really ideal.
The matter seems clear, we are not wearing hats, caps or hoods to cover our head, we show it!
Facing the faces
Step two of the operation, next day it is curriculum meeting in my children classes. Alain attends one while I attend the other. This is going to be interesting.
Already, on the four blocks from home to school we get some interesting/puzzled looks.
Then, I am among the last parent to enter in the class, believe it or not I heard the sound of jaws dropping, I don't really look round the room but just laugh and explain to the mom seated next to me the reason of the cut.
I get some remark, some compliments and some "just look". The "just look" can be interpreted in many ways but really whatever it is I don't really care.
I just make sure that the teachers pay a couple of compliments to my kids about the new hair-do so that they don't make a bigger deal than what it really is.
Already, on the four blocks from home to school we get some interesting/puzzled looks.
Then, I am among the last parent to enter in the class, believe it or not I heard the sound of jaws dropping, I don't really look round the room but just laugh and explain to the mom seated next to me the reason of the cut.
I get some remark, some compliments and some "just look". The "just look" can be interpreted in many ways but really whatever it is I don't really care.
I just make sure that the teachers pay a couple of compliments to my kids about the new hair-do so that they don't make a bigger deal than what it really is.
Double check
After the trimming we have to make sure the lices and their eggs are gone. I wanted to make sure that I did not have to cut even shorter so we return to the the lice-lady that at this point feels like my best friend.
The shaved family and Stefania who had dinner at our house the night before go for the ultimate check.
The entrance to the lice-lady house is not clear but the neighbors who are enjoying the last autumn sun know who were are looking for. Is there something about our look give us away?!
The shaved family and Stefania who had dinner at our house the night before go for the ultimate check.
The entrance to the lice-lady house is not clear but the neighbors who are enjoying the last autumn sun know who were are looking for. Is there something about our look give us away?!
Trim, trim, trim
We all go on the deck and we start the 1/2 inch trimming on the men first. It is really an easy transition for them, just shorter than usual.
The kids complain and say that they don't like their short hair but I really reassure them that they look absolutely cute and they also avoid potential social isolation because all the kids in school know they had lice and they have to send a strong signal that they are clean.
Now it is my turn, I sit like a good girl waiting for something new to happen. Alain starts with the cutting some length before the actually trimming. I know it is going to be acceptable, my head is round, my ears are small...still it would be a little traumatizing, I just can measure the level of trauma!
The work is done, I look into a mirror and I am gigglish, this is kind of crazy but also fun. I have definitely a new look.
I have not improve my look but I have proved my boldness!
We take family pictures to document the moment.
The kids complain and say that they don't like their short hair but I really reassure them that they look absolutely cute and they also avoid potential social isolation because all the kids in school know they had lice and they have to send a strong signal that they are clean.
Now it is my turn, I sit like a good girl waiting for something new to happen. Alain starts with the cutting some length before the actually trimming. I know it is going to be acceptable, my head is round, my ears are small...still it would be a little traumatizing, I just can measure the level of trauma!
The work is done, I look into a mirror and I am gigglish, this is kind of crazy but also fun. I have definitely a new look.
I have not improve my look but I have proved my boldness!
We take family pictures to document the moment.
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