Haircut Question od the Day 7/25 About This Page:

[Suzy Q'Disney]

This is inspried by Tara's "Why did I get kicked out of Brownies?".

Did you have a Pixie hair cut when you were little?

I did hence the very long hair now and long haired Daughters.

Susan

P.

[HiddenMickey]

Yep....doesn't every 6 year old want their hair short? I got my haircut as a birthday present. My mother always cut our hair, so going to a beauty parlor for a haircut was a big deal. I did not look good with a pixie and had long hair again until the Dorothy Hamill cut was a big deal.

My daughter begged to get her hair cut this year too. I finally caved in and let her get it cut, but made sure it was just a bob, not a pixie. She looks cute, but I like the long hair she had....I plan to refrain from taking her back to the haircutters if I can get away with it. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] -HiddenMickey

[GoofyMom]

I had a Pixie cut when I was 8 or 9. I hated it because right after we came out of the beauty parlour, we had to go to the farm repair shop to buy repairs for some farm equipment and the salesman told me I was a very polite boy [img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img] Nasty!

[Tara O'Hara]

You already know my answer to this, but it is true that, now, even at 40, my hair is on the longer side and my daughter has not only really long hair but has NEVER had a pixie!!! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[All Ears]

Yes, I was 4. It was one of the most traumatic experiences I can recall. I remember wearing my "Ernie" (Sesame Street) winter stocking cap for about a week straight. (And it was not even winter...)
As a result of that hideous haircut, I have never had my hair that short again!
Michelle
AKA: The boy in the purple dress with an Ernie hat on!

[DreaminDisney]

No, I've never wanted my hair short and won't wear it short ever. My daughter has a chin length bob but that's as short as it will ever be.

[Fortissimo]

Thanks to my sister, I had a very short haircut on time.

I had the Dorthy Hamill cut before Dorthy Hamill did. I always had short hair because long blond hair turns green from the pool.

Signed,
Yes I am in the right restroom!

[greystone98]

I never had the pixie (my sister did and was routinely mistaken for a boy) but my mother also did all the haircutting in our house and when she couldn't get the bangs straight...well she just kept cutting higher and higher. [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

I did however go through some traumatic haircuts through my youth. First, there was the "yarn" phase in 3rd grade - it was real big for awhile to tie your hair back in this huge bow with yarn. [img]graemlins/ukid.gif[/img]

Then came the "shag" cut from the early 70s. Not a pretty sight. Anyone else have similar experiences?

[patty c.]

Thanks everyone, I was just getting over the childhood trauma of having mandatory short stupid hair cuts and now I may have to go back into therapy. BTW, after begging for many years I was able to grow my hair at 12 yrs. and kept it at least shoulder length until about 18 mos. ago.

Here is my proof of the stupid haircuts, and I expect you all to show your stuff as well:

This is my sister and I in 1968, I was 6:


This is me in 1972, 10 yrs. old. What a dork! Notice the white patent leather shoes.


Okay, who else is secure enough as an adult to post their nerdy years photos?

[pflamingo]

I actually look better w/ short hair, and I did back then, too (though I didn't know it). I've tried to grow my hair long a couple of times. It gets to my shoulders and pretty much stops. It's also dead straight, and looks straggley when long. My mom would try to curl it (talk about pain [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] ) and the curl would be gone in under an hour. Oh, and talk about looking like a boy, in the early 70's all the boys my age were wearing their hair long and stragglely -- just like mine. That's the time I was mistaken for a boy -- when my hair was long! [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

In college, I had it longer, and spent hours in the morning with the curling iron and hair spray. What a waste of time!

I finally met a hair stylist who convinced me (in no uncertain terms) that I should cut it short and leave it that way. The key to a good short haircut is a stylist who knows what he/she is doing. Haven't had it past my chin in 15 years. Takes 5 minutes to do in the morning, and my students think my hair is totally cool when I spike it. [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

No, the real childhood hair trauma came from the hideous home perms my mother used to put on my hair. All that pain -- she was not gentle w/ the rollers -- and horrendous result. [img]graemlins/cry2.gif[/img]

[ 07-26-2002, 11:00 AM: Message edited by: pflamingo ]