A hairy subject
Writing by treason on Wednesday, 22 of June , 2005 at 6:38 pm
There is something symbolic about cutting one’s hair. That theme shows up time and again in literature and in life. What was the reason for the Runaway Bride to hack off her hair when she abducted herself? Why do some women weep when they cut their hair? Why will some men only date women with long hair?
My hair has been very long and very short. Either way, it’s been a source of annoyance. I have a lot of male friends who are losing their hair and only one seems to not be fretting about it. I would think that losing your hair would be an advantage. I’m one of those women who thinks a bald male is attractive. Started, I guess, with a childhood crush on Yul Brynner. I guess there was a period in my life when I thought Roger Daltrey ringlets were alluring, but tastes change. The best thing about New Wave was the short hair. (I remember when The Beatles were on Ed Sullivan’s show, my sisters were mortified. Their hair was so…long.)
Well, mine was, too, until tonight. When I took this last job, I’d let it grow so I wouldn’t have to spend much on maintenance. I gave up my haircuts and QVC. Now this job is ending and another chapter closes. Time for a new do. I’d been waiting for enough hair to donate to Locks of Love, and if she cut it right, I should have had over ten inches. I looked at it, and wanted to measure it just to be sure, but she said it was fine, so I dropped it. I hope it makes some little kid happy. All it did for me was destroy my vacuum cleaner.
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