This message brought to you by someone too in love with their hair to shave it

No I will not be taking criticism, this is a shitpost

  • SimAnt [any]
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    4 years ago

    I had to shave my head due to alopecia a couple years ago, after having long hair for thirty-mumble years. Unexpectedly, it was like some reverse-Samson shit. Sadness immediately gave way to a feeling of power. Still buzzing it and I'll never go back

    • Katieushka [they/them,she/her]
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      4 years ago

      i dont know if i would actually enjoy having alopecia, on one hand i never have to shave again, but i'd have to be bald. until i look more femme, id look like a fash

      • SimAnt [any]
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        4 years ago

        Sadly this was alopecia areata—big, random bald patches, rather than full baldness—so I had to either shave it or cover it. On the plus side, I kept my eyelashes and brows; on the minus, I also kept unwanted body hair. Not recommended :)

        It's mostly resolved itself, but I've yet to actually take the buzz cut out for a spin, as I also worry about seeming fash. As it is I'm pretty sure my head scarf just makes people think I'm a cancer patient.