Change. Control. It’s all about the hair, baby.
I’ve noticed that women tend to get their hair cut to represent various life stages. There’s the I-just-got-married-haircut which states that one’s hair ought to change to reflect one’s marital status. Then there’s the I’m-not-a-high-school-student-anymore haircut (sometimes just a style) which is intended to proclaim one’s independence from the schoolgirl within.
Men don’t have a married haircut — at least they don’t have one of their own choosing. I suppose some newlywed men might get the my-wife-didn’t-like-my-previous-hairstyle haircut. (Most men see less changes on their head and more at their waistlines after marriage… But that’s a topic for another day.) College boys do something very unique however. They rebel from the cutting idea and make attempts, instead, for the growth category. Any hair that can be grown will be. And the liberated lads return home to surprised mothers with all varieties of scruff on their faces and styles on their heads.
It’s all about change. And control. So on Wednesday I went with the nothing-else-in-my-life-is-changing-so-at-least-my-hair-will-darn-it! haircut. And, for better or worse, it feels good.
5 Comments
charity Sep 12, 2003 1:51 PM
Some of my favorite haircuts are:
the my-life-sucks-and-I-need-a-change haircut
the jennifer-aniston-looks-great-why-shouldn’t-I haircut
the I-want-to-look-good-for-people-I-haven’t-seen-in-a-long-time haircut
the I-just-got-over-a-boy haircut
and many more!!
rebecca Sep 12, 2003 3:03 PM
so i’m not the only one who thinks like this, huh? “the I-want-to-look-good-for-people-I-haven’t-seen-in-a-long-time haircut.” love it.
sarah Sep 12, 2003 3:50 PM
and speaking of which… i love your new haircut rebecca! it looks so good!
i’ve always admired people that can look good with short hair. (not me) :-)
rebecca Sep 12, 2003 5:20 PM
awww… thanks, sarah. : ) i attempted a mary-lou retton haircut when i was about 8 years old — didn’t look a thing like her. instead i looked like a pretty boy. so the short cut hasn’t always worked for me. funny thing was, on wednesday i didn’t care if it “worked” or not! change was in the air…
bethany Sep 12, 2003 5:35 PM
wow. i look forward to the unveiling of this new cut.
personally i have noticed a disturbing trend…the formerly college boy tendency of letting one’s hair grow shaggy and yucky is starting earlier and earlier…i don’t know why but now sophomore boys somehow think they’re cool enough to do this. newsflash: it looks stupid on 20 year olds and it looks even more stupid on 16 year olds.