Lamenting the bob

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Hair grows.

It does. I know it does.

And mine grows quickly, like a weed – about an inch a month.

Still. These days, I am regretting the decision to cut my hair.

Sure, it was spontaneous and cute and spunky for awhile – an “I am Annie Freaking Parsons” moment. But now, it’s shaggy and a little bit shapeless, and not short enough to be cute, but not long enough to be hot.

I am a PTA mother.

I miss the days of showering at night, sleeping with wet hair, and waking up with a picture-perfect mane. It was so easy, with the ever-advantageous feature of being long enough for a Liv Tyler ponytail. These days, my ponytail is an inch and a half long, with the underside being too short to reach the rubber band, and thus, sticking out wildly, like prickles on a cactus.

I could trim it up and give it some oomph, but I so desperately want it to Be Long again. I cut it on February 23, and 10” were hacked off. So if I want to get it back to a state of glamour, this means that I will be in the process of growing until Christmas.

Christmas 1987 – a hand-made dollhouse, crafted by my Grandpop
Christmas 1993 – a kitten named Cassie
Christmas 2000 – keys to the Honda, which my parents helped me get into
Christmas 2005 – Dolce & Gabana Light Blue perfume
Christmas 2008 – my femininity

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10 Comments

  1. Greta on May 7, 2008 at 9:51 AM

    Annie, you could be bald and you would still be pretty.

    Thus sayeth the Greta.

  2. Mary on May 7, 2008 at 11:01 AM

    Well, I hear you. While I don’t lament my bob per se (lets be honest, its better in so many ways than my hippie hair) I, too, am in the hideous “in between” phase. When one side isn’t flipping out to the side like a rebel teenager, my longer-than-normal bangs are becoming a giant obstruction while driving. But we will persevere. And come out HOT on the other side.

    And remember, as Dolly Parton says, “It takes some effort to look like this.” ;)

  3. Shannon on May 7, 2008 at 2:03 PM

    You read my mind Annie!

    I was just thinking how long my hair has gotten! I cut my hair on February 22nd and now it’s at a weird length and blah. It does do this 60s style flippy thing after it’s been in a little nubbin tail, but that’s all I’ve got going for me. But, let’s be honest, that’s not really in my favor.

    Also, I think I’m too poor for short hair with constant trims and upkeep-that’s not my style..

  4. erin castioni on May 7, 2008 at 2:40 PM

    since going short a la victoria beckham in october, i’ve had AT LEAST one hair cut a month. but, looking back at old pictures when my hair was longer and shaggier and pulled up in super cut up-dos, i too, feel like a man. and at $45 a pop, i need to give the wallet a break. I’m going to use these 3 months away from my stylist to see where the hair takes me. August might not be pretty.

  5. Christina on May 7, 2008 at 7:18 PM

    I just “rated” you. I couldn’t help it. I had to give you the most stars. Because you are Annie Freaking Parsons. Mid-length hair and all.

  6. Laura on May 7, 2008 at 8:17 PM

    Annie, I feel your pain. I’m going through the “growing out” process right now and it’s not pretty!

  7. Allie, Dearest on May 7, 2008 at 11:05 PM

    I just sat there today, staring at myself in the mirror and tugging on my sad ends to see how long my hair has gotten since I cut it in December.

    Not long enough, is the answer that my heart said before my brain had the guts to calculate it.

    Not long enough.

    I’m with you on this one. My cute stage and I are no longer on speaking terms.

  8. Jen on May 8, 2008 at 1:01 AM

    Annie, I totally hear ya on this one. I cut my hair less than a month ago, and my hair also grows almost an inch a month. And while I had a cute, short, edgy cut a month ago, my hair now looks something akin to the old “rachel” hair cut thanks to my shoulders (which force the ends to flip out instead of hang straight). I was walking behind a gal with long, beautiful hair yesterday and stared forlornly at what I used to have…I’m trapped in the never ending cycle of wishing I had “her” hair- whoever “her” is depends on the week!

  9. Annibelle on May 8, 2008 at 12:28 PM

    OR you could get extensions… But just as long as you don’t do anythinig rash a la Ms. Spears when you grow tired of them.

    P.S. Light Blue is SOOOO yummy and Spring-y!

  10. Sarah on May 11, 2008 at 3:50 PM

    I, too, am overcoming a haircut. I long for long, even hair. Not too long, though.

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