Long hair, don’t care!
Regardless, it doesn’t matter how tedious or troublesome the foibles of having long follicles are.
you might’t and won’t part with it or hack it all off.
And that’s totally okay.
These are the legit struggles of having long hair texture and style don’t matter, only length.
Even a male friend weighed in, since dudes have long hair, too!
The struggles of long hair are real but they are not insurmountable.
Where do these hairs hide when I am sweeping up their friends?
My friend Gabriella Meghan groused, “I probably have to clean more that somebody with short hair.”
Clogged drains
Washing and conditioning is neverjustwashing and conditioning.
Over time, long hairs clog drains in the shower or the sink.
Next thing you know, you are standing in an inch or two of dirty water when showering.
It gets so bad that Liquid Plumr doesn’t do the trick.
You have to call an actual plumber to snake the tub and pull out the thick, disgusting clog.
I have dealt with thisseveraltimes at my condo over the years.
I don’t mind the additional time and energy it takes to style it before heading out.
It’s the lesser of two evils.
It’salwaysa process and can take an eternity to style.
It gets very sweaty."
It looks bunk and gross and I can never successfully brush out the sticky knot, either.
As my friend Ginger Ella mused, “It’s a fire hazard!”
Oh no not even close.
I never, ever want to feel or smell that again.
I never get more than five wears out of a single tie, either.
But somehow, some way, they always end up gone, baby gone.
The ones that don’t vanish often stretch out and become threadbare, eventually snapping.
Or they magically disappear thanks to my cat."
Hair ties don’t quite fit right
This struggle actually came from a male friend.
Hair ties are not an exact science and there is no formula to purchasing the right ones.
“If you tie it two times around, it’s too loose.
If you tie them three times around, it’s too tight,” said Alexander Stafford.
I can relate, and when you unloop them, hair gets ripped out and wrapped around the tie.
I am constantly removing loose hairs knotted around my not-missing hair ties.
That, too, can hurt.
Or it can leave you with a big rat’s nest-looking mess.
What if you have a date or an important work meeting?
As my colleagues Gail Worley said, “Dealing with a windy situation” is problematic.
That versatility is terrific.
She labeled “getting arm fatigue from doing my own hair” as a big issue.
The end result can be sloppy, meaning you have to start over.
We have all wasted plenty of time re-doing hair over arm fatigue.
It can cause pain and become really high maintenance.
Certainly, a too tight updo can pull on your scalp and hurt like hell.
The end result is an unflattering coif.
It’s not a cute look and the product can make a mess of your ends.
My friend Jill Augusto grumbled, “I can never wear a sticky lip gloss.
God forbid a breeze comes along!”
Sharing a bed can be difficult
Sleeping with long hair can become quite the task.
It’s painful and makes nighttime anything but restful.
That makes total sense, since hair hangs in the same general vicinity of purses ‘n’ pits.
I’ve been a victim of such many times.
Based on your activities, you might waste all this extra time addressing your hair in certain situations.
It will irritate you until it is removed.
She has experienced difficulty “finding hair products for mixed race people.
But long hair is worth all the hassle if you love how it looks or frames your face.
