Has a family member ever shamed you for growing your hair out?

[Peter Parker]

They used to imply I was gay for having braids when I was a kid lol

 

[CrushedGroove]

I shame them. Shame them ALL



Ol' I want long hair like my woman so she got something to pull when she behind me puttin in work lookin' boy.

Ol' I whip my hair back and forth lookin' boy

Ol' you can call me 'Twan lookin' boy

Ol' let me swoop my edges lookin' boy

 

[Fillerguy]

Some, currently. I'm rocking an afro curly fade

 

[Heavy_Handz]

Always kept my hair low my whole life. Like AZ always with the low fade. But there was a time I decided to really grow my beard extra long and people looked at me like I was an alien. Even my wife She don’t want me to cut the beard off just doesn’t like it extra long. I keep the beard just at normal length now plus easier to maintain

 

[⠀X ⠀]

Yeah, back in 2000 or so when everyon had braids, I started growing my hair out and my dad was not happy about that

 

[bigdaddy88]

Yes,they sound borderline coo ish when they did. like only rocking a Caesar is acceptable

 

[Phantum]

When I first started my locs my mom thought I was going through depression

 

[WesCrook]

When I was younger, yeah. It's not shaming though. They are just expressing their views about the perception of long hair.
When you get older, you might realize that they probably meant well.

Mostly their own perception. They personally don't like it.....and try to impose it on younger family members.

They don't mean well at all. It's borderline bullying.

 

[Sad Bunny]

No. Can’t nobody tell me shyt. All my parents and grandparents been dead anyways.

 

[Sad Bunny]

When I first started my locs my mom thought I was going through depression

Everybody got locs now. Scust.

 

[Phantum]

Everybody got locs now. Scust.

I don't anymore

 

[Sad Bunny]

I don't anymore

Me too. I cut them off this year

 

[Buddy]

Not shame but I get asked sometimes when imma cut my locs. I been saying I would for over a year but I was scared of the instant regret I'd feel after all that hard work


I'm at a place mentally and emotionally where I'm ready to cut them-- but I need the milestone. This has always been a "journey" for me. The shyt started during the most amazing and mindbending time of my life, so I wanna mark the end of journey with a proper close. My employee evaluation is next week

 

[Heavy_Handz]

Not shame but I get asked sometimes when imma cut my locs. I been saying I would for over a year but I was scared of the instant regret I'd feel after all that hard work


I'm at a place mentally and emotionally where I'm ready to cut them-- but I need the milestone. This has always been a "journey" for me. The shyt started during the most amazing and mindbending time of my life, so I wanna mark the end of journey with a proper close. My employee evaluation is next week

It’s your journey. Cut them on your time. Don’t feel pressured because people ask. Usually people don’t have much to say so they go for low hanging fruit like you saying you were going to cut them eventually

 

[Buddy]

It’s your journey. Cut them on your time. Don’t feel pressured because people ask. Usually people don’t have much to say so they go for low hanging fruit like you saying you were going to cut them eventually

What? All I said was that I'm asked when I'll cut them, not pressured. Even if I was I wouldn't care cause like I said I've been waiting on a milestone.