7 Things You Should NEVER Say to a Woman with Short Hair
I recently cut my hair shorter than I've had it in years. Yes, it coincided with the birth of my second daughter. No, it doesn't mean I've given up (well, maybe it does, but that's not something you should say to me).
It's funny how people think they have a license to say anything to women who cut their hair short. And by "funny" I mean rude and totally not funny. Here are 7 things you should never say to a woman with short hair about her hair. Unless you're trying to be funny (in which case, see above).
"May I help you, sir?"
This is what the saleswoman in the bookstore said to me when I was 12. I had ripped a picture out of Seventeen magazine and unfortunately declined to have my mom accompany me to the salon in an attempt to duplicate the model's haircut. The lady felt really bad when I burst into tears. She felt even worse when she just couldn't figure out why the little boy was crying.
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"It totally reminds me of Sandy Duncan in 'Peter Pan.'"
You know that Sandy Duncan played Peter Pan, right? Not Wendy or Tinker Bell? Keep that in mind the next time you want to compare my hair to a 70s star. Oh, and Dorothy Hamill? Don't go there, either, please.
"Did you just give up when you had the baby?"
Yup. No, really, I did. But it's one of those things that's better left unsaid. Especially by you.
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"I loved you back when you had long hair."
Thanks. And I loved you back when you had an edit function in your brain.
"Don't worry, it'll grow back."
That edit function in your brain? Will you be getting it back?
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"You look so much better with short hair."
Because I looked bad with long hair? You know I speak and understand English, right, and that my hearing is perfectly fine? This is one of those backhanded compliments, right? Or is it more accurate to say you're just being passive aggressive? By the way, have I mentioned you look so much better when your mouth is closed?
"Your short hair makes you look thinner."
I'm not sure why my ass looks smaller now that I took a few inches off the other half of my body. And I'm not sure why you think it's basically OK to tell me I looked fat before. But OK. I'll take it anyway. I guess.
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