# Aak! I just cut 16 inches off my hair! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 18, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aak-i-just-cut-16-inches-off-my-hair/304442 "2005-05-18T17:48:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aak-i-just-cut-16-inches-off-my-hair/304442/1 "2005-05-18T17:48:10Z")
:eek: don’tpanicdon’tpanicdon’tpanic… Actually I like it. Until I go to feel it, and then I get all anxious. It’s just hair, right? It’ll grow back if I want it to, right? Below butt to shoulder length. Dayam, that’s a big shift. But it’s a lot of nasty damaged hair gone. I’ll save a fortune on shampoo and conditioner. Plus, I might be able to pass as a Muggle now! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aak-i-just-cut-16-inches-off-my-hair/304442/2 "2005-05-18T17:49:47Z")
I hope it went to Locks of Love! I cut 12" off mine last year for them. ---
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aak-i-just-cut-16-inches-off-my-hair/304442/3 "2005-05-18T17:51:18Z")
P’raps you should start asking “why” instead of “WhyNot”? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aak-i-just-cut-16-inches-off-my-hair/304442/4 "2005-05-18T17:52:25Z")
I cut mine by about 8" a few years ago. Two years after I started regrowing, it’s all back. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aak-i-just-cut-16-inches-off-my-hair/304442/5 "2005-05-18T18:00:06Z")
> [@GingerOfTheNorth](#): > > I hope it went to Locks of Love! I cut 12" off mine last year for them. yup. It was WhyKid’s idea, actually. He decided to cut off his shoulder-length hair for donation to celebrate his baby sister’s release from the hospital after 4 months in intensive care (hopefully she comes home tomorrow!) How could I \*not \*follow that great example? ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aak-i-just-cut-16-inches-off-my-hair/304442/6 "2005-05-18T18:00:58Z")
I had hair halfway down my back a few weeks ago. Then I got tired of it and had it all chopped off. Now I have a shaggy, wavy thing going and I’m digging it. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aak-i-just-cut-16-inches-off-my-hair/304442/7 "2005-05-18T18:11:03Z")
> [@Lord Ashtar](#): > > I had hair halfway down my back a few weeks ago. Then I got tired of it and had it all chopped off. Now I have a shaggy, wavy thing going and I’m digging it. That’s funny; my boyfriend has hair like yours. Right now it’s shaggy wavy, but he told me last night he’s going to grow it out. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aak-i-just-cut-16-inches-off-my-hair/304442/8 "2005-05-18T18:15:44Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > How could I \*not \*follow that great example? Kudos to both you and **WhyKid**. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aak-i-just-cut-16-inches-off-my-hair/304442/9 "2005-05-18T19:06:30Z")
Don’t fret. You’ve cut your hair to your shoulders? If you do decide to grow it out, you won’t have any nasty “in-between” stages, as I would if I were to let mine grow. (I’ve got the Jamie Lee Curtis haircut). You did a good thing. Congrats. ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aak-i-just-cut-16-inches-off-my-hair/304442/10 "2005-05-18T19:25:49Z")
Hey, I just did something similar yesterday, only mine was completely random (I’m gonna get a haircut. Nah, I’m gonna chop all my hair off!) Went to a good cause (apparently the stylist asks everyone who’s cutting enough off if it’s OK to donate). And if you hate it, it’ll grow back. (plus, a reason to invest in a couple cute hats!) ---
**Author:** ![TwoOnSunday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@TwoOnSunday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoOnSunday)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aak-i-just-cut-16-inches-off-my-hair/304442/11 "2005-05-18T20:03:05Z")
_still hyperventilating_ at the thought of it. 28 days until I do the same thing. Congratulations to you on your bravery!