I've had long and thick hair all my life. I have my Cherokee heritage to thank for that. It certainly has its perks, but I ask myself at least 20x daily if it's really worth it.

1. Your hair is everywhere

This isn't even an exaggeration. Your hair is everywhere. Ever heard that rumor about how you're never more than 6 feet from a spider. Well, with think and long hair, you're never more than 6 INCHES away from your shedded hair.

2. Your local store is suspicious of you because of how much drain unclogging liquid you go through in a week

The hair builds up in your drain so quickly. You have to unclog your sinks and bath drain at least once every few days.

3. You feel like a murderer with how many hair ties you kill on a weekly basis

Some girls have lucky hair ties that last them months. You can barely get to the end of the week without breaking your extra thick hair tie.

4. Your partner refuses to be the big spoon because of how much hair falls on their face

Can you blame them though?

5. Your stray hairs end up in between your toes when you sleep

Can you name anything more uncomfortable?

6. You cannot exercise without braiding your hair

If you don't, you'll spend at least an hour trying to detangle it.

7. Your head is immune to the pain of having your hair pulled

You honestly just get used to it. It doesn't hurt anymore after your 8th-ish birthday.

8. You can forget trying to style it

Unless you've found some magical hairspray that holds even the thickest of hair, chances are you don't even bother using gel or spray because it simply won't work.

9. You are a dust magnet

If you brush your hair when you're not in the shower, you'll see how much dust flies out of your hair.

10. If you make any food, even just a PB&J, you have to put your hair in hairnet

If you don't, your hair will wind up in it somehow. Funny story, when my boyfriend and I were first dating I was in the kitchen while he was preparing his last meal (a weird yogurt thing, idk, it's a bodybuilder meal thing). I did not prep his food.

I did not touch his food. I was not even NEAR his food, but halfway through eating it he pulls out a long brown hair covered in Greek yogurt. Disgusting, I know.

11. You constantly mistake your hairballs for spiders

The resemblance is uncanny. Every time you see one of your hairballs on the floor, you immediately think "SPIDER!"

12. You have to wash it every 24 hours

The second it hits 24 hours and 01 seconds, you immediately feel your hair getting dirty, oily, and gross.

13. Blowdrying takes FOREVER

14. You have to keep your hair pinned back whenever you do ANYTHING that requires focus

If you don't, it just gets in your way.