They say that having long hair is always a goal for a girl to have. That "boys don't like short hair" or maybe your face is too round for short hair. Sometimes moms won't let their daughters cut their own hair, as if that's their own body or anything. Whatever the case may be we need to get rid of this standard that a girl is more beautiful with long hair. Don't get me wrong long hair is great, you rock that long hair girl! But for some people that hair style isn't for them. People like me who for a long time went through several hair style phases. But through different phases in my life I finally found one haircut that suits who I am. My inspiration for the haircut was Zayn Malik, which means I had to shave my head.

Two years ago I shaved my head for the first time in my life. I needed a new haircut, but I usually got the same hair cut or a similar cut every time. I was scared to do this because all my life I was told my face was either too fat or too round for short hair. So of course, when you're exposed to something like that you believe it. All my life I was always told "Don't cut your long blonde hair!! People would kill for hair like that!!" well obviously if they wanted it that bad they could just go get their hair done. I always rolled my eyes and ignored those comments because they don't make sense and it's something stupid to say when it's easy to obtain. I was sitting in the chair at my salon I go to when I get my hair done. My mom was even there with me and she was scared to see my long blonde hair fall to the floor.

Once my stylist turned on the buzzer to shave my golden locks off my heart jumped to my throat. I had anxiety running through my body because all I've ever had my whole life was this long thick blonde hair. Then it all hit the floor and I felt all this weight on my shoulders (no pun intended here) start to come off. Like my hair had been holding things that stressed me out and I finally let them go. I felt more like I could be myself, because I had nothing to hide behind. I loved my shaved head and so did everyone at school, work and pretty much anywhere I went.

Skip a few years to now, I had grown my hair out for another two years and my hair was down to my shoulders again. When my hair gets long I have no idea what to do with it besides putting it up into a bun or a pony tail. My hair was starting to annoy me and was getting thin due to the fact that I had to bleach the color out of it for cheer. My life at this point was also falling apart piece by piece and last time I shaved my head was when I was having a mid life crisis, so it was that time again. I got my hair shaved this past week and I loved the feeling of it again and now I feel it reflects my personality, who I am and I could not be any happier. So if you're scared about your next haircut, don't sweat it, hair grows back.