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redqueen

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19. My 14-year-old did rhe same, and she loves it too.
Fri Jan 24, 2014, 05:38 PM
Jan 2014


I thought when I started reading your post that you were gonna tell him to grow his own hair out then.

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Oh A-MEN to that! tblue Jan 2014 #1
I loved that line about warpaint so much cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #3
!!!!! redqueen Jan 2014 #2
I know!! cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #4
And this. This x 10^100: redqueen Jan 2014 #5
That is the point we need to drive home, because I do think that cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #6
I have told the story before MadrasT Jan 2014 #9
LOL, yes... getting dressed up is just fun sometimes. redqueen Jan 2014 #12
Yep. For the most part, women choose to comply with patriarchal beauty norms. redqueen Jan 2014 #11
Some many men are shocked to hear this Sweet Freedom Jan 2014 #7
That's just creepy, if not downright scary. redqueen Jan 2014 #13
Maybe it's just Texas. Sweet Freedom Jan 2014 #17
I'm a native Texan :) redqueen Jan 2014 #18
Many, many moons ago I cut my hair short, my boyfriend, at the time, said he liked it longer.... all american girl Jan 2014 #8
My 14-year-old did rhe same, and she loves it too. redqueen Jan 2014 #19
I really enjoyed this. MadrasT Jan 2014 #10
I Have to wonder how they feel the first time they meet a lesbian cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #16
The same subset of men also seem to hate lesbians. MadrasT Jan 2014 #21
the kind of stupidity that can only be taught, geek tragedy Jan 2014 #14
I hope you're right cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #15
For most of my life, I kept my hair long, really long, Lunacee_2013 Jan 2014 #20
I am so glad cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #23
Thanks! Lunacee_2013 Jan 2014 #25
Oddly enough, I think Lunacee_2013 Jan 2014 #22
Hey, I am the last one to complain if the guys cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #24
I think they might have missed the whole point of the blog post though.... Lunacee_2013 Jan 2014 #28
Then that is their loss cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #29
If they didn't work so hard at missing so many points redqueen Jan 2014 #32
many years ago (circa '65) i got my hair cut. DesertFlower Jan 2014 #26
Are you kidding me cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #30
Son of Sam murders HockeyMom Jan 2014 #27
oh man I had completely forgotten about SOS cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #31
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