ONE Inch… ONE Freakin’ Inch
19 Dec 2007 30 Comments
Most women can read that line and know exactly where I’m going with this. I go to my hairdresser appointment that I had with Sharon. I love Sharon – she knows my hair, always does a good job, and is generally a nice person to talk with. However, Sharon must have forgotten she was on vacation when I made my appointment, so when I showed up today she wasn’t there. No biggie, I was just going to make another appointment but there was a girl there who said she’d take me. At first I was a little undecided but figured she looked pretty cool – kind of spiky hair, youngish, red streaks, she seemed like she knew the style.
I was very clear with what I wanted – a trim, about an inch off all around. That meant the back, the bangs and the layers. I did go too long in between haircuts which is why I didn’t say a half of an inch. Fine, she started cutting and it looked good. Then we got deep into conversation and we were gabbing like old friends. I’m watching her but not really watching her – know what I mean? Now my hair never looks good wet so I didn’t really think anything about when she said she was done and would blow it out. She started blowing and I started panicking. Really Panicking. I saw it. I saw the… the… I can’t even say it… it was a…
MULLET!
Yep, you heard me right – a mullet! The layers on the sides were super short and the back was really long. She only cut about an inch off of the back but about 5 to 6 inches at least off of the side. My hair was never super long, but I had long layers which basically were laying flat against the side of my head. I think I let out a scream, but I’m not really sure, it was all just a big blur to me. I was speechless – in shock almost.
She asked me if I liked it and I think the look on my face said it all. She looked disappointed and asked me what was wrong. I uttered – “It’s a fucking mullet.” That threw her all off and she was like “No, of course it isn’t a mullet” And I’m like Yup… it is. I think I had the vocabulary of a 4 year old at that point. I ALMOST started crying but held back while the woman next to me came over and said that she’d finish me up. She told me she would have to cut all of the bottom off to make it look decent. She knew exactly what I was feeling and totally took over the other woman’s job. She then proceeded to hack off about 6 inches to even it up.
Then she told me there would be no charge.
Yeah, I fucking hope so! I walked out in such shock that I actually forgot something – my son! Honest to God, I walked out the door and the next thing I heard was “Mommy, mommy, wait up!” LOL Yeah, that was how bad I was. He looked me dead in the eye and said “Hey, you look like me, are you a boy now?”
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I broke out in tears and just sat in my car crying for about 15 minutes. I’m not even going to take a picture – it is THAT bad. Never, never, never, never again am I going to anyone but Sharon. Now my sister is coming on Saturday from Michigan with my niece Caitlin, there will be Christmas photos, and I’m not going to take one damn one. Nope, nuh-uh.
It’ll take months for it to grow back… just months 
Oh man, I’m going to cry again. FUCK!!! This sucks man, this really sucks
Dec 19, 2007 @ 21:52:00
OH NO! Oh man I just want to hug you right now. Nothing sucks more than a bad fricken haircut!
In September I went in for a “trim”. Guess my mistake was doing it 10 minutes before closing b/c that bitch butchered me! Its been 3 months and my hair still looks like crap most days. *sigh* I’m just going to let it grow til March and pay the good money for a good cut. {{{hugs}}}
Dec 19, 2007 @ 22:07:00
I think nearly every woman in the world understands how you are feeling.
Try not to let it spoil your Christmas.
Dec 20, 2007 @ 00:36:00
OH NO! I feel so bad for you. It’s hard getting that much hair cut off voluntarily, but what happened to you really sucks. *HUGS*
Dec 20, 2007 @ 00:46:00
uummmm. I don’t know what to say either. Yikes. You know the first stage in the grieving process after you lose someone (or some hair) is denial, then I think anger, so you at least are getting over it quicker than you realize. Regardless, I know how bad it sucks. On another bright side, if they make a Joe Dirt 2, you could audition. (help? no? sorry, i didn’t think so.) How about some wine? I really am trying to make you laugh. Sorry about the involuntary new look.
KEEP BELIEVING
Dec 20, 2007 @ 01:51:00
Oh my. I had almost the same exact thing happen to me five years ago and I cried!
What I did was went to another person and had her just cut the back short and make it into that sort of Meg Ryan spikey sorta almost short/almost bob hairdo. It was cute and really only took a year to grow long again.
Either way….geez, I hope it grows quickly for you!
Dec 20, 2007 @ 05:42:00
Oh, god… Erin. Up until the part where you burst intio tears, I was laughing my ass off at your descriptive reaction to the mullet. However, I too have been there and feel your pain. Mane and Tail, baby!!! Get extensions down to your ass!!
That would be pretty hot, actually.
Dec 20, 2007 @ 07:06:00
Holy Crap – are you kidding me? I am so sorry (look at what the108 said – laughing her ass off until you burst into tears – ditto). I’m sure you don’t look that bad – I hope it isn’t that bad. Take care. Kellan
Dec 20, 2007 @ 12:32:00
As someone with short hair (lol) I keep sitting here thinking “it can’t be that bad, it can’t be that bad…”
Hang in there. But if I were you, I would have picked up some of the hair off the floor and made them measure it. Let them show you their magical rulers they use to measure things.
Dec 20, 2007 @ 13:59:00
I am so sorry, but I am sure you still look adorable!!
Dec 20, 2007 @ 14:40:00
Oh Erin! I am so sorry! I would be in tears too.
It will grow. Just keep reminding yourself: it will grow!
Dec 20, 2007 @ 15:28:00
Okay, I’ve started writing four times and had to delete it because it was full of cursing. I’m trying not to curse but DAMN! That effing sucks. I am so sorry.
Dec 20, 2007 @ 15:32:00
That SUCKS!!! We all know the obvious truth which is that hair does grow back but I know exactly how you feel when you expect these supposed experts to do what you ask and they just do their own thing. I once got a mullet afro and they F*CKING charged me for it! Brutal. Hang in there girl
Dec 20, 2007 @ 15:46:00
yes..I remember the bad hairdo blues! it’s hard to forget such a tragedy! You live and learn! IIt’s hard to find someone you can completely trust! Hair is very important!
The good thing is it’s hair and it’ll grow back! =)
Dec 20, 2007 @ 16:12:00
Come and distract yourself from that hairdo, babe… come right a hilarious Amazon.com customer review for man-douche and cat lady action figures over at my place today… It’ll make ya laugh
Dec 20, 2007 @ 17:35:00
Nooooooooooooooo!!!! I’m so sorry Erin and while there are a gazillion worse things that could happen than a bad do, I understand how you’re feeling. All too well.
Now then is more important than ever to eat well so your hair grows back super fast. I just consulted my “Foods that heal” book and you should be eating
Liver, fish oil, eggs, fortified milk, and red, yellow,orange and dark green vegetables. Also meat, fish, poultry, and other dairy products.
You know how I feel about most of that stuff… but in this case, I’m going to make an exception and give the ok to eat them.
I’m sure it’s not as bad as you think and you’re probably still cute as a button.
Dec 20, 2007 @ 19:32:00
Girl, I hear you! I don’t let ANYONE cut my hair anymore. With naturally curly there are only about 3 people in the entire nation that know what they are doing, and I will never again walk out of a salon crying. It’s just not worth it!
Do you look good in hats? I don’t even have that option, but I wish I did! Luckily hair does grow back, and much faster when you have straight hair!
Dec 20, 2007 @ 20:09:00
I’m so sorry Erin!!!!!!!!!!!! Hang in there hon.
Dec 20, 2007 @ 20:31:00
Ouch Erin!! I’m sorry girl.
Look at the bright side though, at least it was free??!
*ducking*
Dec 20, 2007 @ 20:45:00
OH HELL TO THE NOOOOOO!
I am crying for you right now.. I would have lost it. Just remember, it will grow back or we could round up a possee and go kick some arse?
I am all over the last option… just sayin…
Dec 20, 2007 @ 21:03:00
Erin – My advice….Queenie to friend…go back to Sharon. Let her give you a new age uber short do with funky colors. Fun it up and don’t sweat it. It will grow out and if you tell everyone how horrible it looks, that is exactly what they will see. Instead, make the best of what ya got girlie. I went a tad sorter than I planned with my last do and decided that I had a choice…I could find a way to love it or I could be miserable and hate it. I am getting compliments all over the place now. I think its my attitude.
I bet you would look HAWT with some blue highlights. I say go for it.
Dec 20, 2007 @ 22:08:00
I say purple or red tips.
I am sorry this happened. Wish I could find the picture of me with short hair, I got in a huge somethings got to change and I can’t change nothing fit 2 years ago and went short, like 3 inches short hair.
May I suggest some over the counter prenatal vitamins, they make you hair and nails grow fast.
Dec 21, 2007 @ 06:50:00
From a man’s perspective all I can say is, yeap you are scrwed but, yes there’s a but, it could have been worse, instead of cutting like six inches she could have cut your ear, see that wouldn’t grow back but your hair will in due time. I would take the pictures because you’ll regret it later on in life when you are laughing about what happened to you today.
Dec 21, 2007 @ 15:31:00
I have to admit that I am not all that attached to my hair (plus I was a cosmetologist for years) but I feel your pain. For someone to f-up that badly… Was there no way to give you a funky bob? You poor thing. I agree with the fun color job.
Dec 21, 2007 @ 18:52:00
When will your stylist be back in the shop? I would insist on extensions that would somewhat give me back the hairstyle that I’m accustomed to. I would insist they do the extension for free AND that they maintain the extensions until your natural hair has grown back out.
Least they could do … right?
Dec 21, 2007 @ 19:27:00
I’m sooo sorry about your hair, I feel your pain. Hope you can try your best not to think toooo much about it during the holidays!
Dec 21, 2007 @ 21:08:00
I soooo understand! I’ve been there too.
HUGS!
Dec 21, 2007 @ 23:46:00
Erin–I’m sorry. As a kid and young adult, my mom was a hairdresser. Often I would tell her what I wanted and she would decide she wanted something else for me and she would do it her way. I hated it. And throughout the whole procedure, she would yell at me and yank my hair and so on and so forth. It sucked. There was one time she gave me 2 perms in one day because she didn’t like the way the first one turned out. Yeah. I looked like a fuzzball by the time she was done. It took a long time for my hair to recover from that debacle. I’m thinking of you. Hugs. Both of us know that there are worse things, but you don’t want to hear about those now. Love you!
Dec 22, 2007 @ 19:50:00
There are several ways to look at this. First, go to someone else and let them even the chop job out – make it look chic, like you wanted something that short. You might start a new hair trend.
Second, get a wig. There are lots of fairly attractive and real looking wig “hats” out there. Some are hard to detect as not real.
Third, be thankful you don’t have cancer and that you’ve just lost most of your hair courtesy of chemo-therapy.
There are more difficult places to be in other than experiencing a poor haircut during this time of the year.
Count your blessings, girl and not the hair you would have liked on your head.
Dec 23, 2007 @ 15:22:00
erin…you crazy girl…of course you were invited!
Dec 23, 2007 @ 15:37:00
Oh E, you poor thing. Sorry it took me so long to comment!!
I have SO had a bad hair cut (read my blog from a few days ago).
Try pre-natal vitamins for a few weeks. It will make your hair stronger and healthier and it will grow a little quicker. It’s not a miracle drug but it does work well and will make the hair grow.
You’re always beautiful whether your hair is long or short. I love ya girlie! Give Matty and extra squeeze just to make mommy feel better! (that is also proven to work
)
Hugs,
Nicole
P.S. I got your card. We got ours out MAJOR late so I have no idea if you will get it before Christmas. *sigh* SORRY!!!