Telling the ‘rents and the recording.
I’m not keeping to my own schedule of Monday/Wednesday/Friday. I’d love to blame NaBloMoPo for turning me into a blog whore.
The Video
Didn’t think I’d forgotten about you did you? Well, here’s the video from the night.
Shave video #1 - Broadcast your self LIVE
Shave #2 - Broadcast your self LIVE
Shave #3 - Broadcast your self LIVE
the ‘rents
I’ve been wearing a cap all day. Not because I’m annoyed about my new hairstyle but rather because I couldn’t be bothered explaining myself to the parents. Well, while in the hospital with them both today my dad asked the question… You didn’t do it did you?
Well, daddy, I did.
It’s not that I didn’t really want him to know, it was that I wanted him to understand why I did it. He has no concept of my beliefs or I doubt, even my personality. He hasn’t known me for over a year, and I’ve changed. I’m not afraid of taking risks anymore.
I do agree that my current hairstyle is a little short, and in future I’ll keep to a #1 or #2. That’s not important. What I find quite… disgusting… is that I don’t think he even cares why I did it.
He said I looked like an inmate, like a soldier or who knows what else. I simply told him I was doing it for good, and money was raised to further good.
I have knowledge, I have beleifs that far outweigh yours. I know about other religions from around the world and while I may not practice them entirely, I understand their significance and hold some meaning towards them.
Hair grows back, and while I don’t care what you think – I’d love if you actually thought about why I did it.
Corinne | September 3rd, 2008 at 5:50 pm
What’s done is done, your dad knew about it prior to it happening so you’d expect he’d respond better. But It was just as shocking for him to see it as it was for me to see it. I think he’ll get used to it and life will continue. I read “the little more” and I feel that the decision you made was infact a good one. You’re sacrificing something to start new. Some people do the same thing with dreadlocks and end up never cutting them off…Considering how I can never imagine you with dreadlocks I’m happy you took another approach, and also that you didn’t sacrifice a poor little animal for your own good. I hope you mother’s anxiety about you and your sister moving out isn’t too unnerving and that she gets better and is able to enjoy a life of no worries about her children being around all the time. I question who the ‘you’ is in this blog. Are you addressing your father, or more everyone who doubted you?