Meet my mother, the happiest person I know; a short-haired, blonde-and-sometimes-red mohawk’d (though today she’s going gel-less), upbeat metalhead and punk rocker.

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She wears anything that’s sun-yellow, whether it’s silk, cotton, leather, fur, or chain mail. She doesn’t drink beer because she’s celiac; she drinks añejo tequila and mead instead. She works as a dental receptionist, and has a 2nd-dan black belt in a Karate style practiced all over Canada and China. She enjoys mosh pits as much as the insect zoo.

Image, body or otherwise, is just a facade people will use to assume that you’re single-faceted. Why worry about it? Others will slot you into whatever category they want, no matter how you look and dress, and there’s nothing you can do about it. Just relax, and be comfortable with what you like, because when the day’s over, you’re the only person who matters to you.

I think short hair (especially as short as yours!) is incredibly feminine and sexy. Rock it

As for keeping up with a short haircut of the buzzer-friendly variety: consider getting one. If you trim even fairly regularly, it’ll become financially worthwhile, as long as you’re either ok doing it yourself or Bear will do it. I do my husband’s hair, and it works out just wonderfully (we usually keep it a smidge longer than yours is now, because he’s given in to my taste in hair lengths a smidge). Otherwise, if you happen to have more time than money, talk to me and we’ll make a haircut date.

I’ve been following your blog for ages now, but this is the first time I’ve really been compelled to comment (I can be a little shy sometimes). I must say, I’m super jealous of how awesome you look with nearly no hair. I’ve been a short-hair person (above my shoulders) most of my life and have recently been trying to get used to having longer hair but sometimes dream of just shaving it off. So far I haven’t dared… It’s the ears, you see – my ears stick out and I have a hard enough time tying my hair back because it exposes them. But then I think maybe I should do it anyway and stop worrying about how I look.

All this to say, you’re either super inspiring or a bad influence, depending on how you want to look at it.