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Brave the Shave, part 2

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phoenix Wed 25-Jul-18 12:24:44

ffinnochio have pm'd you!

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ffinnochio Wed 25-Jul-18 12:08:21

I feel there’s more than one issue going on, as you seem unsure.
Charity + marking 60th Birthday?
Charity + making a statement about .....?
Charity + having fun

I remember you went semi-pink a while ago, so it seems to me your hair is an important part of who you are - like a lot of us, I guess.

It’ll grow back if you hate it.

Think what I’m trying to say is be very clear about exactly why you are doing this.

Anyway, why the hell not do it! I couldn’t, so ? to you if you go ahead.

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rubytut Wed 25-Jul-18 11:51:39

When I see an older woman with a shaved head I assume, often wrongly , that they are having chemo. Be prepared for sympathetic looks or people looking away. I find it a bit odd when people do this to show support as people do not have a shaved head all the time to support people with alopecia when their hair never grows back.

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baubles Wed 25-Jul-18 11:41:04

Haven’t seen the other thread, is this a charity thing & you’ll grow your hair back afterwards or are you going for a permanent Sinead O’Connor look?

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MissAdventure Wed 25-Jul-18 11:26:03

Undoubtedly yes from me. smile
Anything which raises money is a good thing.

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phoenix Wed 25-Jul-18 11:23:45

Well, my pack arrived this morning, and I have spoken to my hairdresser (who by the way is horrified! shock but some people I have spoken to about it think that as my hair is quite short anyway, (short cut, i.e no length to tie back, but with 3 to 4 inch layers) that it's hardly a "sacrifice".

I was planning to go for a number 5 clipper cut all over, which still counts as a shave, but have been a bit disheartened by some responses.

I know when I first posted about it on here there were mixed feelings, but overall most members were supportive.

I am hoping to get it done on August 7th, just a few days after my 60th birthday.

What do the Grans think, should I still go ahead (no pun intended! smile

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