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Things that confuse me about haircuts

Nessie
over 4 years ago

Neurotypicals seem to place quite a high priority on how their hair looks and I really don't understand their fixation with it. For example:

  1. Why they talk about going to the hairdresser (who cares?)
  2. Why they enjoy having their hair cut (bright lights, horrible chemical smells and a hairdresser who talks incessant b*****ks)
  3. Why they walk up to you periodically with a big grin and say, "So, what do you think? Do you like it?" (as if I'm expected to notice that something has changed. Hint: I never do)
  4. Why they constantly brush, fluff-up or re-style their hair throughout the day (I ran a cursory brush through it when I got up, and I go to work to, y'know, work, not play with my hair all day)
  5. Why hairdressers are always trying to convince you to 'try something new' (err, it's taken me a decade to find something that both looks and feels acceptable, why would I change that?)
  6. Why they cost so much (especially with the amount of torment we have to put up with, per point 2, frankly we should be paid to be sat there)

Do you understand it? Funny stories and explanations both welcome and encouraged.

Parents
  • over 4 years ago

    Hi! I like to get my hair trimmed and my highlights redone at least once every 3 months BUT I don’t feel the need to talk about it constantly, I just think about it periodically. We have a hairdresser visit our house once every 6 weeks as it’s cheaper and easier with the children, my youngest who’s two also has ASD and she hates having her hair cut, she would also cause chaos in a hairdressing salon! Also it’s in our home environment so no bright lights and sadly for our hairdresser, I’m the one who talks incessant b******s! I usually forget that I’ve had my hair done about 24 hours later and like yourself I only brush it when I get up and before I go out. I’m a low maintenance hair girl, I only wash and condition it then let it air dry, I can’t be dealing with dryers/straighteners/et al. A fringe actually suites me better but I cba with maintaining a fringe properly so I don’t have one anymore. Our hairdresser is well trained/knows I’m an awkward cow and doesn’t bother trying to convince me to try anything new :-)

  • over 4 years ago in reply to Kitsune
    Kitsune said:
    I’m a low maintenance hair girl, I only wash and condition it then let it air dry, I can’t be dealing with dryers/straighteners/et al.

    Hehe, I'm completely with you on that, although I don't often bother with conditioner. :-)

    Kitsune said:
    Our hairdresser is well trained/knows I’m an awkward cow and doesn’t bother trying to convince me to try anything new :-)

    Perfection is...!

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  • over 4 years ago in reply to Kitsune
    Kitsune said:
    I’m a low maintenance hair girl, I only wash and condition it then let it air dry, I can’t be dealing with dryers/straighteners/et al.

    Hehe, I'm completely with you on that, although I don't often bother with conditioner. :-)

    Kitsune said:
    Our hairdresser is well trained/knows I’m an awkward cow and doesn’t bother trying to convince me to try anything new :-)

    Perfection is...!

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