Lifestyles of the poor and nameless

What is the deal with hairdressers? Why do they always want to cut your hair? I've been going to my current hairdresser for about 4 years now. I'm all about supporting Black business, but you know....WHY must they cut my hair? I finally get it growing, able to toss it over my shoulder ;-) (not quite) and then the hairdresser says "you've got all these split ends and stringy hair. When's the last time you had a trim?" Of course, I haven't had a trim in months, but that's because I was growing it out. I'm quite proud to say that I haven't seen a single split end thank you very much, but in her "professional opinion", my hair was damaged and needed trimming. So I acquiesced. Why? I don't know.

After the cut and subsequent dry, she says "yes, this hair feels good! No ends weighing it down". Sure it's got bounce and body now, but who needs body when you've got length? Not to mention the fact that I've got this pudgy round face now (because while I've been studying, I haven't been working out). So I look ridiculous with the short hair.

I figured that I might as well keep the ball rolling by getting my eyebrows done. So I went to my usual person (who is wildly overpriced, but good) and she made them too thin! She said that whoever did them the last time didn't do them properly, so she made them thinner. It's terrible. I'm almost like the Mona Lisa (no eyebrows). Now I have to wait and grow them out again. *Sigh*