Tallgirl's Blog – September 2010 Archive (4)

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The AHA! Moment

Most of us can pinpoint The Moment when something big happened (Elvis died, Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon, Challenger exploded, Kennedy was shot, Princess Diana died, Michael Jackson died, Twin Towers...).



What about the moment you realized you would stay bald forever (or thought you would), and said to the heavens, "Well. Okay, then," and just did what you had to do, from then on, as a person with hair loss...no more prayers, tears, bargaining, shots, etc.? When was that,… Continue

Added by Tallgirl on September 26, 2010 at 9:30pm — 9 Comments

Human Beings!

So what. No hair. Once you are no longer relating to the world like high school, wanting a model or wanting validation about your own looks, you know you will be looking for some human qualities in others that please you and make you comfortable.



We all know that silly list that goes on dating sites about eye color, hair, body type etc. They never ask the real questions.



Likewise, when caught up in alopecia fears, maybe we lose sight of what it is WE have to give… Continue

Added by Tallgirl on September 17, 2010 at 2:00am — 8 Comments

Putting off romance

So, alopecians...do you find yourself putting off going out (to where the opposite sex is), flirting, dates, expression of love, sex, engagement, marriage (hey, my order may be off for some of you...sorry...) until some assumed date that hair will miraculously all grow back? How many great ones did you let get away while doing so? How many Practice People did you waste time with or experiment revealing to, just to "get the experience" before The Real One? Most importantly, however...what do you… Continue

Added by Tallgirl on September 6, 2010 at 3:00pm — 5 Comments

Comfort

Even if we each feel like the odd duck out sometimes, we must admit that there are places, people and situations we love that make us forget we even HAVE alopecia. Family cabin around the fire? Reunion at an old favorite hang-out with familiar childhood pals? Coming home to a cozy evening with music known-by-heart, and singing like on stage? Sleeping in and then yakking on the phone Saturday morning? Coffee shop with newspaper? Eating homemade pies with aunts? Fess up. Where, what, whom is HOME… Continue

Added by Tallgirl on September 1, 2010 at 9:58pm — 4 Comments

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