{"id":1787,"date":"2023-04-28T21:52:13","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T01:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fecundity.com\/nfw\/?p=1787"},"modified":"2023-04-28T21:52:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T01:52:17","slug":"enacting-the-plan-laid-down-by-my-younger-self","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fecundity.com\/nfw\/2023\/04\/28\/enacting-the-plan-laid-down-by-my-younger-self\/","title":{"rendered":"Enacting the plan laid down by my younger self"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TL;DR: I cut my hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

I started growing my hair out at the beginning of undergrad, and I’ve had long hair ever since. I usually keep it back in a pony tail. Younger me always thought that I’d keep the long hair until I went bald enough that the pony tail started to look silly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My hairline has been slowly receding and my hair has been thinning all around. So I thought about cutting it, but didn’t follow through. Sadly, there’s this striking bald patch on top. I wouldn’t notice if it weren’t for the overhead camera posted at the grocery store self-checkout: <\/p>\n\n\n

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Today seemed like the best possible moment. It was my last day of teaching for the term, so I won’t just show up to class with a new coiffure. And if I were overcome with regret, I have the whole summer to let it grow out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the side-by-side comparison:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I used to have hair that went partway down my back. I don’t anymore.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

From the front, the new do looks like the old do in a pony tail. So there are no pangs of regret yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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