Do you ever feel bad for dumping people in your life? I'm not really talking significant others or friends...that's a whole other post. I'm talking about other, more random people in our lives. People that provide a service. I think I essentially dumped my hairdresser yesterday. While she really does fabulous color, the last time I had her cut my hair I walked away feeling wretched. I had been looking for a cute, modern bob and instead looked more like a little dutch boy. So, when I decided I needed a haircut yesterday, I phoned the salon looking for another stylist recommendation. Psychic receptionist determined my hair swami would be the pregnant Sara. To my horror, pregnant Sara* sat right across from Krissie (the dumped). It had been months since I had seen Krissie, and even though I always thought she was little resentful of how long my hair took to color, I still felt like a cheating whore. As she walked by, I continued averting my gaze even though I knew I had made the right decision. The problem with what I did would be a problem in any relationship. I never gave Krissie the benefit of the doubt and expressed my feelings about the haircut. I simply took the coward's way out and cut and ran. I've done this before. I had a regular manicurist back home in Texas that I would see every week. Something went wrong one week, and I never went back. Who does that? Am I destined to handle all of my relationships this way? I don't think I've ever just bailed on a friendship or a boyfriend in that manner, but I certainly know the feeling has been there.
*In other news, new hairstylist Sara seems to think I need to see a doctor about the amount of hair I have falling out. I have really thick hair, and this loss doesn't seem to change that. She seems to think it's indicative of another health problem.
It would be hard for me to give the benefit of the doubt where hair is concerned.
ReplyDeleteI feel the exact same way. I'm dying to try out a hairdresser at your place but I'm honestly afraid that my OTHER hairdresser will find out and I'll hurt her feelings. I mean she gave me BALLOONS for my BIRTHDAY!
ReplyDeleteIf she said something when you went back you could say someone gave you a gift certificate to Serena's place.
ReplyDeleteoh as a man I tend to slash and burn the old barbers.
ReplyDeleteThis Marlboro man that cut my hair recently was horrible, I looked as if I'd had my head run over by a lawnmower.
From now on it's gay guys and women cutting my locks.
Def no dumping of blogging/bloggers! Just this stupid job makes it a bit more difficult to read/comment they way I want : )
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