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I really don't want to get into the medical details, but about ten years ago I started losing my hair. It was a pain in the ass- I was severely limited in the haircuts and hairstyles I could wear because of the huge bald spots I was developing, as well as the general thinning of my previously ridiculously thick hair. The alopecia has slowed and sped up at various times, but a few months ago I decided fuck this, and started shaving my head.

I've gotten used to it, and I actually like it now. It's cut ten to fifteen minutes off my morning routine, assuming I shave at night after I shower.

It's also been an interesting social experiment. I've had plenty of people assume I was a man until they saw my breasts; but even more common has been people asking me if I'm going through chemo or am sick in some way. I usually just tell them, 'No I just shaved it because I felt like it,' which is half-true, and the rest of it is none of their business.

I find it far more amusing than upsetting. But several years ago, I definitely had crying jags over losing my hair at eighteen. And if I actually was going through chemo, I'd probably find it a lot more invasive than comforting to have a bunch of well-meaning random strangers ask me about my medical treatments, much less offering me religious tracts about 'praying for God's healing touch.'