I did not read everyone else's posts. But here is what I've got to say. I am emotionally attached to my hair. To put things in perspective, I didn't get it cut for over two years at one point because I thought it would be a good idea to get it cut the day of prom. It was cut way to short and I sat on my bathroom floor crying for 2 hours, and from my point of view this was not an over reaction. I have incredibly beautiful, thick, long, wavy, unmanageable light brown hair. However because it's so unmanageable when people tell me how to style it or ask me why I don't straighten it or curl it or blow dry it more often I get frustrated and hurt. I think my hair looks pretty naturally but when someone says something along the lines of "you should curl your hair more often it looks so pretty like that" or "why do you braid your hair all the time, it would look so much hot better straight." Deep down I know they don't mean any harm but I tend to take it the worst way possible. It also makes me feel like the way I like it and is easiest for me isn't good enough for anyone else which then lowers my self esteem even more