Dreaded Head

Did I chop at my hair today? Why yes...
I've been thinking of doing something to my hair, but wasn't sure...
What motivated this spontaneous action?? I had someone comment on my dreads today.
What are they doing there? I know that they didn't exactly look blended today, but I was sweating...
I was a college student and working as a food server/barista for supplemental income at the time... I tried to explain the situation that I was growing my hair and she continued...
"You look like you should be in Bedrock or some'n like that ..." she rambled insensitively.
"We'll call you Wilma the whiner..." really did she just say that?!?

Why yes, and I actually proceeded to defend my visual state to her...
Her friend said, "you don't need to explain anything to her" which was true...why didn't I believe that? How frustrating to let someone say something to trigger action in defense...
What did I end up doing when I got home? I couldn't even cut my dreads completely out if I wanted to. However, I did shorten the length of my dreadlocks, and shaped the cut into a curly less drastic look...Whatever the persuasion, I was in the direction for change anyway...

Shitty that it took an overtly rude, vocal observance to move me completely, but whatever, life goes and hair grow...
I had dreadlocks that actually enhanced the shape from underneath...my hair is so weak that I can't really grow a lot of length on it without it looking horribly stringy...

What bothers me is that I was at a minimum wage paying job and I wasn't in the position to be me...I understand customer service, but customers can attack the person without regard sometimes.

I love serving people and taking care of them. Now that I've graduated college I've gone back to working in a salon. I enjoy helping people feel good, and I've had the experience to know what it feels like to be cut down verbally. Let us be kind, it's much easier to not say anything than to go out of our way to put someone down...