Re: Hair
When I was a kid, boys had short hair and girls had long hair. When I reached my teens, that had changed except for 1. Mother and 2. School.
At the start of 6th form, virtually all the senior pupils were sent to get a hair cut. It was a fairly small town and most young men went to one barber who had a 'interesting' selection of magazines. Of course, we couldn't all fit in so some boys went to a local cafe where two of them met a reporter from the local rag. He asked what they were doing and they said they were sent to get a hair cut. "Both of you"? he asked.
"No, there are 70 of us".
Next thing, the local and provincial press and even a TV crew descended on the barber's shop. Photos were staged, interviews were held and we had out 15 mins of fame. The headmaster was not available for comment !!
It marked a change in school policy, especially as now the 11+ was being phased out. So my hair grew longer, much to mother's annoyance.
After all what would people think of HER ?
Well I'm in my mid 60's now, rapidly going bald on top, but my remaining hair has retained most of it's colour and I wear it in a pony tail. My beard however is fairly white - and invariably needs a trim!