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I got a real problem and don't know how to deal with it. I live in the same building as my parents and one of my sisters (w/her kids) -- so feeling comfortable to just be myself is very difficult right now because of my living arrangement. On top of that my Mother seems to be overly concerned with my hairstyles, I feel almost trapped to keep a relative passable (though short) hairstyle. Passable as in it's passable as a female cut. Tonight I asked her opinion (why I don't know) about a cut I thought would make me feel more comfortable with myself -- something not too far off from what I currently have. Buzzed on the sides and back, but only an inch or so all around with the rest of it on the short shaggy side. Once again she gave me negative feedback. I want a different cut, I want something that's remotely like a guys cut, but I don't know what to do. If I get my hair cut the way I want I know I will hear it, I mean we live in the same building so it's unavoidable and I can't move at this time, so I'm here to stay (for now anyway). The negativity would be easier to handle if I weren't currently in a depression and every little thing gets to me, I'm extremely sensitive at the moment. Anyway, any advice on how to approachmy mom and chat about this like the adults we are? I really want her to stop judging my hair -- I mean she can think anything she likes, but she doesn't have to advertise her opinion over and over and over again.

Thanks for listening, Francis :\