There are a lot of ways to support people with cancer, and most of them don’t involve donating a part of your own body.

Especially not one that you’re attached to yourself.

This woman has long hair that people are constantly wanting her to donate, but she’s standing firm that it’s not what she wants.

Keep reading to see why this person is bowing out of pressure.

AITA for telling people that I don’t want to cut my hair and it’s my choice?

It’s pink October in my country next month, breast cancer awareness and for some reason it seems like everyone is begging me to donate my hair to charity.

I’ve long, thin wavy voluminous hair and that’s the only thing I’m vain about: no makeup, fancy clothes, nothing.

It inspires pressure from all angles.

First, it was my therapist.

I had already trimmed my hair last month I said I didn’t have the courage many times, but she kept saying that it was only 10cm.

She said that as the coordinator of the clinic herself, she was going to bring a hairdresser or she’d go with me to a salon.

Then at school, the social pressure from teachers, staff, classmates, everyone…

Next week a hairdresser is coming to the school, I’m ugly and insecure, and the only thing I get compliments for is my hair, I’m not going to cut it.

Despite the noble cause, I can help them in other ways.

Then the guilt trip kicks into high gear.

They’re begging me and saying that l’m obligated to donate since it’s not that much, but I don’t want to.

That I should donate in the name of everyone since it is so long.

I have a teacher that keeps repeating the same thing again and again cuz the project was her idea, so I’m taking longer and different routes to not see her.

AITA if I skip school that day?

“The Poor kids don’t have the chance to choose, you have”. I’ve met countless people who had/have cancer and only one of them cared about their hair.

I just wanna hide in a basement and come back on November 1st.

Here is what folks are saying.

My mom would have done the same.

By the way, her wigs were fake and looked and felt just like her beautiful real hair.

You can’t let people like that upset you.

Definitely. Gaslighting and pressuring students is unacceptable.

Definitely. I guess it makes them feel noble for some reason.

Definitely. How did she get her license?

Your hair. Your choice.

End of story.

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