Reader Submission
Most women don’t lose their voice all at once.
They lose it slowly—every time they say “Whatever is easier,” “I’m fine,” or “You decide.”
This reader didn’t write to us about a haircut.
She wrote about the moment she realized she had spent decades making herself smaller—and finally stopped.
I’ve said the same thing at every salon for as long as I can remember.
“Whatever you think is best.”
“Just tidy it up.”
“I’m fine with anything.”
It wasn’t that I didn’t care.
I just didn’t think my opinion mattered enough to take up space.
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