I had a really bad haircut

I had a really bad haircut. My hair looked like a plump piece of cardboard, and my beard was so thin it was practically hanging on to my face, and my eyelashes were just long enough to fall on my cheeks, but they weren’t long enough to fall off my head or anywhere. I was literally laying on my head, completely bald with gray streaks down my chin. When I was younger, I had long hair, but the first time I really got it cut, it was on the side and I could still see it, like the side of my face. My dad was very proud of my hair and would always say, “Your hair looks like it was made to order!” but I think he was too sensitive. I’m sure I’m pretty insecure about my hair now, but I just don’t like it. I’m a smart girl, and I think it’s not that I’m afraid of cutting my hair or anything like that. But it’s just really annoying. I’ve been to this salon and it’s really nice, and the stylist and the owner are really nice, but it just felt like something was off. Like something was missing or something, and I don’t know how to fix it. I asked the stylist to give me some tips on how to correct it, but she just said, “Just don’t get your hopes up and don’t think too highly of it. If you get it wrong, people will think it’s a hair stylist trying to sell you a hair product.” I was like, wow. I never thought I’d end up getting called out on it before.