- Hey guys, and welcome back to my channel.
My name's Thomas, if yo are brand new here,
and I make style and hair related videos
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Today is check-in number 18,
and not only am I checking in after a small break,
you're probably wondering what the hell
is with the title of this video
about me possibly cutting all my hair off in March.
And this might actually be happening,
and the one thing that depends on
whether I go through with it or not,
is actually you guys, okay.
So I now that sounds weird,
but I'll explain a little bit more of it in a minute
and how you guys are in control of that, ah.
(dog barking)
Cleo's just barking her tits off.
Yep, that's right.
I'll explain a little bit about it
a little bit later to you guys,
how you're in control of that
and ultimately how it's gonna be your decision.
But yeah, stay tuned,
and we'll get through it.
So back to the check-in.
I missed January's check-in,
simply because New Year's time is just so busy.
I think everyone can relate to that.
Don't even get me started.
And I filmed a batch of videos at different times with Kim
because he was going to get married,
and I mean, I couldn't not upload,
if you know what I mean.
I like to have everything going.
So if any of you've been wondering
why my facial hair is constantly changing,
that's exactly why.
Anyway, picking up from where we left off.
In my last check-in, I'd been to the hairdresser
to have a whopping 1.5 inches taken off the end of my hair.
The ends were getting so frazzly,
and I was really whingeing about it a lot.
So it had to stop.
And yeah, I just went and got a trim,
which left me with a length on the bottom here
of about 13.5 inches,
and now we're in February
and it's sitting about 15.5.
So that's roughly two inches of growth
over the months that I kinda skipped out.
Like January and all of December.
I did a check-in at the beginning of December,
and yeah, I missed January.
So now we're checking in with February,
and I've had two inches of growth,
which to me, that sounds about right.
And I'm not complaining about that, but yeah.
It's just weird, 'cause now that I've actually reached
the part that I wanted to get to,
like when I was growing my hair out
this was kind of my goal in the beginning.
So now when I think of it,
I'm like, I'm not really too concerned
about too much more length on it
because yeah, it's long, and I don't know.
But I still understand the importance
of doing these check-ins and stuff,
because especially for you guys that are still
on this long winding road of growing your hair out.
I want you guys to be able to stay strong
and commit to your goal, like I did.
So you can live the dream of having long hair.
And that is why I keep doing these check-ins.
Anyway, so moving forward,
cutting all of my hair off.
I know, it's a scary thought right?
But there is a really good reason,
and I presume most of you know already
who The Long Hairs are, right?
So The Long Hairs, they make these really cool
men's hair ties, really really good guys,
and I've been chatting to El Rubio for a while now
about the Great Cut,
and after looking into what it's all about,
it kinda made me feel like
it would actually be worth cutting my hair off.
So if you haven't yet heard of the Great Cut,
here is why I'm considering chopping all my hair off.
Number one, all the hair at this event
that gets donated, including mine,
if I actually get it cut,
will be made into a human hair wig
for kids who struggle with alopecia, cancer,
and all of these other medical conditions
that cause hair loss.
And then number two, The Long Hairs,
they wanna break a world record
for the most amount of hair ever donated,
and I think they need about 200 pounds to do that.
200 pounds of hair, it's crazy.
And I think they're looking at getting
two thousand donors or something like that,
because if you think of 200 pounds of hair,
I think that's a thousand, that's a tonne,
like that's literally a tonne of hair.
Can you imagine how much that is?
I don't even think my hair weighs that much.
Anyhoo, so when I read about the challenge,
I kind of cringed at first
because I am so obsessed with my hair
and it's almost borderline ridiculous,
and second to that,
it's like the one asset that I feel like I have
that allows me to say who I am
without actually needing to say it.
But then on second thought,
I kinda thought about all the kids
that actually don't even have the luxury
of being able to grow their hair long,
and even grow it at all,
and some of them get brutally bullied and alienated
in the school playground
for a condition that they can't even control,
and that really doesn't sit right with me.
I despise the idea
that that shit even happens.
That kids are getting bullied for things like this.
I'm not sure how many of you are aware of this
but when we're young, like three to seven,
this is really important to me as well,
we're super impressionable as children,
so the world around us helps shape who we are
and our confidence as an adult.
And I think that's why it is rally important,
'cause I like everybody to feel confident in themselves,
and these young kids are not only
dealing with extreme health conditions,
but the impact that it'll more than likely have on them
when they're adults,
could be catastrophic for them.
You know what I mean?
Like in future,
and they're just young innocent kids
in a playground right now.
And we're talking like suicide, mental health,
all the things that nobody
really wants to think or talk about,
and that thought actually made me really angry
and sort of drove this behaviour for me
to want to go and do this thing.
So yeah, after deeper thinking
I though fuck it.
If I could cut all of my hair off,
thankfully which grows back,
to help make at least one kid's life in the playground
a little bit more enjoyable,
and have a better impact on them as an adult,
then why the fuck not?
You know, like why the fuck not?
Anyway, I'm all for it,
and this is where you guys come in.
So obviously I'm not a loaded bazillionaire,
and I do need a way to get
my Australian arse over to San Diego
to attend the great Cut.
And I have set up a Go Fund Me page,
which you can find in the description box below.
Now if I can't raise enough money to go to the Great Cut,
it's simple, I just can't go,
because I literally out of my own pocket can't afford it.
So it kind of leaves my fate in your guys' hands,
and it really depends on whether you guys
wanna see me participate in an amazing event like this.
Now I only have a month to do this,
so I need to raise enough money in a month's time,
and here's the upside to if I go to the Great Cut.
One, I get to meet a shit tonne of you who are also attending,
and we can talk some major hair.
B, my hair will be donated into a wig
for a young child that they can wear in the playground,
and we can also do this check-in process all over again,
which I'm kind of excited about,
because I've gotta cut a decent amount off.
C, I'll also be documenting the entire experience,
and doing a live stream of when I actually get my hair cut.
So it's pretty exciting but scary to think about
at the same time.
Now moving on to that,
if I'm gonna get donations,
you're probably also wondering how much do I have to raise.
And essentially the total amount that I really need
is 2500 Australian dollars.
So I think that converts to about 2000 USD.
And what I've done is
I've calculated the budget
so I can just travel on the skintiest amount of money
to just get me by.
Literally just to cover the costs
of accommodation, flights, and food
so I can survive, you know what I mean?
There's not gonna be no luxury on this holiday.
If you even would call it a holiday.
If you're curious to see the outline as well,
obviously I have to do that in a Go Fund Me page,
but yeah, I've outlined all the money
and how it's gonna be spent,
and created a complete breakdown
of all the expenses and where I plan to spend the money
while I'm there, so you can see it.
It's all open and it's up to you.
The link's in the description box, alright.
And if you do donate money,
and I don't end up making the full budget
to get over to San Diego,
the money I do get given
will just be going straight to the charity
that creates the wigs anyways.
But I'd much prefer to actually
get my arse over there and participate,
rather than watch from the sidelines
and be a boring Betty.
(laughs)
I did also think about it as well,
the amount of you that watch these videos,
if only 2500 of you donated a dollar each,
it would actually get me there and be enough.
So how crazy's that?
So the choice is in your hands.
Will I cut my hair?
Or will I not cut my hair.
It's a pretty scary thought,
and yeah, if you wanna get behind me and support this,
the link will be in the description box for you,
and yeah, you can get all the details there.
But I'd really like to meet a lot of you guys as well,
and participate not only in this Great Cut thing,
but be able to meet you,
and also be able to collaborate with The Long Hairs,
because they're also another really big personality
in this long hair space,
and it would be really cool
to be able to make content like that.
So if you wanna see it, get behind me,
and yeah, do the thing.
And other than that,
I don't really have much more to share with you
on the hair growth front.
That's pretty much it.
It's like, I'm gonna cut it off maybe.
(laughs)
I'm still super happy with how it's looking though.
By the way actually, do you like my curls today?
I've been seeing so many comments from you guys as well
asking why I haven't been rocking my curls lately.
And the reason is just 'cause,
because I don't know.
Sometimes I like having straight hair.
But I thought I'd get them out today
and you know, do a little something something with them.
Let me know what you think about them
in the comment section below,
and thanks so much for coming back and watching.
Like always, let me know how you're going
with your growing out process
in the comment section below,
and where you're at with the journey.
Did you cave?
Or are you still strong?
You tell me.
And I guess I'll see you in the next video, okay.
Have a good day, I'll catch you later, bye.
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