Growing up, I had short hair all my life. I started letting it go long in 1999. My first long ponytail was grown and someone talked me into donating it to Locks of Love. At that time I donated just over a foot of hair and still had a small ponytail left. I have since donated several more. Sometime around 2004 I donated and recieved a short haircut that left me without a ponytail for about 6 months. It drove me crazy. I saw the opportunity at Mayfest and done it again. I miss it already.