u/Current_Caramel6826

Hey everyone, I left an abusive relationship and finally got my own apartment. Unfortunately my hair is matted severely and I don’t want to cut my hair. In the past when I had boyfriends and the relationship ended, I would always cut my hair to kinda have a fresh start in life. This time I told myself that I won’t do that. Part of me feels like cutting it short will make him win. It’s a mental thing I can’t explain it. Anyways I have called several salons and they are charging 500 plus. I have curly wavy hair 3A/3B hair. I am in desperate need. I just got settled and got furniture after being with victim services/ and the witness protection program for a year. This is such a huge unexpected expense. I called another salon and they said 60 dollars an hour. I am too embarrassed for anyone to see it but it got like this 2 weeks ago. I didn’t brush my hair and took a shower and when I came out it was all matted. The next day I put conditioner and oil to loosen the curls but every day that passed it just kept getting worse. During my separation I was scared of this very thing which is why I would go to the salon once every 2 weeks to get my hair straightened and just maintain it on my own, until my next appointment. This has never happened to me before and because of this I have been stuck at home for two weeks now. Does anyone have any advice ? Ideally a sliding scale salon or probono ? I’m living in Toronto