I'm sorry you are both also dealing with this problem. But I'm glad to know I'm not the only one. I come from a family with very thick hair (except my dad who is now loosing some of his hair). But I'm the only one with long hair. My brother's hair is so thick that if it is the length that it just all sticks up it is like a carpet. (I swear). Luckily mine isn't quite that thick. But I really want my short hair back. When it was short it was so short I couldn't put it up. Maybe I will have to look into that again. I'm living in a smaller town so hair care would hopefully be cheaper here than in the big city I lived in before.