dumplings_of_doom

I'm growing my hair long so I can have it donated to a charity. However, my hair's getting quite thick around my ears and it's driving me nuts. How should I cut it to make it less thick? I'm afraid that just cutting the hair around my ears short is going to make the rest of it poofy. I have 3b hair.

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