They Don't grow overnight Geez!

Ever since i started free-forming my co-workers are obsessed with my taking my locs down, they are fascinated with my new growth. "you should take it down we you can twist it back in a few weeks after we play with it for a while". Why don't they understand that it took a lot of time and patience to grow my babies and I'm not just gonna take them down so they can have something to play with, and on that note why is my hair everyone's plaything how come they cant take the initiative and grow there own natural hair. I love my hair when it was loose and i love my locs now I know that one day I may cut my locs but i pretty sure it will be on my own terms and not for others to play with.