Different strokes for different folks

A coworker once told me that she loves the smell of Acetone because it reminds her of hair salons. I go into a dark place when I think of hair salons, and recall the years of havinga hairdresser try to comb the African out of me.

* From ages 9-18, I left with a burned scalp 9 out of 10 times that I went into a hair salon.
* Relaxer day was a reminder me that I would never be good enough unless if I had straight silky hair.
* The constant staring, mocking and giggling really confused me, since we were the same skin tone and had very a similar hair texture.
* I like washing my hair.
* Black women have been told to hate their hair for so long, that some don’t even understand why they should love their natural hair.
* I hate listening to gossip for 4 hours straight.
* The water to wash my hair was either too hot or too cold. It was really hard to find the perfect temperature for some reason.
* I’ve never enjoyed reading magazines. Skimming through magazines to pass time is boring and overrated.
* Keeping a relaxer from wearing off too quickly was more complicated than learning a third language.