I used to straighten my hair everyday because, you see, at the turn of the century curly hair was a flash-back to the 80's. Definitely not cool. Then came the day that I threw convention aside, switched roles with my husband and flew my family to New York for medical school. I quickly realized that the humidity and my busy schedule made flat-ironing impractical. So I started letting my hair go curly, but it has meant more to me than that. In a funny way, I feel it now embodies my personality . . . the side I usually try to hide from people. Tousled, disorganized, anxious, free-spirited, and even a bit rebellious at times, I find myself secretly satisfied at the defiance of rocking curly hair next to all of my straight-haired counterparts.
With this in mind, however, it is no surprise that I straighten my hair at times when I'm feeling particularly insecure.
As I sat flat-iron in hand, I heard Ashton crawl out of bed. He lay down next to me and, with a bit of attitude, said, "What are you doing THAT for?"
"I'm using this to make my hair straight."
"The other way looks better," he retorted.
With a bit of annoyance in my own voice I answered, "You think so?"
"Why do you EVEN HAVE that thing?"
"Ashton, I've had it for years. I used to straighten my hair all the time."
There was a pause. "Why didn't you buy a PINK one?"
"Because this is the only color they had . . . "
With all of his sass, at least I know he loves the "real" me. :)
With all of his sass, at least I know he loves the "real" me. :)
2 comments:
We all do!
Curly hair is gorgeous! Always wished I had it, or at least had hair that would do something besides being bone-straight. Love your hair!
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