Interesting Day at the Salon

Month 1 Permed ends
My sister and I and her daughter "Penny Baby"(13 months locked)
Cute Hat! Picking up my youngest after re-ti.( I need make-up on)
It's growing but not totally locked in lots of places. I asked her to combine a few.
Hair has a loose curl. I like my sister's hair better it's thicker. There should be a sisterlock disclaimer that says if you have fine hair it will take a long time to lock. I was hoping to lock at 6 months.
Re-ti gives me a headache sometimes.Look at the parts. Yuck!


Yesterday I treated myself to a re-ti after Saturday school.(yes I work 6 days a week) I dragged my poor son with me. He was ok as along as he had food and his PSP(video game mess). There were lots of people there. Ms. Hill's daughter who is on the Sisterlock trainee site was there to help out. There was a lady there with traditional locks getting highlights, two ladies who were getting their own hair in two -strand twists, and myself. Before leaving another sisterlock re-ti showed up. The most interesting thing besides the conversation because you know beauty shop conversation in itself is very interesting is when a lovely lady with beautiful locks showed up with her daughter who was in upper elementary school.

The young girls hair had fallen out due to chemicals so she had a lil fro. The lil girl hated her hair and the mom was clearly saddened because the kids at school tease her and call her names and constantly ask her when she was going to get her hair done. I can hear the conversation" Girl when are you going to do your hair" "Ewww look at her with her bald head" "She look like a boy" " I can't believe you came to school with your head like that" "Get a weave, wig, or braids sumthin"etc..... I could see the lil girl cringe as her mom twirled her around and say " I put a lil texturizer just so I could comb it". The goal was to show the child some alternatives but she wasn't hearing that. The lil girls mom had locks that were very pretty but when the child was asked if she wanted locks she just twisted her mouth like "ew". Her mom looked at me and asked her if she wanted her hair like mine but she said nothing you could hear the silence. Actually she wants braids. There was a lady there getting her hair pressed but she didnt seem interested, there were two other young ladies in elementary school with their moms with naturals. She didn't feel them either.

I guess my wonderings and observation and ultimate conclusion is :
No matter what you tell your children and what you try to model ultimately they make their own decisions. The mom is modeling self-love and we all told the girl how beautiful she was. However the young child was really concerned with the culture of the school and how she was percieved by others. We have to educate our children and teach self-acceptance of all. If you hear your child talking about someone stop them especially if its negative and its about something that they cannot change like their skin color or hair texture or a physical handicapp. God designed everyone. He handmade them. He knew you before you came out your mothers womb. I was bothered by the parents of the girls and boys who tease the girl who make her uncomfortable to be herself and to be ashamed of who she is.

When I get my hair re-ti again which wont be until April , I'll find out what she did?