I grew up with two sisters, five and seven years older than me, so I always felt a constant pressure to act older and not be such a baby. I don't remember much from my childhood because of it, but this story sticks out in my mind for some reason.
I was about eight years old, and my sister's and I all shared a bathroom. I was a stereotypical annoying little sister who liked to look through their things. So I shut the door and started looking through their drawers and I found this beautiful looking contraption: a hairbrush. It may sound lame and all, but this was a different kind of hairbrush. Instead of being just a normal flat hairbrush, it was round. It blew my mind. So I decided to start using it. It looked just liked a curling iron, and for some reason, I thought it would work the same way. So I'm standing in the bathroom twirling my hair around this brush, and when I was ready to take it out, nothing happen. I gave it a harder tug, but it was definately stuck. I completely paniced because I knew if I'd ask for help to get it out, my sister would be mad at me for using her stuff. I didn't know what else to do, and the first thing that caught my eye was a shiny pair of scissors sitting in that drawer. Snip Snip Snip. The brush was now in my hand, along with half of my of my long blonde hair. I looked at myself in the mirror, and I saw something was very unsymmetrical. I knew I had screwed up. An hour later, I finally decided to fess up to what I did. I sat on the stairs, whipped up a batch of fake tears, and finally when my sister found me I said, "All my hair is gone!" She laughed at me and just said, "Bridget, it's okay... everyone's hair falls out sometimes." Finally, I went up stairs and held a garbage can to my sister's nose. She looked down to see hair that could make an entire wig. If I wasn't the laughing stock of the family already, I was now.
I think you picked a great, very relatable topic for this post. I know alot of people who have stories about when they cut their hair when they were little and wern't supposed to, especially girls. My mom has a similar story about wanting to look like some celebrity and cutting herself bangs (her mom was furious). So thanks for sharing yours, I can relate.
ReplyDeleteI laughed. Sorry. XD This was so funny and so cute and sososo childlike. Your writing was enjoyable as was your story. I've done similar things to my own hair... even recently.
ReplyDeleteAgain, this was a relatable, enjoyable story. :) Thanks for sharing!
This is such a relatable story, I feel like so many kids try to solve their own problems and end up in a situation they could have avoided by just telling an adult. Throuhout reading I found myself literally laughing out loud. It was a really good read.
ReplyDeleteIt also reminds me of a time when I was younger when I thought I'd give myself bangs. So I went to my grandpa's desk, openned a drawer, found the scissors, and began to snip away. In the end, I had cut off a big chunk of my hair in the front, on one side, and it looked like I had a bald spot.
Bridget, I loved this! I'm sorry to laugh at your misfortunes, but honestly, I was literally laughing out loud! By the way, my hair got stuck in one of those too when I was little, so you're not alone. (:
ReplyDeleteThis is such a relatable story because it reminds me of when my cousin did the exact same thing! Oh the things we'll do to avoid telling an adult about something...