My hair was always thick and curly—curlier than my mom’s and sisters’ and tangled easily. Consequently, hair brushing was a cruel task I had to endure each morning. Untangling four little girls’ heads in the morning was a cruel task for my mother as well. Her solution was the pixie haircut, made popular by Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday and Mary Martin as Peter Pan. Every few months, Mom trooped us into Frank’s Barber Shop on the corner and the threatening curls and waves were cut off. My sisters had hair that would lay straight, so their bangs and edges were even but mine popped in various directions depending upon the humidity and wind direction. Everyone said my curly hair was a blessing, but my grandmother, whose curls I inherited, always shook her tangled head of hair and mouthed to me “not really”.
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I remember cutting my long hair for the Dorothy Hamill look back in 8th grade. I just loved that haircut! Looking at how hairstyles have changed through the years is always fun. Weekends In Maine
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I agree. You can date photos by hair styles
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I straightened my curly hair religiously from age 11 to 50. If I was given all of those ‘hair-straightening’ hours back – I swear that I could easily learn a new language…or something else equally complex and useful! 😀
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Funny! I never learned how to blow dry right. A few of my cousins have our grandma’s hair and they spend way too much time and energy trying to get that straight look. Why are we never happy with what we got?
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My hair seemed to have begun curly and even shirley temple ringlets… but the longer it grew… the straighter it became. I’ve never been one to fool with hair, hated rollers as more than not, they fell out. I have so many hair stories… even gave my husband a perm for an afro a few times. LOL The blind leading the blind on that one… if only we took pictures of him in rollers, but Im sure he doesn’t agree. LOL
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I permed my husband’s hair a few times too and pics to prove it (somewhere)
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I have the proof but seeing him in the curlers would be funny
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