H for Hair tales!!

Hair..hair...hare...Hair had been a fussy problem all my life. Right from our childhood to my daughter's. When mom did the shampooing with Shikakai, we were instructed to shut our eyes tight. My sister being the good girl she is, always followed the instructions promptly. Being the curious George, I would open my eyes letting the water seep into my eyes and start wailing; only to get another knock on the head with amma and then let another wail which in turn would bitter my mouth. This ritual continued every Sunday morning, until one fine day my maternal aunts brought the magical portions packed in tiny clear sachets. I still remember their shape and size vividly. The shampoo!!

The curls added to my hair miseries. Don't make that face. Yes. I never liked my curls. I longggged for smooth, silky, shiny hair. I thought only straight hair was fashion. Little did I know that curls were the new trend or for that matter men loved women with curly hair. Many times men at my work place said, "Ohh!! I love your curls." What do they know about my plight to get straight hair? Eggs, yoghurt, lemon for dandruff cure, henna, apple cider (that thing stinks), Jamaican Castor oil (this is even worse), navratan tail, hamara Parachute and every damn thing out there.

Added to that misery, I am never comfortable leaving my hair down or have my  hair dangling all over my face. I wonder how all the women of the world manage to maintain it that way. I straightened it sometimes, colored it fancy once. I even cut my hair short whenever I find it hard to manage. I love women who have long hair, but that's not my cuppa tea. I wouldn't waste half my life maintaining it.

Fast forward three decades, the troubles began for my daughter. Luckily, she inherited my MIL's genes. She has nice silky hair. But she likes hair dangling. Our princess would wake up with a hair style in mind each day. if we don't meet her requirements, the house becomes a war zone. She is barely five. May the lord have mercy on me when she is fourteen. :(

While I struggle with my hair tales, I learned that hair grows everywhere except where it is needed and is seen everywhere except where it should be seen!!