Maddy writes:
I BC'ed back in March 2009, and I was just getting into the swing of going natural when this happened. I was convinced whenever my hair grows, it tingles. Like in a creepy crawling sort of way--it actually feels good--so when my scalp would that I'd go through a period where I won't even touch my hair for even pat because I'm afraid it'll disturb the process (I know, silly). It's weird though because I am terrified to point of paranoia of anything that crawls, spiders especially, because of that reason: It might crawl on me or in my hair. So one night, I got the feeling again just as I was about to go to sleep. I thought nothing of it, put on my satin bonnet and laid down. Next morning, I did my usual routine for getting ready: teeth, clothes, then hair--I always do hair last. So when I get to my hair, using my fingers to pick it out from being flattened from sleeping, I find a roach.
A cockroach tried to take nest in my afro.
He died, of course, but you could've heard the screams from India, I was so freaked out. So it would make sense that I'd hop around my room like my head was on fire, scratching and pawing at my roots trying to see if the little bastard left roach eggs or babies inside. I had no time to curl up under the running shower head sobbing from mortifcation while pawing at my head (My mother is a stickler for punctuality) so I sucked it up and went to school. I relayed the story to my friends and they all laughed at me for days just at my theory that I believe my hair grows when it feels like something's crawling on my scalp. But I assure you, I went straight home did a detail on my head that would've made a sports car jealous and all feelings of not touching it when that feeling happens again, went out the window.
Hope you enjoyed,
Maddy
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Girl, you've got me itching and scratching my scalp.
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ReplyDeletethat is the LAST thing I thought it was gonna be.
I hope he had fun before he died up in there...lol
No. I'm gonna pretend like I didn't just read that...roaches are the bane of my existence. I would shave my head if that happened to me. better to be bald & roach free! It was chillin in your cap while you were sleeping!!! *shudder* The worse that has happened to me was a spider crawling in my hair when I was younger...but that in no way compares to your roach's overnight stay. You strong girl, strong.
ReplyDeletethat reminds me of when i went to Memphis to visit family i hadn't seen in 15 years. my aunt had so many roaches in her house, that they didn't even bother to scatter when the lights came on, and the were constantly crawling across the big screen t.v. i had to make sure none of them hitched a ride back to Seattle!!!
ReplyDeleteDang. That makes me want to shave my head. I am SUPER paranoid about anything trying to set up shop in my hair. Poor thing :-(
ReplyDeleteok. im uncomfortable like rite now lol.
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