Reader submitted, Keisha writes:
I'd been dating this guy for a few months and I was so impressed with him I thought he might just be "the one." So when he invited me to go with him to his hometown to meet his family, I was super excited to meet my soon-to-be in-laws. (Yeah, after a few short months I figured meeting the family was as good as sealing the deal.) He'd told me that his grandmother was a hairdresser and had owned her own salon for many years, so when she offered to do my hair I thought this would be the perfect time for she and I to bond.
She and I had a pleasant conversation while she permed my hair, and I even commented to her how surprised I was that after having had the perm on my hair for 20 minutes my scalp wasn't burning. I chalked it up to her years of experience, and we continued to talk as she shampooed my hair. She finished my hair and my then boyfriend picked me up afterwards.
The next day I was back at home reflecting on the trip, thinking about how nice it was for my boyfriend's grandmother to have permed my hair for free. Just as I began to run my fingers through my hair, loose strands started falling faster than I could count. Within minutes I had 3 big bald patches throughout my head. I wore scarves and headbands that week until I could get to my normal salon and have my hair cut. As for the boyfriend, he turned out to be a fraud and I cut him loose too.
What? More details needed? Why exactly did her hair fall out? What did the boyfriend do? You cant just leave us hangin'.
ReplyDeletePoor you! I had an iccident to where I went to the hairdresser for a burn and didn't realise she had burn the fron of my hair. She covered it up and evvvrything. Never went back to that cheap hairdresser again!
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@Godz Kidz: His grandmother used an old perm and it over processed my hair. I didn't have the heart to tell my then boyfriend that his grandmother didn't know a thing about Relaxers 101. (I think she had good intentions but some stylists just don't care about healthy hair.) By the time I cut all of my hair off, the relationship had already deteriorated FAST. In hindsight, I'm sure the signs of his controlling personality were probably always there but I was so caught up I hadn't seen it before. Somehow the situation with my hair finally triggered some clarity of thought and I started seeing him for what he really was.
ReplyDeleteWow! that is horrible!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry that you had to experience that, but so happy that you got out of an unhealthy relationship.
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