Speaking of hair..

When I was 18 years old I decided to dye my hair black. I did this in the morning. Then I decided to give myself a permanent. This I did in the afternoon.

Immediately after giving myself the permanent, when my hair was all nice and dry, it still was not curly enough for me. So what did I do.

I took out my electric heated rollers, plugged the thing in, when they all heated up, I put all the hot rollers in my hair.

Do you know what happens to you when you dye your hair, then give it a permanent, then set it with electric rollers ....ALL IN THE SAME DAY.

My hair came out in tufts. I not only didn't have any curly hair left. I had bunches of burnt hair coming out in fistfuls. All my hair was burnt.

I went crazy, my mother thought someone mugged me, I was screaming in my room. They all walked in and took one look at me and ....well, I can't remember their reaction.

I had to wear a wig for a year till all my hair grew back. I never went near any permanent waving lotion, nor electric rollers EVER AGAIN after that.

I do dye my hair though (to cover my gray).

Oh, you might be curious as to the profession of my dad at the time.

He owned a beauty parlor. He was a professional beautician.

One WOULD THINK I MIGHT HAVE KNOWN BETTER, now wouldn't one???


Oh, remind me to tell you about the time my mother and her sisters had to take a hammer and chisel to my legs. NOW THAT'S A STORY!!