Narrative Essay About My Hair

My hair is similar to a crystal ball. When I look in the mirror, I already know if it's going to be a terrific or terrible day based on the way my hair acts. This was especially true during middle school. Back then, I had a difficult time trying to learn how to manage my curly hair. During this period of time I felt as if I had disadvantage because it made it hard to fit in with the other girls in my class. I was envious of their straight hair, a total opposite from my thick, curly, frizzy hair! The girls would feel like harassing me for my “bird’s nest” was the thing to do the entire year. It got to the point where I started to loathe my natural hair and so when I discovered the hair straightener, it was as if God finally answered my prayers. I straightened my hair every single day, and ignored the consequences. Constantly applying heat to my hair destroyed my curly locks and caused my hair to fall out. It wasn’t until I got to high school that someone said to me, “If you hate your hair, then everyone else will hate it too.” As a curly haired girl, I’ve learned so much about how to take care of my curls. The first step for me was to learn why it was important to love my curly hair. With learning this, I was able to improve the way I lived and changed how I carried myself throughout high school. …show more content…
It has the same mood swings and personality as you do, which seems to change frequently. This is why it is important to love your hair. Your hair in a way is an extension of who you are, it gives others a small glimpse of your life. Girls, for example, with short, cropped hair might come across as confident and outgoing. The way you wear your hair it gives others the chance to create assumptions of your personality. This is why it’s necessary to love your hair. Loving your hair is a way of accepting ourselves for who we are. Once I appreciated my curly hair, my self-esteem