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Bad-Hair Day

Normally on Wednesdays, I play a little something for you on my piano or tenor recorder, but today, I am not well. With the help of webmd.com, I diagnosed myself as having acute bronchitis. I don't know if that's true or not, but I'm going to think it is for a week or so and hope this passes. Have you ever been so sick that your skin hurts? I don't know how else to describe the sensation—it's not really pain, but it's not pleasant either. One minute I'm chilled and need a blanket, and the next I'm burning up and want a cold compress for the back of my neck, but my temperature never rises above 99.6˚. So, there will be no musical rendition today. Instead, I will join in Dive's bad-hair display.

We'll start with the 9th grade. My sister had cut my hair a few days before picture day. "Trust me," she said. "I know what I'm doing." Clearly, she did not. And I'm not sure, but I think the scarf was a scrap from the curtains that once hung on either side of the picture window. It went well with my banana-yellow jumpsuit which my mother sewed for me.
And here is the outgrowth of my hair two years later, having survived a permanent and another bad cut or two. This is the picture that caused my mother to say more than once or even twice, "Why do you want to look like that when you could be pretty?" Every time she saw this picture, which was displayed on the piano with my sisters' pictures, I had to listen to that and something like, "You just look like trash. Plain trash." It must have been the velour shirt which I did not snap up enough for her liking.

At least those years are over, and I only have to revisit them when someone says, "Hey, I have an idea. Let's all post pictures of when we had bad hair." What are you going to suggest next, Dive? Pictures of our first breakup, or maybe the day we lost our job?

Comments

dive said…
Hee hee!
Excellent, Robyn!
Your sister sure could cut hair!
Just not in any recognisable style, that's all.
And your Mom was right! Button up that cleavage, young lady!
Hee hee hee hee hee.
Gosh Robyn the things your Mum said made me sad. Not for the first time. I think you look great in pic no. 2. Really lovely. No. 1: not so great with the haircut being so fresh! Dive does like to put us through it doesn't he lol.
Utsav said…
Robyn, it isn't that bad, actually. If that's your worst hair, you've had a pretty good hair life, I must say.

My sister cut my hair when I was in fourth or fifth grade. She convinced me using the same "I know what I'm doing" line. She gave me a big incision behind my right ear, and I'm still carrying the scar!
Anonymous said…
My sister had the good sense to leave my hair alone fortunately. I love both photos Robyn and Utsav is right, you must have great hair. M.B would say that every day that I wear my hair down is a bad hair day - he likes it up so when I hear his car coming up the driveway, I race in and find my bobby pins before he comes through the door!
Such a dutiful wife, Mme. I bet your hair is lovely down though.

Robyn you do sound unwell. I hope you get better soon. Lots of rest. Drinks. Maybe the doc. x
Mrs. G. said…
I think your sister showed promise. You were very cute.

I hope you feel better soon.
OUCH!! I'm huring from your mothers words Robyn. I think you looked beautiful despite bad hair.

Like I said, some people can be just plain old mean.

On the medical side of things, don't play around with bronchitis. If it lasts another day you should see your doctor.
Gina said…
Yes, I would agree that you hair is really not all that bad! You were so cute it didn't matter!

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