Curly Afro

by Shelby Seymore
(Jayton,TX,USA)

When I was in the six grade (I was twelve) I had hair to my mid back, but smart me decided to get a SHORT HAIRCUT!!! Mind you my hair is severely curly. Example: I have a strand of hair NOW that's a bout a good foot or so in length WHEN I STRETCH IT OUT! Now when I let go that strand shrinks to about two inches. Ya...anyway, ok well me and my "brilliant" twelve year old mind decide that we want a short haircut. I'm talking about the hair was cut to three inches. Now do the math.

Ya well, that year I moved to a new school for my seventh grade year and soon became known as "Poodle", "Fuzzy", "Afro girl", and "Curly" (Off the three stooges). Just note by the way I was raised, you DON'T insult anyone. So back then I took it VERY sensitively. I spent as much time as possible, IN MY ROOM ONLY.

To avoid teasing from the girls and guys. And I got the annual last year of my band picture (I played the Xylophone (Cool Huh? :P)) And there was a picture of ME playing my instrument and the wind was blowing harshly. And right there WAS A FUZZY BALL OF BLONDE!!! I cried for an hour when I saw that, and I would not be around anyone while they looked through their yearbook.

Well now I'm halfway through age 15 and my hair is to my shoulders, but my curly curly hair seems to kink up the longer it gets. :P

-Shelby Seymore