As a Teenager

Then came the relaxer. Most of the time not as painful, but I do remember getting some serious chemical burns from my mother's perms. That was accompanied by the rolling up and styling everyday. Then came the curly perm, big loose curls, but no swimming. Also sleeping with what felt like a plastic bag on my head to save the bedlinen and the pillows from the drips.

During that time I tried natural I had my hair cut like the little boy from 'Different strokes'. I went into a hairdressers who cut my hair to two inches, but refused to cut it any further. The next week I went to barber's and said I want my hair like the boy in different strokes, they had no qualms. He took the shears to it, shaved a parting and I did indeed look the part.