Afros Are Awesome

Mom got her hair done last week. It's fantastic. Totally a fro. I love every single perfect curl. Mom on the other hand....not so much...at first.

After being with Ben and I for about a month she needed a cut and perm pretty badly. I took her to a place here in Indy. The guy I wanted was busy, so some young girl did it. She wasn't really down with the 'old lady perm.' It was a disaster. It got her through, but it was bad. ANNNND she took forever. She was so nervous about doing it right that she took over an hour to roll. I thought I would die. Or worse, I thought she would die...with her neck in Mom's hands. We were both patient and tipped well. She did try, after all.

Now that Mom is moved into AL (Assisted Living-I'm learning tons of geriatric shorthand and slang), she can get her hair done at the facility. I knew this woman would be ALLLLLL about the 'old lady perm.' I was right, she was great.

BUT.

Mom told her to do it a little tighter. And tight it was. I just want to touch it all the time. YAY AFROS! She wasn't too happy, but then again she doesn't really care all that much. It is calming down now. I think it's really growing on her. No bedhead when it is that curly. Easy to do.

After all, afros ARE awesome.

Pictures soon. Giggles. I thought a little suspense would be good.