What seemed like an eternity ended at 13. I decided that was the appropriate age to swap my fat pigtails out for a fantastic, fluffy 'fro. In lieu of a debutante cotillion or other social ritual, the coming-out of my hair would mark my transition from girl to teenager.
I saved up my money for a whole year doing odd jobs. My parents were artsy, intellectual, and damaged, and I'd learned early on that I would have to pay my own way for things outside of basic survival, for extra things, pretty and fly things.
Cutting My Hair Was My First Revolutionary Act
What seemed like an eternity ended at 13. I decided that was the appropriate age to swap my fat pigtails out for a fantastic, fluffy 'fro. In lieu of a debutante cotillion or other social ritual, the coming-out of my hair would mark my transition from girl to teenager.
I saved up my money for a whole year doing odd jobs. My parents were artsy, intellectual, and damaged, and I'd learned early on that I would have to pay my own way for things outside of basic survival, for extra things, pretty and fly things.
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