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<p>没有什么比一头难看的自来卷更让我郁闷的了，当发型师将我的头发改造成漂亮的波波头时我喜出望外。为了保持这美丽的造型，不惜每半年花费几百美金，直到有一天，我终于无力承受这美丽的代价……</p><p><span word="by">by</span> <span word="Alexandra">Alexandra</span> <span word="Gelfenbein">Gelfenbein</span></p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="grappled">grappled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bird">bird</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nest">nest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="head">head</span>—<span word="my">my</span> <span word="Medusa">Medusa</span> <span word="mane">mane</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="composition">composition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="frizz">frizz</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="ringlets">ringlets</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tamed">tamed</span>.</p><p><span word="Growing">Growing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span>-<span word="Jewish">Jewish</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="styling">styling</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="akin">akin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="substances">substances</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="heroin">heroin</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hair">hair</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="gel">gel</span>? <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span>,” <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tweens">tweens</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="agree">agree</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="wanting">wanting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kiss">kiss</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="spin">spin</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Grade">Grade</span> 7 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="called">called</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="mop">mop</span>,” <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="unruly">unruly</span> <span word="hair">hair</span>.</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="unmanageable">unmanageable</span> <span word="curly">curly</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="scalp">scalp</span>—<span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="esteem">esteem</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="messy">messy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disorderly">disorderly</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="curls">curls</span> <span word="reflecting">reflecting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="university">university</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="frizzy">frizzy</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wedge">wedge</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>—<span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="internship">internship</span>, <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boyfriend">boyfriend</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frizz">frizz</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="bars">bars</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sexy">sexy</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>: <span word="rollers">rollers</span>, <span word="hairspray">hairspray</span>, <span word="gels">gels</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iron">iron</span>.</p>
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