Flashback: My First Set of Cornrows (That Were NOT On A Barbie Head)

I was going through some old photos the other day as I was working on some great new things for Braids, Beads, Truth when I came across the photos of the first set of cornrows I did on my oldest daughter. I had to laugh at them.

First of all, my girl had very little hair back then. Now, her hair is super thick and much coarser. Secondly, they were kind of sad, and it looks like I threw in a bunch of brightly colored little clips to try to disguise it.

I will never forget that day. My daughter was still in her adjustment period and loved me one minute and hated my guts the next. Her favorite way to vent anger over all of the disruptions of her life was to give me a hard time.

I took her into the bathroom after I finished the rows to show her my work. For just a moment, her face lit up in a HUGE smile, but she quickly recovered to pronounce her judgment…

A snarl of disgust and then…”Pa belle” 

Translation “Not pretty”.

We’ve come a long, long way…..

Here is a picture: