I "ATTEMPTED" THE HAIR...

Unless you have had to style or brush through a dark person's hair, you have no idea!!!  Black hair is so terribly difficult to style and brush.  We will take 20 minutes or longer just to pick through Asha's hair (which we do at least three times a day) and a half an hour later it will be all tightly wound and knotted together again.  Scott's Mom always talks about how her hair forms perfect little "pea" curls. 

Caribbean people take pride in their looks and especially their hair and I want Asha to feel the same pride.  I have tried to do several things in her hair on several occasions, but she will not let me touch it for very long and any ribbons, bows or bands get ripped out almost as quickly as they go in.  Sometimes I wonder what other people - including Scott - think of my actions... I have even been so desperate at times that I will stop brown skinned people in the mall just to ask them how they do their hair or what products they use.  They often look at me like I am a stalker until I explain that I have a daughter and need some tips.  There is just not to much here for help and Asha has been blessed with the tightest curls imaginable. 

I say that I attempted Asha's hair because by far it does not look like Asha's hair did when some of my Caribbean friends styled it in St. Vincent.  But the important thing is that I tried and I can only get better right?