ForyearsIfoughtwiththebird'snestthatsatontopofmyhead-myMedusa（神话中的蛇发女妖）hair．NomatterwhatIdidandhowhardItried，innowaycouldImakemyunruly（乱蓬蓬）hairtomysatisfaction．GrowingupinaRu
ForyearsIfoughtwiththebird'snestthatsatontopofmyhead-myMedusa（神话中的蛇发女妖） hair．NomatterwhatIdidandhowhardItried，innowaycouldImakemyunruly （乱蓬蓬）hairtomysatisfaction．
GrowingupinaRussian-JewishhomewithparentswhothoughtNorthAmericanstylingproducts weresomethingillegalsuchasdrugs，Iwasneverallowedtoputthemin：myhair．¨Whybuyhairgel？Yourhairissobeautifulnaturally，"mymotherwouldsay．Theteensatschooldidnotagree．Fromboys'notwantingtokissmewhenweplayedspinthebottleinGrade7tobeingcalledthemop，Isufferedfrommyhair．
WhenIgottouniversity，Ibelievedmyhairwasawallthatstoodbetweenmeandeverything-findingapart-timejob，gettingaboyfriend，etc．
IfonlyIcouldfindawaytomanagethecurlsandputitbehindbars，Itoldmyself，Iwouldfeelsecureandsexy．Itriedeverything：rollers，hairspray，gelsand，atonepoint，aniron．Then，inmysecondyear，amiraclehappened．IwasaskedtobeahairmodelforJapanesehairstraightening，aprocessbywhichthemolecules（分子）ofmycurlswouldbebrokenandresetinabone-straightposition．Iwastheperfectcandidate，thehairdressertoldme． Althoughtheysaidhowhairrelaxingcoulddamagethe：scalp （头皮），forthenextfiveyearsIdidn'tfindthemtobetrue． Allofthehairdresser'spromiseswerefulfilled：Withmyhairstraightandsmooth，Iwasnolongerthe¨mop"．
However，therewasextremedamagedonetomywallet． Tokeepupthestraighteningcost $ 700everysixmonths，andthatwasconsideredcheap．WhilesomepeoplethoughtIwascrazy，Iwaswillingtodoanythingtoneveragainfeellikethatanxious，curly-headedgirlinGrade7．ButwhenImovedout． ofmyparents"house'atage26andrentedanapartment，theupkeepofmynewimagebecametoocostly．
Icouldn'thidefrommyinnerMedusaanylonger．Itwastimetohugherandletherfly．Seekingachoice，IturnedtotheInternet，Google．Afterhoursofsearching，Ihitupona"curlyhaired"salon，aplacedesignedforgirlslikeme．Idoubtedtheseso-called"CurlAmbassadors"coulddoanything
withoutusingmachineofsomesort，andthoughIboughttheservicecalledthe"Curly-Doo，"IsuspectedI'dhavethesameunrulymopatthe