My hair is curly. But my mother and relatives aren’t convinced.
“Are you going out with your hair all messy like that?” my mother would always tell me on my way out.
It’s neither messy nor frizzy.

“Won’t you do something about your hair?” she’d tell me on our way to family gatherings.
“Don’t come with me if you won’t straighten your hair.”

I decided not to straighten my hair and wear it natural on our class photo day in high school.
When she saw the photos, she pointed to my friends and said, “Look how nice their hair looks. They look pretty, not like you.”

Not to mention that my relatives always make fun of my hair in gatherings.
They tell me things like, “Isn’t it about time you straighten your hair? You’re going to college. Why should people see you that way?”

I like how I look. I don’t want to change it.
I don’t want to change my hair in any way.
I’m learning how to do different hairstyles for fancy occasions.
Straightening my hair would make them think I’ve given up on my curly hair.

My hair is curly. But my mother and relatives aren’t convinced.
“Are you going out with your hair all messy like that?” my mother would always tell me on my way out.
It’s neither messy nor frizzy.

“Won’t you do something about your hair?” she’d tell me on our way to family gatherings.
“Don’t come with me if you won’t straighten your hair.”

I decided not to straighten my hair and wear it natural on our class photo day in high school.
When she saw the photos, she pointed to my friends and said, “Look how nice their hair looks. They look pretty, not like you.”

Not to mention that my relatives always make fun of my hair in gatherings.
They tell me things like, “Isn’t it about time you straighten your hair? You’re going to college. Why should people see you that way?”

I like how I look. I don’t want to change it.
I don’t want to change my hair in any way.
I’m learning how to do different hairstyles for fancy occasions.
Straightening my hair would make them think I’ve given up on my curly hair.