Hair Descriptive Writing

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It was a very average Sunday in 2006: cloudy, not too hot, not too cold. It seemed as though it would remain that way, but little did I know, this day would reveal something about me that neither I, nor my parents, ever knew before. I sat watching my daily fill of Disney Channel in the guest room. The re-runs of shows I had seen one hundred times before and the sound of my mom pecking at the computer keyboard surrounded me. The old, lumpy pillows rested in the crease under my head, and the smell of detergent from the laundry drying on the couch adjacent to me filled the air. Suddenly, an idea came to be that would break the normalcy of this day. I saw the front section of my hair sitting legs crossed on my nose, calling my name. It could have been my boredom or the unvarying feeling that flowed through the AC vents, but I had the idea to flip the switch on a humdrum day. I skulked to my bathroom, keeping my hands clenched on that peice of hair. I don't need to go to the hair salon on Tuesday, I pondered. I’ll just do it myself! I grabbed the kiddie scissors on top of my dresser and brought them towards my forehead...snip. The fibers of my hair slipped through my fingertips …show more content…

The letter glimmers when I feel determined to achieve my goals and visions under my own terms. Part of what defines my independence is my desire to have control over my actions and be responsible for myself, without too much input from my parents or anyone else. Driving and running errands allows me to feel like I am capable of caring for myself in the real world. However, my letter burns when my independence gets the best of me. At times, I turn into a monster when my independence is restricted. Often, I forget that I am still a minor who lives under the roof of her parents, failing to remember that there are rules in place to keep me safe. Moreover, I not only lash out on those around me, but I can also lash out on

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