The Battle of the Wide-Tooth Comb: A Black Girl’s Rite of Passage 🫠💆🏾♀️🔥
If you know, you KNOW. 😩 There are certain universal Black girl experiences that shape you, mold you, and prepare you for life’s toughest battles— and getting your hair done as a child is at the TOP of that list. 🥴 It starts the same way every time: Your mama, auntie, or grandma (whichever hairstyling authority is in charge that day) calls you over. You already know what time it is. Your stomach drops. Your soul leaves your body for a moment. 😵💫💀 The comb appears. Not just any comb. That big ol’ wide-tooth comb that somehow still manages to snatch your soul despite being designed for "gentle" detangling. 😭 The Blue Magic grease makes its grand entrance, shining in the jar like the final boss of a video game. ✨🫠 You sit down, try to brace yourself, but it doesn’t matter. You’re about to feel every bad decision you’ve made this week. 😭 The first pass through your hair sends a signal straight to your an...