I Can Do That!

I am a teenager girl with one hand. One thing I was never able to do was my hair. From the time I was a little girl, my mom always had to brush my hair. I usually wore my hair up in a pony, so I would have to sit and let my mom put my hair up. Many people might tell me to just let my hair down, but there’s a problem with that. You see, I’m a ballet dancer. For this reason, I am required to put my hair up in a bun. This, too, my mom always had to do for me.

As I got older, I started hating this more and more. When I would go away, other people had to do my hair. I despised having to go to middle school while not being able to put my hair up. For this reason, I started working to find a solution. Step-by-step, I gained more and more independence. I started out brushing my hair, then I was able to put my hair into low pigtails. Soon I was even able to put my hair in a ballet bun. I could clip my hair up on my head and even manage to create a messy bun. Still, I could not put my hair up in a pony. Until yesturday.,

My aunt was over, and I was standing at the kitchen counter with my hair in a messy bun. It was starting to fall apart, so I took a piece of hair and pulled it. By chance, the hair that I pulled came through, and in a split second, my hair was in a pony tail. I wasn’t trying to do this. It just….happened! I showed my mom and she was very impressed. I finally overcame my biggest obstacle. To be honest, though, I was afraid that it was just a fluke thing. Maybe I wouldn’t be able to do it again. This morning, I put my hair in a messy bun….pulled….and ta-da! I did! So now I can finally do my hair by myself. If you work hard enough, anything can be done!