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Hair
This subject is so dear to my heart, I had to actually register just so I could post. As a white Mom with 3 AA children, this has been a topic of much frustration and many giggles with one of my AA friends (who is just as frustrated with her kids hair, by the way). When we were beginning the adoption process, I thought, "what's the big deal - it's just HAIR". Now you're all laughing - right? I soon found out what the big deal was and spend endless hours on the weekends "doing hair".
I have found the AA women at one of our local hair supply stores to be extremely helpful when asked. I usually start by saying, "I really need some help".
I have also had the experience of having AA women come up to me and say, "I do hair if you want me to do your daughter's" which I interpret as "your kids hair looks like crap". I am very, very lucky to have a day care where the AA women actually did my kids hair for me in the beginning and taught me about products, etc.
I knew I had finally hit the big time two weeks ago when one of the AA women at daycare said to me, "you've really got the hang of these braids." I didn't know if I wanted a medal or a chest to pin it on - it seemed like one of the best compliments I'd ever gotten.
So - don't give up, keep a sense of humor about the whole thing and thank God for little girls who sit still for hours on end while their poor white Mom experiments with their hair.
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