It's My Calling.

So I know many people whose parents never let them do what they wanted with their hair. Even to this day I know many girls who have their natural color and a boring cut. I never understood this whatsoever, and to this day... I still don't understand it.. 

Because...

When I was about eight years old My Mom started beauty school as a part time night student. She would have loved to do full time other than the fact that when She started beauty school My little brother was only a week old. She realized that even part time school would be tough having to leave Her new born at home.. But She knew this would be what was best for us. While My Mother was in beauty school She would come home and experiment on us. This My friends was the beginning of quite the journey.... When I was eight.. I had a perm. (I hated this perm so much.) I also had highlights or color and a different cut each week from then on. This is when I realized I liked having My hair different all the time to make Me unique. But didn't like the process of waiting for it to be done. (My Mom almost literally had to drag Me downstairs to the salon to touch up My roots.) And I had to go through a million miss communications and getting a haircut that isn't the one I wanted, and crying rivers of tears.

In school they ask, "What would You like to be when You grow up.?" I always replied with, "A nurse." or "A vet." And when they asked what our parents did and I told them My Mom "Does Hair." For some reason this made them curious (Every dang time.!) why I didn't want to do hair along with Her. Well, as a kid... I NEVER wanted to be like My parents. But as I got older I started realizing that maybe I liked doing hair.. I mean.. I was always the one straightening and curling and styling My friends hair since My Mom was the only one that allowed Me to use the hot tools. I always offered to do My friends hair.

One day a friend told Me I was amazing and that it was like it was "My Calling" to do hair. That's when My wheels starting turning; and I realized.. I love the way I feel when people's faces light up and tell Me that I made them feel beautiful. This was the day that I realized.. It was My calling to do hair. And that I absolutely love it. Coloring, Cutting, Styling; Every aspect about hair was fascinating and amazing.! And I wanted to learn more.!!

My senior year in high school I was a full time Cosmetology Student at MATC (Mountainland Applied Technology College.) With a little less than 300 hours left I ended up in the hospital.. When I returned to school.. I was asked to pay for the hours I had missed; This is when I realized I would have to withdraw until I could accumulate the money to go back to school... This money never came around after paying rent, and car insurance.. I was starting to worry that I would never be able to go back to school.. ):

My best friend in the whole world starting going to Image Works Academy and came home every day excited to tell Me everything She had learned, and started suggesting that I attend there as well.. I finally took Her advice and went in and figured out that I could get Pell Grants and student loans to finish school.. The next day, I was enrolled, and in My first day of class.(: 

I am now currently a student at Image Works Academy and happier than ever. I love all the instructors and students.!! I don't think I could have found a better place to be.(:

Thank You Everyone.!!