Jalen's Mom
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Okay, I'm walking in the mall with my son today, and this guy working at a kiosk comes up to me and asks me to come over. I was feeling friendly, so I followed him over to the kiosk. My hair was up in a bun with my bangs kind of swept over to one side, so they (the bangs) were the only hair out. This man proceeded to reach for my bangs and was gonna flat iron them with some mall flat iron! I was shocked that he was actually reaching for my hair! I backed up and told him NO! Is that rude? Am I making a big deal about nothing? I was just kind of taken back by the situation. I told him I don't know where that flat iron has been and my hair is full of product...you don't do that!
You have to be like that with mall people sometimes! I was at a high-end mall in NOVA, making a quick stop and about to go home, and some man LITERALLY RAN after me in the mall with a flat iron!! I had to tell him off in the store. All the ...... white people (there's just no other way to say it) were stopping and staring at me. I was like no you don't come after my hair like that! I know you have lost your everloving mind fool! He told me that I'd be so much prettier if I straightened my hair. Hmph! I told him I might be in some high-falutin (sp?) siddity place, but I'm from East Oakland and don't get it twisted, you will be handled! Take one more step...... He went away. Gurl, got my blood pressure all up!!! Anyway, I think you handled yourself just fine!
Of course he was wrong to try to use some blazing hot hair implement on you without warning or permission! Sounds like he was a bit desperate also!
ETA: Everybody is talking about how they don't know where the flatiron's been - OK but, we also have no idea whether he has that thing turned up to four-fiddy or fi-hunned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And what about the ones that want to put that stuff on your hands? They come up on you like they are going to eat you and I'm always like:I really hate those stupid kiosks, especially the flat iron one. I ignore them, and it's like they're running after me with that 500 degree flat iron that has been all up in everyone else's hair.
And yes, they do try to just touch your hair. Before they even say a word, their hands are coming towards your head.
And what about the ones that want to put that stuff on your hands? They come up on you like they are going to eat you and I'm always like:
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