What can I say? I never was any good at this. I think my friend phrased it best when he said, “I’m not openly rebellious. I’m just silently disobedient.”
Even though my MIL understands that I’m not going to be able to adhere to the strict rule of not washing my hair (she never adhered to it either), I think she was still thinking more of me washing my hair once every five or six days. I’m afraid I struggle to go more than two days without washing my hair.
I have this “clean” obsession with certain aspects of my life. I think it began during my University days when I had dissection practicals during anatomy. After spending a whole day cutting up cadavers and reeking of formalin, I guess I’d develop this association with my clothes as being “contaminated”. One part of my “clean” obsession involves my bed. I have a compulsive need to take a shower before bedtime because I can’t bear to go to bed “dirty”.
As you can see, that’s where I hit a snag with my hair… There’s no way I’m going to be able to sleep if the best I can do is wash my hair once every five or six days. As a compromise, I even got myself a hairdryer and promised to blowdry my hair after washing it during my confinement period (the one month post-delivery). I guess I’m going to have to feign deaf ears if the nagging starts. The one good thing about not being able to understand Chinese is that the confinement lady will not be able to nag me…
Sphere: Related ContentOther posts that might interest you:
What is RSS? How do I subscribe via RSS?
Entries (RSS)