My LOs hair is a little curly cloud, a curly short afro. People do talk about how much they love her hair. So far only a few adults have touched her hair without asking (weirdos!) But it has become more of a problem with kids on the playground. It seems like every kid she meets wants to touch her hair because it's different from theirs and I'm trying to figure out the best way to handle it. I know the smaller kids don't understand, but um, the crumbs in her hair should only be from her!

This is an old blog post from Chocolate Hair Vanilla Care that seems to be making the rounds on my FB page. It's about people touching LOs hair, specifically hair. Perhaps because of the latest controversy over that school banning a little girl from wearing locks and afros.

Here's an excerpt:

"While asking me about my daughter’s hair, please do not start touching it. Just because I am a vanilla parent this does not mean that you have an “in” to touch chocolate hair for the first time. I have had too many people tell me, “Oooh, I’ve always wondered what their hair felt like,” while pawing my daughter. She’s not an animal, she’s a human being.

You see, every chocolate/jam/cheetos handprint on her hair from other children and/or adults is a mark on her dignity. She is small, but she does have personal space and a sense of self-worth. When you invade that space without her permission you are telling her that she has no rights to her body; that her desire to be left untouched is not as important as your curiosity.

Even if your hands are clean, they still leave a an invisible mark."

http://www.chocolatehairvanillacare.com/2011/07/open-letter-to-people-regarding.html