Curly

I've never had to spend so long convincing somebody that I have naturally curly hair.

The usual conversation is: "Is your hair naturally curly?". "Why yes it is". "Wow, you're lucky. People pay a lot of money to have your hair". "Why thank you". End of conversation.

However, one of the nursing assistants working on my unit last night came up to me and said,
"So, I see you decided to curl your hair again".
I thought it was a joke and in reference to the fact that I was wearing my hair down at that moment and I usually have my hair pulled back at work. Or maybe the fact that I frequently have patients commenting about my hair (like the conversation up above).
Since I thought she was joking, I used my usual,
"Why yes, I took each individual hair this evening and curled them one by one like I do every day".
However, this was followed by a furrowed brow and silence. I realized that perhaps she wasn't getting my sarcasm and I said bluntly, "Yeah, my hair is always curly. It's naturally curly".
"No it's not," she said. "Yes it is,"I said chuckling. "No, it's not", she repeated a little angrily. "Um, yeah it is...," I said...now getting a little miffed myself. "Really?! No, your hair isn't really curly...". Followed by another nurse on the unit, also getting a bit annoyed, who said, "Yes it is! It always has been!". And the broken record again said, "No it's not". Followed by a chorus of, "Yes it is!!!". "Oh," she said "I thought you and Kristin (another RN) curled your hair just for fun".
Oh goodness. She really thought I was pulling her leg the whole time. And she started to get pretty agitated with me about it too. I guess I better hold back my sarcasm on the job because some of the other employees (or probably just the one) must think I'm always joking and don't know when to stop.
Luckily, stupid conversations like this break up my busy nights once in awhile...whether it be with patients or clueless fellow employees.

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