Bad Hair Day

A few months ago a friend of mind decided to celebrate her husband’s birthday at Whirly Ball. If you’re not familiar with this game, it’s a combination of bumper cars and basketball played with a scooper. The idea is to scoop up the ball and slam it against your team’s backdrop to set off a buzzer giving your team a point. The defense strategy is to bump into the car of the opponent who has the ball, so they will miss. I had already scored one goal and was on my way to a second goal, when my husband, being on the opposing team,  decided he’d had enough of my scoring and slammed his car directly into mine from the rear, giving me such a whip lash that it send my hair flying across the court. Literally. 

Apparently these sheitels (wigs) do not come with protection against a sudden windstorm, thunderstorm, free fall, roller coaster ride or Whirly ball game. As my neck was hurting me, I ran off the court not even realizing that I’d left my hair behind until my husband came to find me and holding out my sheitel said, “Uh, you dropped your hair and by the way, how does your neck feel?” 

Anyway, no one prepares you for these hair mishaps when you purchase your first “frum (religious)” do. The other night I ran to answer the door and forgot that I was not wearing anything on my head except my original-now-matted-down curls. The man at the door happened to be someone from our community, and although looking a bit shaken (much to my ignorance), was smart enough not to say anything. It wasn’t until I closed the door that I saw four sets of eyes looking at me and my boys said, “Uh, Mom. You forgot your hair.” It’s no wonder they check me over before I leave the house each day. Oh well. Looks like our visitor got a lot more than the Tale of TwoSouls Book that he came by to pick up. I think someone out there could make a good “As Seen on TV” product where your wig alarms when the doorbell rings.. or maybe a clap on wig finder… or a chinstrap for those high frills activities when someone just might accidentally slam into the back of your bumper car.