Articles written by Rachel Barkin

Rachel Barkin|Jul 29, 2016

(Kveller via JTA)—It took 42 years, 4 months and 18 days, but I think I may actually now like my hair. No, not the hair I was born with, but rather a finely tuned version that has taken years to attain. Too long. Too short. Too straight. Too dark. Too light. Too frizzy. Too flat. I can’t win! One morning recently I was working when my mom called. “Rae, what are you doing at 1 o’clock today?” she asked. Umm, why? “Because I made you an appointment to get a keratin treatment. I am paying for it. I’ll be over in five minutes to drop off the money...