Doing HAIR On a dead person.
By ANTIQUELADY
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
United States
October 29, 2009 4:41pm CST
Could U DO IT?? I was a hairdresser for 47 years & when my customer's would bring up me doing their hair when they died i would tell them i was not going to do it. If they felt like they were going to croak they better run by & let me get their hair done. It was a bog joke to us all when they brought it up. THEN IT HAPPENED, one of my customers was killed in a car wreck & her daughter called me & ask me to do her hair. How could i say no to her. One of the girls i worked with said she would go w/me. It was a very hard thing for me to do for more reasons than one. Over the years i did a bunch of them. I felt like if i could do their hair for years when they were aloive i owed them to do it that last time , Could u do it??
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@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
29 Oct 09
If I could cut hair I would surely do it for my customers when they die. However, I know it would be done with alot of tears in between. I'm sure the first time I did it would be the hardest but as I continued I think it would get easier to accomplish but still with alot of tears.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
29 Oct 09
U are right the first time was bad but over the years it was people i had fixed their hair for years & there was alot of tears but the families were always so appreciative, that really helped.Thanks for responding.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
30 Oct 09
Thanks for the response. I'm sure y'all have other talents.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
30 Oct 09
Thanks for your response. U are exactly right. That is the last thing u can do for them. Have a good weekend.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
30 Oct 09
That is a really sweet way to look at it. Thanks for your response & welcome to mylot.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
30 Oct 09
It was never a hard decision for me to make. If the family ask me to do it, i did. I felt i owed it to my customers to make them look pretty that last time.
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@BrightEyez626 (2)
• United States
30 Oct 09
I too am a hair dresser and have thought about working on those whom have passed away. I don't think I could though, and I applod you for being able to because I can only imagine!
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@AmbiePam (85700)
• United States
29 Oct 09
Yes, I could. Like you, I would think of it as a tribute. Just something to do for a loyal customer. If I didn't know the person, I don't think I would. But if I were the regular hair dresser, I'd already know what she liked, and maybe I'd feel if the family wanted me to do it, at least I'd know it would be done by someone you know she trusted to get it right.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
29 Oct 09
U are a very understanding lady, Ambie. Thanks for your response. Hope u are doing real good.
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@Grandmaof2 (7579)
• Canada
30 Oct 09
Yes I think I could, if I was asked that would tell me I was very special to that person and therefore I would do her hair. Hard to do, Yes absolutely but I would look beyond it all as an honor. You're the best.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
30 Oct 09
Thanks for your response. Good for u, u understand how i felt. Happy weekend to u.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
30 Oct 09
Thanks for your response. I never thought it was freaky but could be very disturbing. I felt i owed it to them.
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@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
29 Oct 09
What a wonderful person you are! I do not know if I could do it but I am sure that your customers were smiling at you and blessing you for making them look good in their coffin. I always tell my kids that if they see that I am dying then please remember to get my roots done!
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
29 Oct 09
Thank u, dear. U sound like my customers, lol talking about getting your roots done. Alot of my customers & i grew old together. I don't know who in the world will do mine because i have always done it myself. Thanks for your response.
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@ronnyb (6113)
• Jamaica
29 Oct 09
Wow Antique I dont think I could so I take off my hat to you .I guess you were in a trick situation there and couldnt refuse .I bet it must have been nerve racking and you must have had many memories flash through your mind when you were doing here hair ,glad you survived it and became stronger for it .Great discussion and have a great night Antique
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
30 Oct 09
Thanks for your response, Jen. Thanks, it was just something i had to do many times. Hope u have a happy weekend.
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@anniefannie (1737)
• United States
4 Nov 09
no i could not do this but i guess more you do it it might get easier i think it would be better with a stranger than someone you have knowed for years
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
4 Nov 09
It is not an easy thing to do but i never refused when i was ask by the family to do it. after i did my grandmother's i could i guess have done anyones. Thanks for your responses.
@quita88 (3715)
• United States
31 Oct 09
first of all that was nice of you and second, I did it too.
I had to remember that this was their last hoorah in this world and she was/had been a good customer and she deserved the best ---me :)
God bless ya for doing it too:)
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
31 Oct 09
Thanks, that was nice of u to. U hit the nail right on the head, Quita. Thanks for your response. Happy halloween.
