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[VanSleepy]

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@tansy wrote:

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@Group 5 minus 1 wrote:

No,Tansy she was Italian.

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I was always under the impression it was a British thing.  🤷‍♀️

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I tried to Google to see what in the world you two are talking about, but could not find why anyone would think this was not okay to do.

[shoesnbags]

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@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

@On It 

Reminds me of a neighbor who had her hair "done" weekly and then wrapped it in toilet paper before going to bed.

Her husband must have loved that.  Ugh.

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@Tinkrbl44 

This is exactly what my mother did.  But not so strange, considering that many girls my age were going to bed with their hair wrapped in juice cans around that same time!  #60s hair ha ha.

[Tinkrbl44]

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@VanSleepy wrote:

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@tansy wrote:

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@Group 5 minus 1 wrote:

No,Tansy she was Italian.

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I was always under the impression it was a British thing.  🤷‍♀️

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I tried to Google to see what in the world you two are talking about, but could not find why anyone would think this was not okay to do.

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@VanSleepy @tansy  @Group 5 minus 1  @On It 

Wait a minute ..... are you saying you weren't allowed to bathe when you had your period?  

[shoesnbags]

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@tansy wrote:

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@Group 5 minus 1 wrote:

No,Tansy she was Italian.

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I was always under the impression it was a British thing.  🤷‍♀️

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Uh uh @tansy .  My mom was not British and I was told the same silly thing.  I think it was a multi-cultual old wives tale lol.

[shoesnbags]

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@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

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@VanSleepy wrote:

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@tansy wrote:

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@Group 5 minus 1 wrote:

No,Tansy she was Italian.

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I was always under the impression it was a British thing.  🤷‍♀️

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I tried to Google to see what in the world you two are talking about, but could not find why anyone would think this was not okay to do.

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@VanSleepy @tansy  @Group 5 minus 1  @On It 

Wait a minute ..... are you saying you weren't allowed to bathe when you had your period?  

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No, this was specifically not washing your hair. @Tinkrbl44 

[Franklinbell]

I still go almost  every week. Occasionally I will miss but not often.  I do remember going with my Grandmother and Mother in  my younger years.  I think I learned it from the two of them!

[tansy]

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@VanSleepy wrote:

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@tansy wrote:

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@Group 5 minus 1 wrote:

No,Tansy she was Italian.

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I was always under the impression it was a British thing.  🤷‍♀️

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I tried to Google to see what in the world you two are talking about, but could not find why anyone would think this was not okay to do.

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It comes up as an old wife's tale on a search, @VanSleepy.

None of my freinds' mothers were like this.  She claimed I would get ill.  🤷‍♀️

[VanSleepy]

@Tinkrbl44 not me, but it sounds like others are saying that. Or just couldn't wash hair?  That's why I tried to Google the reasoning.

[Franklinbell]

@bmorechick Wiglets!!  That bring back memories!!

[Tinkrbl44]

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@shoesnbags wrote:

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@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

@On It 

Reminds me of a neighbor who had her hair "done" weekly and then wrapped it in toilet paper before going to bed.

Her husband must have loved that.  Ugh.

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@Tinkrbl44 

This is exactly what my mother did.  But not so strange, considering that many girls my age were going to bed with their hair wrapped in juice cans around that same time!  #60s hair ha ha.

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@shoesnbags 

OMG ..... ORANGE JUICE CANS!   

I recall that .... and it later evolved into ironing my hair.

I "perfected" it by scooping sections of hair straight up, rolling it around the can, and then using bobby pins to anchor the can.  I would do a whole row on the top of my head.  It looked like an orange juice can Mohawk!  

Then it later creeped my mother out to see me ironing my hair on her ironing board, but since I had just washed my hair, I saw nothing wrong.   LOL