Hairs by Alex Mendoza

Each person in my family has different types of hair and characteristics. My mom has wavy hair because of her longevity of having pin curls all over her hair after a hair wash or when she dyes her hair to a different color. Ever since I was a child, I always thought that if she kept repeating the same process of washing and dyeing, my mom would have long, fuzzy, black hair, but it never happened. My dad, on the other hand, has the hair of an experienced and hard-working father. What I mean is that he has white-gray hair coming out. I never say that my dad is old because I, unlike some other people, respect my parents. He always makes the sacrifice of waking up at 5:00 in the morning to support his family; no sacrifice, no victory. My brother is an interesting subject. He has short, wavy hair that always seemed straight in some way after he uses gel, probably because he tries so hard to control his hair. My brother challenges himself everyday when he goes out to the park or a friend's house to master pro-athlete, basketball skills because of his fiery passion for the game. This is where I get my passion for a sport, like wrestling or track and field, to always keep in mind that the sky's the limit when it comes to working and pursuing their dreams of fame and glory. Now to a different story, my 10-year old, baby sister. For her, I can say that she is very unique. She has short, straight hair like any other 10-year old and sometimes wears the same clothes 2 days straight, but this is a bad comment. My young sister bears a special trait that my family would never want to contradict it, forgiveness. She never possesses a grudge on anybody and always excuses people of their infractions in something, or anything. One time, when she was playing Nintendo, I accidentally messed with the system and caused it to freeze and erase every file she has been working on. The scolding was harsh, but the forgiveness was the event I admired the next day; in result of all these traits, there are no other people like my family.