The first straightening - age 10

The first time my mom took me to straighten my hair I was 10 years old.  The lye based product smelled terrible, and it burned various parts of my scalp.  My hair looked somewhat straw like, and we had to wrap it to get it remotely straight.  A big roller was placed on top of my head, with the hair from my crown wrapped tightly around it.  Then, the rest of my hair was tightly wrapped around my head and secured with those old fashioned metal clips.  A plastic hair dryer was placed over my head for hours, and the results were marginal at best.