Back Wax, Nair, and Hot Pink Hair

My husband is a hairy man with a long history of spa treatments gone wrong.

Once, some guy at the pool saw Jesus in his back hair, so he asked me to wax it. I bought a kit at the supermarket, and “followed” the directions. After a lot of blood, sweat and tears (none of which were mine); he had the smoothest left scapula in the world. The rest of his back: still a jungle. I offered to at least do the right side to match, but he was crying too hard to answer.

A few years later, with my daughter’s pool party nearing, he again attempted to tame the werewolf within. This time he used one of those chemical hair removers and hecall center beginning this weekend, according to a statement from the city.

Police are still investigating whether the issue led to the death of Brandon Alex on Saturday. His babysitter said that she dialed 911 multiple times without getting an answer. The 911 operators returned each of the babysitter's calls but could not reach her, city officials said.

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