Ginger power! :)
Neither of my parents have red hair, but the gene is there in both sides, just way way back there; think great-grandparents' generation. Anyways, my hair used to be oh so red, but now it's toned down to a more strawberry blonde. It went to super curly, straight, frizzed out poof, and back to manageable curls again.
I don't really remember ever getting teased about my hair ; it was usually for other things haha. I do know I was one of the very few red heads throughout elementary-high school, but when i went to college there were gingers EVERYWHERE! It was awesome! :D My dad joked we were another race where there was so many in one spot. Proud of my Irish/Scottish/German heritage!! My name is Irish as well: Shannan