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I'm a 24 year old that enjoys switching up my style. I have no condescension towards straight hair, weave, or color. I have no horror stories about relaxer burns, hair fall-outs, or hair upkeep. I come from a family of cosmetologists so through my school years there was a lot of self and family styling done.When I turned 16 I discovered the magic of weave. I loved changing up my style and long and straight was lovely to me. At 19, I discovered curly weaves and got into "wild" styles and braided looks. I thought to myself, "Why am I spending this money on afro-like hair when I can just grow my own hair out?" So that's what I did. November 2004 I grew my hair out to save money. I did experience a shock when growing my hair because, during the press and cut process, my hair became extremely tangled and I was forced to cut it off in Feb 2005 with about 2 inches of new growth. I didn't suffer a remorse period because I fell back on my sewn in weave until my natural was a bit longer and I could rock a nice sized 'fro. From the 'fro my hair grew long enough for a ponytail and I was set. I alternate each month between my natural styles and a sewn in weave. My hair is now about 5 1/2 inches long and coarse, curly textured. I keep an afro because it super simple as I've never had a problem managing my hair fortunately, and I'll wear a weave because I can switch it up without cutting, growing, or dyeing so there's no fear of being stuck with an unloved style. I love my hair both ways!!
Diana T. |
My name is Sherron, I'm 28 and this is actually my 3rd time going natural. I wore my natural hair locked for nearly 3 years and before that I had an afro that I used to style in many different ways. Each time I eventually went back to getting my hair straightened with a chemical relaxer.
Now I will be 29 in a few weeks and I decided about 4 months ago to stop relaxing my hair because I don't want to put the chemicals on my hair. I wear wigs very often so I decided to stop relaxing my hair, wear it natural and if I ever want to have a straight hair style I'll just wear a wig. Wigs help me keep my hair healthy and chemical free while still being able to have different colors, lengths and textures by wearing a wig and not damaging my own hair. I wear a wig to have a new look or try a different style and still maintain the health and natural texture of my own hair. Today (Sunday, November 26, 2006) I got out my scissors and cut all of my relaxed hair off, leaving only my natural roots. I have about 2 inches of hair because I haven't relaxed my hair in four months. Right now I have a very short afro. I'm going to let it grow and take good care of my hair. It's natural now (again!) and I love it! My hair is beautiful. It's extremely thick and it is soft. I love touching my natural hair. I didn't mind cutting all of my relaxed hair off (it was to my shoulders) because my hair grows very fast so I know in less than a year it'll be long enough for me to style. There are so many diverse and beautiful ways that a black woman can style her natural hair. We don't have to put chemicals on our hair and we don't have to straighten it in order to look good. That's just a lye! I've been down this road twice before in my life when I was younger. Now I appreciate and respect my own hair enough to keep it in its natural state which is healthiest for it. |
| It
is interesting to read other people's stories about going natural.
We are still in this model of relaxing our hairs (white mentality--straight
hair). I understand that no one wants to manage nappy hair
in general and all our hair comes in different textures. However,
I have relaxed that relaxers in general has destroyed my hair
and most of all, damaged. I was searching and still reading articles
online and in magazine of how to take care of our type
of hair. I did not discover that my hair was naturally
curly, wavy until I went natural this last time. I first
got my hair pressed and curled when I was around 9/10
yrs old. It was cute, but wanted it to last. One day,
I saw my cousins around my age, getting their hair relaxed,
and thought it was so pretty. But, once I got one at
11/12, it was a hassle to keep it pretty...pretty expensive.
Finally, I learned how to buy home relaxers and do it
my self since beauticians were
damaging my hair: burns, scrapes, and even glued to my scalp (felt like
a Ken Barbie doll) since it could not be brushed or washed. After trial
and error, finally like Botanicals by Soft and Beautiful and TCB Naturals,
but my hair was so damaged from changes in relaxers. Finally also learned,
how to maintain my hair. So, I cut it off when I was 22 and went natural
for almost 3 yrs and then tried a wave noveau since I did not know how
to deal with my natural curls (unruly). This only lasted almost 2 yrs until
thinning took place. I tried to maintain it to come back natural for a
month or two and cut it off in a short hair cut. I realized how curly and
wavy my hair was. Now it is a hassle to find products at Sally's and other
Beauty stores, even searching online for natural hair products for curly/frizzy/wavy
hair and when I want to flat iron it to wear it in straight hot curled
styles, including corn rows and twists sometimes too. So it is not easy being natural....how
to maintain it, keep it up and most importantly, what
products work best for our hair. So I will keep searching
and switching until I find it. I know there are some
good products on the market for
certain styles, but I would like to stick to one main product. Most beauticians want to put a relaxer
in your hair, I say, either it is twist or flat iron
only! I realized that in the humid months or summer to
wear it curly and colder months or winter to wear braids,
twists, sets (curlers under dryer) or flat iron it straight.
Oh boy! What hair I have to deal with! But at least I
can say, it is not damaged and dont have to worry about
shedding so much hair or thinning...and whether or not
I brushed or washed my hair before getting a relaxer--what
a nightmare!
Sincerely,
Adrienna T. (also
known as Miss Deo)
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I
just wanted to take a moment to tell you and the world why
I chose to go natural. It was about 5 years ago that I was
getting a relaxer and my scalp was burning or shall I say on
fire. I was so upset that I was allowing myself to endure such
pain to fit into what someone else considers beautiful. From
there I began to experience this nagging feeling inside of
me that was telling me to go natural. I had wanted to be natural
for quite some time, but could never find "an excuse" to
do so. Finally, I started letting the relaxer grow out for
a few months and took the plunge. In the beginning I wasn't
ready to be totally natural and asked my stylist to put a texturizer
in my hair. Eventually the texturizer completely straightened
my hair and I was back where I had started from just wearing
a short relaxed style. Well, again I felt that nagging feeling
that I needed to be natural so I again cut my hair off to a
natural style again. I did this several times until this past
September when I finally gave in to my spiritual urge and allowed
my natural beauty to shine. Next, I colored my hair in January
of this year and in October I cut it all out of hair. It caused
too much damage and I've decided that if I color it again I
will do it with something natural rather than another chemical.
Today, I went to my barber and asked him to cut my hair totally
off. It is going to take some getting use to, but I do like
it. My only complaint is this: Why is it that when a sista
wants to cut her hair off into a short style (fade or something
similar) we are questioned about our sexuality? I am NOT a
lesbian (not that I have
anything against anyone else's sexual choice), but why can't I just want
a simple style? Why can't I just be a beautiful women who's made a choice
to be natural and with very little hair? Why do black men have to question
our sexuality because we love ourselves with short hair...even if it is as
short as a man's hair cut. I feel this journey has been a spiritual journey
and I am finding a peace within myself. I am finally OK with myself and how
I look as an African American woman and I am so glad that other women have
also taken this journey and are finding themselves while on this path. I
am thankful for websites like this one because you let us know that it's
OK to be natural, to wear TWA and still be beautiful and lastly, to be OK....no,
more than OK with whom we are as African American Women with Natural, Nappy
Hair and be proud of it too!!! I am proud of who I am and who I am becoming
as a woman and even more so as an African American Woman!! Peace and Blessings
to all my Natural Sistahs!!!
justice4u |
I
have been growing my locks for 8 years. It was the best hair
decision I ever made. As a child my hair was very thick.
My mother had three girls and myself and another sister had
to get our hair straightened. My baby sister had the wet
and wear hair; wash it, grease it and leave it. My hair was
permed when I was a teenager, and that's when my hair woes,
began. In 1994, I decided to wear my hair natural. No more
perms, curling irons etc. In 1997. I decided to grow locks.
Since having locs, my hair is the healthiest and longest
(down my back) it's ever been. Each time I wash it, it seems
to get longer and longer. I'm glad I chose to loc my hair.
My locs are beautiful.
Shorty51locks
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| Hello,
I am responding to the question of "Why did I decide to
go natural"? There comes a time in your life when you
see through all of the hype and you must accept who you really
are. In the bible there is a scripture that tells me I am beautifully
and wonderfully made. Understand that this is not how I truly
felt about my hair over some thirty years of, dying, frying,lying,weaving,wigging,
and scalping (burned scalp). You know what! It gets old and
you finally realize that if you are beautiful, intelligent,
funny, and sexy then its with nappy hair as well. I have always had an intense love affair
with my hair and anyone that know me can attest to
that....try it I was not scared, a walking billboard
never anything
outlandish though. Several people have asked me why
I will not lock. People perish because of a lack of knowledge.
Wearing locks is not a "fad", it is much
deeper than most people think. Although I am on a spiritual
quest locking is a commitment and my twists are just
as I have tried to get them to for over a year. As
I
said earlier I've had my affairs and my twists are
not the typical run of popularity twists you see. When
I
decided to wear my nappy and happy it is my way. People
look at you funny but guess what? They looked at me
funny when it was dyed and fried! What you see is what
you
get, have a problem with truth? I am a
beautiful black woman who is proud to stand tall and where my hair as
my SISTA ancestors wore theirs, it is an honor...took
me a minute to get here
but the journey was worth it and I am so glad that I have arrive. P.S. I know...you didn't mean write a book,but
this has needed to come from me for a
long time now. Thanks for the vent! :-)
-j_deadwyler911 |
When
I was 12 years old, I had my hair relaxed for the first time.
Unlike
many other Black women, I was old enough to remember the natural texture
of my hair. At the age of 17, I cut all my hair off and grew it naturally
for almost
3 years. Those three years were the best three years of my life. I swam
every day during the summer and worked out at least 4 days a week with no
worry about the effect on my hair. IT WAS LIBERATING! Toward the end, however,
I felt overwhelmed by the time and attention my natural hair required. [I
refuse to let anyone style my hair.] Against the advice of all my friends
(most of whom had relaxed hair, ironically), I once again relaxed my hair.
I am now 25
years old, and my hair has been relaxed for 5 years. My hair has always grown
very fast, and it now rests at the small of my back. The problem, however,
is that the ends are becoming redish-brown, and I suffer from extreme dandruff
(or calcium build-up) on my scalp. Two weeks ago, I bought a relaxer to relax
my hair, and I almost cried at the idea of going through the chemical torture
again. I believe that God created each of us with a unique plan, and
destroying the bonds of my hair is conter to His plan. I decided that I'm
not going to relax my hair again, but I've been debating whether to cut it
all off or
just let it grow out. This decision has been especially difficult for me
this
time, since I am about to graduate from law school. I now have about 1.5
inches of new growth, and I worry that the psychological effect of going
from long to short hair will be heightened this time around. Even after growing
my hair naturally for almost 3 years, I still worry that I will not be able
to manage
or style my hair. Relaxers really are an addiction - you feel that you
cannot make it without it.
Finding the strength all over again,
-Niecie
|
My
whole life my hair has been jet black. it wasn't until tw years
ago
that i decided that i wanted a change. well the hairdresser dyed
it
way too light so that my hair was a strange red-orange, and it
led to
dryness and lots of breakage. I got tired of the breakage, not
being
able to pull my hair back in a ponytail. more than anything,
i was mad
at myself for what i had done to me. I had been toying with the
idea
of cutting my hair off for awhile. I was real curious as to what
the
natural texture of my hair would be.
Last October I made the cut.. and I have no regrets. I went from
shoulder length to barely an inch and I love it. These past few
months
I haven't gotten more compliments then ever before. I feel beautiful
every day of the week and i love that getting my hair done only
consists of an $12 haircut every 4 weeks. I can wake up and go,
without any fuss or drama. I think about all the time i save
by not
sitting in a beauty shop for hours and not spending so much money,
and
I just smile.
-Ja'Nai |
Because
it wa the NATURAL thing for me to do.
My hair didn't like to be fried every three months
It feigned baldness when I blew it out
Knowing this was my biggest fear
It made me touch it to see
That it hadn't left me
And the stress of that was too much!!
SO I began to plait it, twist it and kemet bump it
ANd it thrived and thrived
Made me realise the myth that
Black people can't have natural long hair
Was a big lie to sell perms
My hair just wont stop growing
And showing off.
Just stands there, attracting attention
Allowing itself to evolve me
And make me appreciate the beauty
Within me, leading me to love me
As I am, NATURALLY
-RUKIYAM
|
I
was sick of burning my scalp off for the past
upteen years. I was 4 when my grandmother decided to relax my
hair. It was very thick AND long, not a good combination if you
don't have the patience. Anyway, I decided to let my hair grow
out
since August. Last week I cut the new growth off. It is about
two
inches long. It was very difficult for me to do. VERY. But I
did
it. Now let's see how much my hair will grow now that I'm not
going
to torture it with chemicals. Right now I have braids, which
is
stressful for hair too, but I need a couple more inches before
I'm
comfortable.
- canarsiegirl |
I
decided to go natural a couple of years ago but was afraid to
do since we just
moved down south. I've had some influences from family members
and friends and
decided I want to be free from societal influences and let my
hair and scalp
grow naturally. And who knows, now that I'm getting rid of my
relaxer, I may
have a little more brain power. I forgot that I have throw out
the box or do I
need to keep it? You know how it goes, as soon as you throw something
away you
have a need for something but I think I can do without that.
Besides, who knows
what cancer-causing agents may be in there.
-Renee |
I'M
23 AND I'M FROM LONG BEACH, CALI. MY EARLYEST HAIR
MEMORY WAS WHEN MY MOM USED TO WASH CONDITON AND PRESS MY HAIR
ONCE A
WEEK. AND YES OF COURSE MY HAIR WAS THICK AND LONG. THEN THE
JERRY
CURL CAME OUT AND I WAS A VICTOM ALONG WITH MY TWO SISTERS AND
MY
MOM. (SIGH). THEN HOME PERM KITS CAME OUT AND MY MOM QUICKLY
RUSHED
TO THE BEAUTY SUPPLY STORE TO BUY THE CREAMY CRACK. I MEAN COME
ON
SHE HAD THREE GIRLS. I USED TO SLAP PRO STYLE HAIR GELL IN MY
HAIR
INTO A TIGHT PONY TAIL TO HAVE THAT "GOOD HAIR" LOOK.
BOY WAS I
WRONG. THEN BRAIDS CAME IN AND I THOUGHT I WAS PART OF SOUL II
SOUL
SO WITH THE PERM STILL IN MY HAIR I GOT THIGHT BRAIDS... OK...WHY
THIS ALL TAKE PLACE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL??? I'M WASN'T EVEN IN
THE
6TH GRADE YET TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE MY HAIR WAS THINNING ON THE
SIDES
BECAUSE OF THE TIGHT BRAIDS.I WENT THROUGH PRESSES, CURLS, AT
HOME
PERMS AND BRAIDS BY THE TIME IS WAS IN THE 5TH GRADE. BUT I DIDN'T
KNOW ANY BETTER. ME BEING THE YOUNGEST OF 3 SISTERS MY OLDEST
ONE
WHO IS 2 YEARS OLDER THAN ME WOULD CALL ME BALL HEADED EVEN THOUGH
SHE WAS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME DAMAGE. BUT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MOST OF THE GIRLS HAIR WAS GONE BY THE TIME WE GOT TO THE 5TH
GRADE.
SO IN MIDDLE SCHOOL I WORE BRAIDS THAT WAY NO ONE COULD SEE HOW
SHORT
MY HAIR WAS BECAUSE IT WAS TABOO TO HAVE SHORT BROKEN HAIR WITH
NO
SIDES. I'MA PUT EVERYTHING OUT THERE. THE BOYS DID NOT LIKE ME.
ONE
OF THEM EVEN TOLD ONE OF MY FRIENDS IT WAS BECAUSE I DID'T HAVE
ANY
HAIR ON MY TEMPLES. MY FEELINGS WERE SO HURT. I ASKED MY MOM
IF I
COULD TAKE MY BRAIDS OUT AND START WEARING MY HAIR. SHE TOLD
ME MY
HAIR WAS TOO SHORT TO WEAR OUT. PLUS SHE COULDN'T AFFORD FOR
ME TO
GET MY HAIR DONE ALL THE TIME. SO I STUCK WITH MY BRAIDS. I GOT
TEASED BOY DID I GET TEASED. I FELT LIKE NO ONE LIKED ME AND
I COULD
NEVER BE BEAUTIFUL. BUT I THINK THATS WHAT EVERYONE GOES THROUGH
IN
MIDDLE SCHOOL. BUT IN THIS CASE IT IS DIFFRENT BECASUE THIS IS
SOMETHING YOUNG AND OLDER BLACK WOMEN SUFFER FROM. BUT ANYWAYS
SOMEHOW MY SIDES GREW BACK AND I ROCKED MY BRAIDS AND I LEARNED
HOW
TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. BUT SOMETIMES I WOULD STILL GET MY HAIR
PERMED
BEFORE I GOT IT BRAIDED BECAUSE MY SISTER WOULD TELL MY MOM MY
HAIR
WASNT MANAGEABLE ENOUGH. THIS HAPPEND FROM 6TH GRADE TWARDS THE
END OF HIGHSCHOOL. I NEVER WORE MY HAIR OUT IN
PUBLIC. PEOPLE WOULD ASK
ME WHY I DIDN'T WEAR MY HAIR AND I WOULD USE THE EXCUSE THAT
I DIDN'T
HAVE MONEY TO GET MY HAIR DONE EVERY TWO WEEKS. BUT I KNEW AND
THEY
KNEW THAT I WAS ASHAMED OF MY HAIR. WHEN PROM CAME UP IT WAS
TIME
FOR MY FIRST WEAVE. SO I PERMED MY DAMAGED BROKEN HAIR AND PUT
A
GLUED IN WEAVE IN MY HAIR. SINCE MY HAIR WAS BRAIDED SO LONG
PEOPLE
THOUGHT IT WAS MY HAIR. THE REACTION I GOT FROM GUYS WAS SO
DIFFRENT. THE WEAVES MADE ME BIG HEADED AND I GOT FULL OF MYSELF.
I
FELT LIKE I WASNT COMPLET WITH OUT THAT 18 INCH SILCKY STRAIT.
I
WOULD PERM AND GLUE. MY LAST PERM WAS IN 1999. BUT THAT DIDN'T
MEAN
ANYTHING BECAUSE MY HAIR WAS BROKEN AND DAMAGED. MY HAIR WAS
THINGING
ON THE SIDES BECAUSE THE GLUE WAS TEARING MKYK HAIR OUT. I STARTED
TO BRAID MY HAIR BECAUSE MY SISTER WHO WAS MY REGULAR HAIR BRAIDER
WAS CHARGING ME 80 DOLLARS. I GOT REALLY GOOD. AROUND THIS TIME
I
STARTD COLLEGE AND I THOUGHT I WAS BEYONCE. SO I WOULD BRAID
MY HAIR
TO LOOK LIKE HERS. THEN IF MY HAIR WASNT BRAIDED I HAD THE GLUE
IN
WEAVES. THIS WAS FROM LIKE 2000-2003. SO ONE DAY WHEN I WAS TAKIN
MY WEAVE OUT I THOUGHT TO MYSELF FROM MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERICNCES
THAT WHEN I GET MARRIED I WANT HAVE LONG NATURAL HEALTHY HAIR.
I WAS
TIRED OF BEING SUPERFICIAL. SO I WENT ONLINE TO CHECK IT OUT.
I
WENT TO NAPPTURALITY.COM AS WELL AS MESSAGE BOARDS HERE ON YAHOO.
I
LEARNED SO MUCH. BUT ON TOP OF THAT I WAS ANGY THAT I WAS BEING
MISLEAD ALL MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!! WHEN I STARTED ALL THE PERM WAS
AT THE
END OF MY HAIR SO I TRANSITIONED WITH TWO STRAND TWISTS. I DIDN'T
CARE WHAT EVEYONE THOUGHT. THIS WAS IN MARCH 2004. MY HAIR GREW
SO
MUCH. I LEARED HOW TO TAKE CARE OF MY HAIR THANKS TO NAPPTURALIY.COM
AND THE YAHOO MESSAGE BOARDS. I DID THE BIG CHOP SIX MONTHS LATER
AUGUST 22, 2004. I HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY NATURAL FOR 5 MONTHS.
I
WENT THROUGH A PHASE WHERE I WAS SISOR HAPPY. I TRIMED MY HAIR
3
TIMES SINCE THE BIG CHOP. THE LAST TIME I TRIMED MY HAIR WAS
LAST
WEEK ON JANUARY 3, 2005. I DECIED NOT TO TRIM MY HAIR ANYMORE
THIS
YEAR. SO MY HAIR IS NOW A HEALTHY 3 INCHES LONG. I LOVE MY HAIR
SO
MUCH. YOU DONT UNDERSTAND THIS CHANGED MY WHOLE LIFE. ITS MORE
THAN HAIR. I'VE INSPIRED MY SECOND OLDEST SISTER
TO GO NATURAL. MY OLDEST SISTER STILL WEARS BRAIDS. MY MOM DIDN'T
LIKE IT AT FIRST
BUT
SHE LIKES IT NOW THAT MY HAIR IS GROWING. I LOVED IT FROM THE
BEGINNING. AND MY BOYFRIEND NOW WEARS HIS HAIR IN TWO STRAND
TWISTS
AND HE LOOKS SEXY! BUT SOME PEOPLE JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND. WHEN
I
FIRST STARTED TRANSISTIONING. I WENT TO THE MALL WITH MY NATURAL
SISTER AND I WAS ROCKIN A SILK SCARF WITH A BASEBALL CAP OVER
IT WITH
SOME BIG HOOP EARINGS YOU KNOW LIKE LAREN HILL. SO ANYWAYS THIS
GUY
WHO IN THE PAST TRYED TO GET AT ME SEVERAL TIMES AND GOT REJECTED
MORE THEN ONCE CAME UP TO ME AND SAID SO WHAT IS YOUR HAIR LIKE
THIS
LONG AND HE HELD UP HIS HAND HELD HIS THUMB AND INDEX FINGER
AN INCH
APART. SO I REPLIED TO HIM YES IT IS AND I LOVE MY HAIR AND I'M
PROUD OF MY HAIR. THEN I WALKED AWAY. IF I WAS 12 YEARS OLD I
POBLABLY WOULD HAVE STARTED CRYING. BUT REALLY I FEEL SORRY FOR
HIM
BECAUSE HE DOESNT KNOW WHO HE IS. AND IT MAKES ME SO SAD WHEN
I SEE
LITTLE GIRLS, TEENS, AND OLDER WOMEN WITH MISSING HAIR ON THE
SIDES
AND HAIR SLAPED IN A TIGHT PONY TAILS WEATHER IT BE BRAIDS OR
THEIR
HAIR. I WANT TO SAY SOMETING. ITS TO THE POINT WHERE MY BOYFRIEND
POINTS THEM OUT AND HE SEES HOW DAMAGED THERE HAIR IS. WE DON'T
DO IT
TO TALK ABOUT PEOPLE I'M SORRY ITS JUST SAD. LIKE I SAID THIS
IS THE
BEST THING I'VE EVERDONE AS FAR AS MY SELF IMAGE. I LOVE BEING
NAPPY. I'M SORRY THIS WAS SO LONG BUT I HAD TO TELL SOMEONE PEACE
LOVE AND NAPPYNESS.
-
the nappy girl |
My
hair has always been a "problem" for
me. When I was a child, it was thick and
hard to comb. No one really took care of my hair or taught me
how. I wore plats
and braids or whatever my mom chose to put in my hair until I
learned about the
straightening comb and curlers. After burning out giant patches
of hair over years
and having visible scars on my neck, ears and forehead, I went
to chemical
straighteners. After years of doing that, I decided I wanted
to be my own nappy
headed self much to the dismay of my mom who always managed to
ask, "when are you
going to do something to your nappy a** head?" Sometimes
I would listen to her and
straighten it, other times I would be strong enough to stick
to my guns. Anyway,
this last time, I tried to lock my hair and kept it natural for
three long years.
It just wouldn't lock, it would unwind and be a real mess, so
after going for a job
interview and having my hair be the reason for rejection, I chemically
straightened
it. As soon as I did, I realized that I had made a mistake. Now,
after two
re-touches, I have stopped getting retouches and am trying to
let it grow out of the
perm without cutting it off. And yes, I do look a mess. An old
African man told me
that I could reverse the chemical effect by using Shea Butter
hot oil treatments,
setting under a hot dryer with a plastic cap on my head and then
using castille
shampoo to wash it out. The hot oil made the new growth grow
faster and get
stronger, but the chemicals are not out, when my hair is wet,
it seems like it is,
but when it dries, without a hair dryer, it gets straight on
the ends again. I'm so
frustrated that I just want to scream...or just cut it off and
start over again.
When this ordeal is over, one way or another, I will never again
allow anyone or
anything to minimize my hair, my life or me again. Thank you
for listening. I was
born nappy headed, and I will die nappy headed and the life I
chose to live in
between will be as a strong, proud nappy-headed black woman.
-S. M. Smith |
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