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Over 20 Things I wish I knew before I went Natural
- Sep 19, 2009 at 11:52 AM
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Over 20 Things I Wished I Knew Before I Went Natural
1. That I would love my hair so much that I would protect it like a mother Lioness over her newborn cubs.
2. That my boyfriend and now fiancé would love it and be protective of my hair like a Lion over his Lioness.
3. That my mother would apologize for putting chemicals in my hair and say while touching my hair “I never knew it could look like this” and become completely natural cutting out her texturizer.
4. That I would no longer be jealous or envious of body else’s hair. I love mine so much I can appreciate theirs for what it is HAIR. Not a symbol of beauty that I could never live up to. Not that some days I wouldn’t prowl the hair galleries and get lost in all the other textures until I would find some one with texture like mine who had grown it out 12 INCHES and I thought I can have hair like that!
5. That I would be someone that other women looked to for hair advice…I had a co-worker whose huge puff I ADORED. She has gone on to another company and now people tell me they ADORE my hair.
6. That people would tell me they wanted my hair texture! Me the girl who relaxed her 4c kinky short hair incessantly (with probably explains what it was always short, besides the fact that relaxer is a acid).
7. I would feel sexy, confident and free and people would want to touch my kinky hair.
8. That I would have so many hair style options.
9. That I would have a 5 min morning maintaince routine (Like a white girl).
10. That my hands would stay in my hair and I would have to chant “ I will not touch my hair, I will not touch my hair.”
11. That my natural hair looks like me and fits my features.
12. That my fiancé loves to stick is hands in it and hold on for dear life!
13. That my hair would teach me how to care for it if I would listen to it and respect it.
14. That my hair styling techniques would get better with time. I would have some rough spots (trying to wear a puff on 1 inch of natural kinky hair, having grease all down my forehead, being up late doing my twists, using too much product and noticing in a meeting that my hair had dirty product balls all through my head, I would get headband headaches for wearing mine too tight.
15. That I would devote 1/2 of my dresser to hair care products, I would spend obscene amounts of money that claim to turn kinky to curls and my kinks would win).
16. That it would take hours to two strand twist my kinky hair and that I would have toned and strong arms because of it and lots of patience.
17. That I would keep an emergency relaxer under the sink in a bag in the bathroom for months (for emergencies) and never use it.
18. That I would by an electric hot comb, use it once to straighten one section and have my fiancé act like I was burning him saying almost to tears “ You are messing it up, You are messing up the fro!
19. That I regret not doing it sooner.
20. That I would feel a kinship with other naturals I see, meet and know. All of my close friends went natural a year before me and I know that my hair could be longer.
21. That I would be at peace with God and know that he didn’t give me bad hair. He gave me good healthy hair (yes even short kinky off black 4c hair! Can be good hair).
22. That I would get more complements on my hair than ever.
23. That men YES even black men love it and find it strangely exotic and as natural as rain.
24. That my hair is completely unique and completely mine.
25. That I was fearfully and wonderfully made. From the top of my Fro to the bottom of my feet. And I’ juslovinit!!!
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Whoo, lady, it sounds like you learned TONS. That first year being natural is always the hardest...and seems to bring out the product junkie in all of us.
I remember those days trying to define my curls, only to find out that the product just sat on top of my hair and the kinks would win. It took me a few months of fighting it, but I just let the kinks do what they do...and I was so much happier because of it.
Its such an awesome place when you realize that your hair will grow....so having to take off and inch or two because you need to, due to something like split ends, or just because you feel like it no longer fills you with panic.
These last 4 years I have LOVED not having to have a 45 minute routine....I have locs now, so I just take off my do rag, spritz with a little water and oil (or whatever other concoction I've made LOL) fluff a little a go. I don't run from the rain, and when I go to the beach or the pool, I actually ENJOY the water! Such freedom!
I see you're a fellow NP sista....add me as a friend on their. My screename is CurlieBoo. By the way, I'm going through NP withdrawl, I don't know about you! LOL
- .Peaches.
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