I know what you are thinking, another post about how weaves pull on the edges of your hair, causing receding hair lines, or something about how not caring for your hair underneath the weave can cause breakage and irreparable damage etc.You may even have expected pictures of various people who suffer from*Traction Alopecia*as a direct result of wearing a weave. And of course to seal the deal we could also include something about the not-so-glamorous side of wearing a weave with the poster child*Naomi Campbell*all over the article.Well respectfully, you are wrong. There’s only so much we can say about Naomi and her busted edges so our perspective on this article is from a slightly different angle,*some of which is somewhat psychological.Let me explain, have you ever seen a celebrity glam squad at work?*They do*everything*for the celeb, short of giving them baths and brushing their teeth!Seriously they do their make-up, hair, nails, tucking, waxing, buffing, fixing and smoothing clothes to perfection. Their job is to ensure that*the A*lister*looks perfect even if they are just going to the grocery store. Paparazzi everywhere don’t you know.Anyway, celebs have a certain dependency on the glam squad and one might wonder, if there was no glam crew would they actually be able to function? Would they know how to care for their own hair or know what underwear to wear under*a white A-line skirt?Some of them might, but*with a great team of professionals always there at their beck and call, what would be the motivation to do or learn*anything*for themselves*?*When you have an entourage, you don’t have to worry about spanks and*styling gel, just*leave it all to the professionals!Like*the glam squad, a weave when worn close to 100% of the time can also be the ultimate hair crutch and in some cases can do more harm than good in your hair journey.Certainly most of us recognize the value in wearing a weave to protect our hair. We even agree that a full weave can be considered the ultimate protective style because your own hair is not being constantly manipulated so you experience more length retention in comparison to other methods of protective styling. Good right? Not really!The truth is that experiencing your natural hair in an effort to learn to care for it is as much part of the healthy hair journey as is protecting it. Wearing a weave close to 100% of the time does not allow you to experiment with what works for*your*hair, or even decide on what your ultimate go to hairstyle is. You have essentially robbed yourself of the ‘work’ that comes with dealing with your own tresses and ultimately, the love of your own hair that follows.How you wear your hair is a unique experience no matter how you slice it and what you do with it consistently is what resonates in your mind as to weather you enjoyed the experience or not.