PerfectScore, I didn't know you had BC'd! Heck I didn't even know you were transitioning! Congratulations!!!!
thanks!!!!
Yep, I was transitioning quietly... I was spending so much time in the ENT and OT threads that I didn't really talk much bout my hair.
Basically I did one 6 month stretch then transitioned.... then did another 6 month stretch that turned into a almost year long transition...basically I BC b/c i was frustrated with my hair always looking like crap. I find transitioning to be the worst of both worlds... its def a love hate relationship with all the million texture of hair on your head. I was loving the curls I felt, but hating how the curls and the relaxed hair were getting tangled.... so I traded in a crappy, frizzy, nappy pony tail with straggly relaxed ends for a fierce, moisturized, thick curly afro! It's crazy how my hair instantly looked and felt healthier once I took those relaxed ends off.
That being said I do love the look of relaxed hair. I def think I would look amazing with a healthy head of relaxed hair, but the up keep on relaxed was way too much for my lifestyle. I'm way too lazy and cheap to properly care for relaxed hair and keeping it looking nice and styled. But for all those women with healthy relaxed hair, you still have a fan in me. I will still be stalking your Fotkis....
I completely agree. We'll be the last two relaxed heads on LHCF lol. There are alot of beautiful heads on LHCF with relaxed and natural hair. Some naturals have me very tempted to transition then I spend 2 hours combing out my son's MBL(if it was straight) natural curls and completely change my mind. But I love his natural hair just as much as my relaxed hair.
Do you have pictures of your son's hair? MBL natural curls sounds amazing....
I went natural unintentionally. I originally just decided to take a year off from chemicals including relaxers while I was preg. I wore lace fronts during that time. After a year I noticed I had more THICK healthy hair than I had ever seen. I thought about all the money, time and heat that was involved with relaxed hair and decided to try life without all of that.
While I don't have any more relaxed hair I sill have a lot of learning to do. I spent time trying to get a decent twist out technique but I got discouraged and flat ironed too much this summer.
I'm wigging it for the winter and will go back to learning more about my natural hair this summer.
I def think I would have gone natural as soon as I got pregnant. Especially now that I'm taking an infancy psychology class.... the fetal environment really sets the tone for the rest of babies life. I would def want to be holistic whilst pregnant... now my mom had natural child birth for both my brother and I... let's see if my holistic ambitions stay strong in the face of epidural and pain
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Relaxed head checking in!!!
I love your hair in your siggy pic
haha wow, i was expecting perfectscore to be relaxed.. the BC looks beautiful
I have been quoted saying I'd be relaxed for life
oh well... hahaha.
In real life I seen an inflation of weaves, braids, and twist which could mean that's just a style or they are transition to natural. I haven't seen too many BW with natural hair and I live in a mecca of diversity. When I was natural I rarely seen BW then with natural hair which I kind of liked because I love being unique, but now that I'm texlaxed I still don't see more naturals walking around. I think since we are members on here we think it's the norm, but outside our little secret society we are still the minority.
I'm def being a little selfish in my thoughts because I've noticed a lot of beautiful naturals on campus and I hate it!
I want to be the only natural so I can be unique and fabulous! haha Seriously though I have thought that I wanted everyone in the world to have jacked up hair but me
...... Then I snap out it knowing that my natural/ healthy hair journey only began because I was inspired and supported by others!
Without LHCF I don't think I would have been so enthusiastic about going natural.... or even thinking about being natural to begin with. You ladies have inspired me, educated me, and supported me, and I thank you for this community!
All the black friends I hang around with are relaxed but on campus there's alot of naturals. However I'm usually only the natural headed person in my class. So relaxed ladies still dominate. I like seeing hair of all types so I'm not complaining in the least.
Oh I'm natural. There's my census contribution for the year.
I've noticed a lot of naturals on campus too. I def think my campus supports ideas of diversity and one is not ostracized for not fitting into a narrow idea of beauty. I feel like since college is a time of finding oneself there is no better time to do something dramatic to your hair.
Had me all on her site looking at prices
