Re: Discouraged 4a/4bs... this thread\'s for you!!!
Hey, Miss Bo!!!
I am stealing away to hop on the net as my parole officer is distracted, but not for long. I will come back on and answer everyone's questions. I've added some pics, about 5, to my album of how I styled my hair for church yesterday, considering I have 4 months of new growth. Check my album or here's a direct link...
Pic 1 of 5
My braid-a-thon started just last month. I didn't do non-stop braids before. As stated in earlier posts, I only had them 4 times from March 2003 until now. I feel they help you retain length. Length retention is what we're all after here at this board, I would think.
It is so important to take pictures. After I washed my hair, did a protein treatment with Emergencee and then a deep conditioning with Miss Key 10 en 1 Super Conditioner, my hair length looked nothing like the photo. A feeling of discouragement came over me and I was like, "Maybe it
really isn't that long. Maybe I'm not really close to brastrap. I even mentioned it to my daughter as it looked no where as long. She was like, "Mom, yes it
is. I was there and took the pictures, remember??? It only looks that way because it's washed and shrinked a whole bunch!" I had to reassure myself that pictures do not lie. I was even sure to hold my head up facing straight ahead. That's why I encourage everyone to take pics after every relaxer because while it may appear that your hair isn't growing, it really is. Alright, parole officer cracking the whip... I'll come back on to answer everyone's questions..... We also have to talk about my postpartum hairline.... I'm wondering if I should wait until it recovers before re-braiding.... I really wanna put braids back in, but I know that this is now a very vulnerable area for me. Why I know my hairline is like this due to postpartum shedding... I had this same hairline after giving birth to my daughter over 10 years ago and didn't do braids back then. I also saw it pictured on a white woman in Philip Kingsley's "Hair Bible". It only kicked in after giving birth and is not a result of the braids. It was my intention to do a one year braid-a-thon, but with this hairline, I'm debating what can be done.... ideas anyone in the meantime? I really want to just throw my hair back in braids, but at the same time not jeopardize my hairline and end up looking like Darcelle Wynn from Solid Gold Dancers (ok, I'm dating myself...
) or from looking like those Chinese fighting dudes in the movies with the long shiny black hair that starts in the middle of their heads!!!
Alright, I'll be back momentarily.... just something to consider in the meanwhile....