Here is an exhaustive breakdown:
I am gauging my length based on how long my hair is pressed
I love the health of the hair and long lengths of celebs like Wanakee(flawless) and the late Aaliyah(absolutely beautiful). I love Cher's hair too Blackndiangirl! From the board Adriennne, and though I have never seen their hair, also Jade and Allandra-based on descriptions.
However, there is no one I know of that has a combination of these:
1)my hairtype
2)is wearing it natural and/or pressed
3) has it the length I want
There are a good number of people in my mother's family that have very long hair, or could easily have it if they chose to wear it long, so I have those images as examples. This also tells me I probably have a long growth cycle(some people genetically may only be able to grow hair to their waist). However, my father's hair type is much curlier than my mothers(nearly straight). So my hair is fine like her family, but as curly as his (3c/mostly4a). I have a strong memory of people in my family referencing members who had hair they could sit on (like my little sister). I thought this was fascinating, and have always wanted the same. I just don't have a clear picture of how I would look with hair the same length, or someone to reference accurately for myself. My mother never knew how to take care of my hair and jacked it up many times, so I wasn't able to aquire the length I wanted before. It took a long time, but I finally learned how to take care of it well. I would probably let it grow as long as it wanted, but I would at least like the length I mentioned.
I am currently at 17" from the front of my hairline to the bottom. I need to retain 25 more inches to make 42"(right under my butt). I have to add 5 more inches to the 25, to take into account trims, and evening my hair out, bringing the total I need to grow to 30". My current montly growth is a half inch, so it would take about 5 years to get there at that rate.
If I get a vitamin routine together that would get me at least another 1/4 of an inch a month, that would bring my growth up to 3/4 of an inch. It would take almost 3 and 1/2 yrs to get there at that rate. I would love that! /images/graemlins/grin.gif
