Long hair ladies, can I live vicariously through you?

[beans4reezy]

I am sorry, this thread rocks. I am doing my part to keep it alive. Keep the stories coming ladies!! Sylver2, Toy, Mdwezi, I know you all have a few stories to tell!

 

[JFK]

Helping to keep it alive as well.

 

[ebonimama]

That's so funny... nobody even considered it could be yours SMDH. That's why some posters think weaves etc are ruining the value of growing your hair long... because people will just think it's a weave anyway and are somewhat desensitized to it.

Exactly! I guess I'm going to half to employ some of the tricks that the ladies use on here. You know like surreptitiously (sp) running my hands through my hair lol!

 

[*Muffin*]

Well at least to me your hair is long and beautiful.




Keep it coming blackmasterpiece. I hope you are also inspiring some other ladies to post their experiences as well.

Ladies your not being arrogant when you tell how you love your hair. You put hard work and effort in for your hair to look good, even if you only care if that you think so.

We always hear about the bad so it's good to talk about the good.

We got some gorgeous heads on this forum. That is why I posted before that the women on here hair look better than weaves. So lush and shiny and healthy.

And I am still waiting to hear from the BAA's on the board.

I am so loving the head turning stories.

You're right. So many time we are so harsh and critical of our hair. We wish it were thicker or longer or stronger or silkier...everything but what it truly is. I'm going to let my hair know right now...I LOVE YOU!!! I love how dark and shiny you are. I love how thick and silky you are. Yes, I even love fussing over you. But most of all, I'm happy that you are growing. We take for granted the fact that we actually have hair. Some people are suffering from disorders, various ailments, or taking medications that make it either difficult or almost impossible for them to enjoy healthy hair. They would probably love to just have half of the hair some of us have.

So celebrate it ladies. We're doing it! We're breaking long standing prejudices and wrongful thinking that black women cannot grow long, healthy hair. And you know what they say about positive thinking, right? Leads to positive outcomes .

 

[thehairmaverick]

Two stories:

I was in the beauty salon getting my hair done. I wore a bun in, so you can imagine the shocked stares I got as my beautician flat ironed my hair. She asked me how I wanted it styled and I told her to part it in the middle. My hair is all one length, so my hair hung to apl all the way around. I'm telling you those ladies couldn't take their eyes off my hair, and they knew it was all mine!

Fast forward 1 year: For New Year's Eve I wore my hair in a bantu knot out. For the longest nobody said anything about my hair. I was a little disappointed. Then towards the end of the night my mom looked at me and said in wonderment...I just realized, that's your hair isn't it? I just nodded like it was no big deal, but then I had an aha moment...everybody thought I had on a weave lol!!!!!

I Have the same story...i can't wait to get back to APL (and beyond)

 

[I Am So Blessed]

My white roommate sees my whole hair routine and sees me take my hair down from my pincurls in the morning for the day every morning and one afternoon when I was just hanging out she looked at me and said wow, your hair really makes me miss when my hair was that length I was like.....wow....thanks!

I'm gonna miss showing my length on the regular but I'm promising myself I will drastically reduce heat this year so I'm looking forward to wearing my textured styles alot more.

I really take it as an honor that I'm getting so much love from people I thought of as gurus on here and just posters in general its really taken me by surprise alot of times. I was SO honored to see that Traycee was following me on Twitter like I was telling everyone and when CurlyNikki asked me to be on her site I was like wow....hard work and determination does pay off.




I love the fact that people simply take all my advice and seek out my advice just from looking at me and my tresses and their versatility.

I love the fact that I keep my mom lookin fly as heck with my styling skills and the way I've single handedly doubled her length since taking over her haircare last summer, I can see its boosted her confidence and I can give back to her and spoil her now after her sacrificing to give me the best all my life.

My hair is like this secret weapon...the cherry on the sundae. When I meet my brothers friends and give them the flirty look he has to go out of his way to tell people THIS IS MY SISTER maddd loud because for the previous 15 minutes they were trying to get my number untill he introduces me and gives them the look of murder lmao! My brothers friends are HOT I can't help it lol they're already interested in me from when they see me from the front....then I abruptly turn around and all they can see is long hair and booty.......my brother has cut off a few of his friends over me thru the yrs I'm horrible.

Whenever I see or know someone with obviously damaged hair I always make it a point to bring up tips tricks and advice for them in a slick way in the convo and they usually really appreciate it....i LOVE helping other sista's with their hair.........but for the tiny handful of ladies I've disliked over the yrs....nothings better then running into them lookin cute with your long hair......I kill em with kindness and flyness

*bump*

BlackMasterPiece you are fly and you ARE the hottness..... You girl go. dont hurt them too bad. lol

eta: i truly wish i could run into one of you ladies on the street. or just run into another black girl with real long hair!!!!!! HHHHHHHHH<--breath.

 

[ClassicBeauty]

This thread is actually making me think about a hair cut...
I can't quite verbalize my feelings yet, but I've been feeling a bit uncomfortable while reading this thread.

 

[Jenibo]

Well i WAS tryna keep this bun up for a week (it will be two days today) but thanks to op and everyone who contributed their stories- i just wanna take my hair down and reenact this scene from Date Movie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwlnkHcdd7U

 

[amwcah]

This thread is actually making me think about a hair cut...
I can't quite verbalize my feelings yet, but I've been feeling a bit uncomfortable while reading this thread.

That's too bad.

 

[BostonMaria]

This thread is actually making me think about a hair cut...
I can't quite verbalize my feelings yet, but I've been feeling a bit uncomfortable while reading this thread.

Its not meant to be taken too seriously. Its all in good fun.
If you do end up cutting your hair, please send it to me so I can weave it up!

 

[Ms. Feliz]

Its not meant to be taken too seriously. Its all in good fun.
If you do end up cutting your hair, please send it to me so I can weave it up!

 

[exoticmommie]

This thread is actually making me think about a hair cut...
I can't quite verbalize my feelings yet, but I've been feeling a bit uncomfortable while reading this thread.

That's weird, I never intended for the thread to make people uncomfortable. I honestly don't understand why anyone would. But all in all, that is how you feel.

Its not meant to be taken too seriously. Its all in good fun.
If you do end up cutting your hair, please send it to me so I can weave it up!

Yeah what she said.

I would hope that, to most this thread is inspiring, motivating and just plain fun. I hope that for those that have thought about giving up, that something said in this thread will inspire them to keep on trucking.

I love long hair, always have, but never felt I could have it and now that I believe I can, I can't wait to have it. And to hear everyone stories motivates me. Especially the ones with SO's involved.

 

[Andy1979]

ok, my turn! I am definitely MBL and some ladies have said that I am waistlength, but that is only with my hair perfectly straight. If it is bumped at all, it does not make the cut....but I digress....I am so excited to have long hair. for years, I would make it to BSL but it would be so split and raggedy that I would have to cut it back to APL. After I went natural, I was able to grow it to MBL and it doesn't even need a trim! I love it when my hair is straight and I bend over to get something and my hair touches the floor, or when it's pulled to the front and covers my ya ya's
I never thought my hair would be this long and healthy at the same time.
Anywho, this one time I was at my family's house and there is this friend of the family who thinks she is the stuff because her hair is APL (and I have no problem with that,but she gets threatened if anyone has longer hair than her) My hair was up in a cute long pony (in it's natural state) and she says "your hair is cute...I just love those curly ponytails" Now I know you are going to think I'm paranoid but I know she meant "phony pony". She said it loud so that anyone listening would think I was wearing a weave...I just let her make it (having my own long hair is my satisfaction!)

 

[Jenibo]

^^ see i can't wait to have long hair so i can shut down girls like that. Imo she deserved for you to take your ponytail down, shake your hair loose and put it back up. At least that's what i would've done

 

[SmilingElephant]

^^ see i can't wait to have long hair so i can shut down girls like that. Imo she deserved for you to take your ponytail down, shake your hair loose and put it back up. At least that's what i would've done

Mmmmmhmm What she said. Lol!!!...and then hand her two Hello Kitty Band-Aids for her eyes....and then apologize for hurting her feelings!!

 

[LadyPaniolo]

^^^ OK! Homegirl would have got her little feelings hurt trying to embarrass me like that. I surely would have taken my hair down, played around in it... maybe split it into two Pocahontas braids with her watching (even if she pretended she wasn't looking ) or something. She would not have punked me like that. No ma'am! Not after all I've put into growing this mane out!

 

[*CherryPie*]

Girl, you ARE waistlength! And your hair is beautiful!!

ok, my turn! I am definitely MBL and some ladies have said that I am waistlength, but that is only with my hair perfectly straight. If it is bumped at all, it does not make the cut....but I digress....I am so excited to have long hair. for years, I would make it to BSL but it would be so split and raggedy that I would have to cut it back to APL. After I went natural, I was able to grow it to MBL and it doesn't even need a trim! I love it when my hair is straight and I bend over to get something and my hair touches the floor, or when it's pulled to the front and covers my ya ya's
I never thought my hair would be this long and healthy at the same time.
Anywho, this one time I was at my family's house and there is this friend of the family who thinks she is the stuff because her hair is APL (and I have no problem with that,but she gets threatened if anyone has longer hair than her) My hair was up in a cute long pony (in it's natural state) and she says "your hair is cute...I just love those curly ponytails" Now I know you are going to think I'm paranoid but I know she meant "phony pony". She said it loud so that anyone listening would think I was wearing a weave...I just let her make it (having my own long hair is my satisfaction!)

 

[*Muffin*]

ok, my turn! I am definitely MBL and some ladies have said that I am waistlength, but that is only with my hair perfectly straight. If it is bumped at all, it does not make the cut....but I digress....I am so excited to have long hair. for years, I would make it to BSL but it would be so split and raggedy that I would have to cut it back to APL. After I went natural, I was able to grow it to MBL and it doesn't even need a trim! I love it when my hair is straight and I bend over to get something and my hair touches the floor, or when it's pulled to the front and covers my ya ya's
I never thought my hair would be this long and healthy at the same time.
Anywho, this one time I was at my family's house and there is this friend of the family who thinks she is the stuff because her hair is APL (and I have no problem with that,but she gets threatened if anyone has longer hair than her) My hair was up in a cute long pony (in it's natural state) and she says "your hair is cute...I just love those curly ponytails" Now I know you are going to think I'm paranoid but I know she meant "phony pony". She said it loud so that anyone listening would think I was wearing a weave...I just let her make it (having my own long hair is my satisfaction!)

Ain't nothing phony about your pony! And that girl knows it! I'm glad that you have enough self-confidence just to let it slide. Your hair is absolutely gorgeous .

 

[BostonMaria]

Ain't nothing phony about your pony! And that girl knows it! I'm glad that you have enough self-confidence just to let it slide. Your hair is absolutely gorgeous .

I wouldn't say anything either. Next time your hair is flatironed mKe sure to to pay her a visit LOL

 

[Lola Laughs]

^^ see i can't wait to have long hair so i can shut down girls like that. Imo she deserved for you to take your ponytail down, shake your hair loose and put it back up. At least that's what i would've done

Me too! I would've been like one of those girls in the Pantene commercials --I would have done it in slow motion for added effect!

 

[ebonimama]

I Have the same story...i can't wait to get back to APL (and beyond)

Do tell!!!! What happened?

 

[NikkiGirl]

I love this thread. You ladies are too funny. I am so glad I found this forum. Keep it coming. These stories are hysterical.

 

[Firstborn2]

I simply love this thread. I'm going to the BSS tomorrow to buy a long cheap wig, so I can stand in front of the mirror and practice my flips, neck turns, and hair toss, after all when my big day come, I want to be fully prepared.

 

[1god1]

I simply love this thread. I'm going to the BSS tomorrow to buy a long cheap wig, so I can stand in front of the mirror and practice my flips, neck turns, and hair toss, after all when my big day come, I want to be fully prepared.

LOL...LOL...LOL...LOL

 

[LadyPaniolo]

^^^ lol! Don't hurt yourself, now!

 

[Firstborn2]

Girl, I know, all I need is whiplash . I know my SO is going to think I've lost my mind, but it's all in fun .

 

[Galadriel]

Bumping for more stories...this thread is just too much fun!

 

[teysmith]

Mmmmmhmm What she said. Lol!!!...and then hand her two Hello Kitty Band-Aids for her eyes....and then apologize for hurting her feelings!!

OMG!! THAT IS THE MOST HILARIOUS THING EVER!!!

 

[4evershika]

Okay ladies, funny story. Today was pretty chilly so I had on my scarf with the length of it hanging down my back. The scarf I was wearing had the little tassel things at the ends that hung to the top of my jeans so I was in line with my friend at Captain D's with my hands behind my back playing with the tassels and wishing my hair was that long that I'd be able to do the same with my hair!

And @ firstborn2: I THINK I NEED TO DO THAT TOO!

 

[LadyPaniolo]

^^ Some day you will... and won't that day be sweet