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I kept getting asked, wow how long have you had those braids in. When are you going to take them out. Your leaving them in for a whole year:nono:
 
nakialovesshoes said:
Well I went to visit my paternal grandmother in Jersey a few weeks ago & I was wearing a very full braid out - I love big hair. She asked me why would I walk around looking like that & when was I going to comb my hair.

"What in the world is wrong with your head?"
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I think our families might know each other.. I'm from Jersey too..
Couldn't make it up there for the holidays, but went during the summer, and those were the 2 lines that my mother and grandmother hit me with...:yep::yep:
 
nakialovesshoes said:
Well I went to visit my paternal grandmother in Jersey a few weeks ago & I was wearing a very full braid out - I love big hair. She asked me why would I walk around looking like that & when was I going to comb my hair. I told her that I was now natural & that this was the hair that God gave me. Grandma said, "Oh no, God didn't make your hair look like that!" Then I saw my maternal grandmother for the holidays & basically her response was the same - "What in the world is wrong with your head?" However, on a brighter note, my mom's friend pulled me to the side & said, "I know that's your hair, but do you know where I can get a wig like that?" :yep: That made my day.
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Oh no!! :nono: Well, for what it's worth, I LOVE your hair. You have a gorgeous texture, and it looks soooo soft. Keep doing what you're doing and know that others who may never make their voice heard are actually silently admiring your hair from afar.
 
Nicole1976 said:
Girl I gotta take my hat off :yep:

I dont think I could hang :blush:
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I was thinking the same thing but after you take the braids out, you want to run back to them. I mean, they are so low maintenance that you kind of get lazy since all you have to do is wash every week and moisturize every so often.

I want my braids back!:lachen:
 
OMG! My sister said the same things along time ago but she's 4 years older than me. LOL! I just laugh.


FAMUDva said:
My lil sister (she's 16) thought I had on a wig. IDK why since I've never worn a wig or weave before in my life. But she said my hair strands look fake. She joked at one point and said she was going to cut my hair when I went to sleep because she is "jealous" of the swing. I told her not to be jealous because she could have hair like it too. Her hair has always been as long as mine if not longer.
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:cry2:You got me all misty eyed over here. What a nice compliment! Thanks - it means a lot. Of course I definitely don't see my hair with the same eyes but I appreciate what you had to say. I can't wait to meet you at the meet-up. :yep:


zzirvingj said:
Oh no!! :nono: Well, for what it's worth, I LOVE your hair. You have a gorgeous texture, and it looks soooo soft. Keep doing what you're doing and know that others who may never make their voice heard are actually silently admiring your hair from afar.
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I wore my hair in a bun. My family actually liked it and my mother who thinks that I should wear my hair down more often, actually didn't say anything. So maybe that's a good thing. :)
 
Mine isn't technically from thanksgiving, but the week b4 we had a mni family reunion. Most of my family I hadn't seen in about a year or two, and I was transitioning in braids so they hadn't seen my natural hair b4.

My mother gave the usual "I love that you can do anything with it" and then when it got super humid and it was frizzing out she was like, "i don't know what you're worried about. It's always curly and beautiful, it looks good anyway." She's so sweet.

One of my aunts(I have 4) was sitting next to me when I was said my head itched and I started scratching it. My hair was in a big pony puff so I had to really reach in there to get the scarf. She was like, "is that all yours?" :yep: She was like "it's beautiful! When we were in church I was thinking D(my nickname) is really wearing that fake ponytail." :lachen:Then she called over my other aunts, and uncles, who also didn't know it was real.:rolleyes: They askes alot of questions and started talking about how it must be the good genes I've got that gave me the nice hair. :rolleyes:
 
ebonybelle said:
when i decided to cut of my locs on Jan 21, 2006....this is when hell broke loose :lachen:

i use to wash my hair everyday, because even when natural, i did the same thing. So my roomate use to act funny like, "black people cant wash there hair everyday because the water will DRY the hair out". :look:....mind you she might have had a total of 14 strands of hair.

still i washed my hair, put in conditioner, DC and all that great stuff...i wasnt even really trying to GROW my hair out, i just couldnt stand the extra short hair.....i always keep my hair up, so when i finally wore it down, i heard all the "damn girl your hair is "Long"...lines......i knew my hair was getting long because the same "friends" wouldnt even compliment me anymore, they would just stare at my hair when others complimented it....

mind you i was never selfish with my hair advice, i would share like crazy, take them to Sallys with me, offer to do their hair for free. I wanted us as girlfriends to have long hair together..but i couldnt get the information i was was telling them to stick, so i gave up, i let them do their own thing.

now everyone, comes to me for advice, because i have surpassed all of my female friends in hair length, and i started off with NO HAIR!...so sad...

my mom is my biggest supporter, everytime i call she says..in her guyanese accent..."It reach your bra yet?" :grin: :lachen:..people at my church are too touchy feely in my hair, so sometimes, i have to snap my head back when they have their fingers all up and through it...but for the most part they were in shock!

so i guess the reactions have been what i expected..my hair is so healthy, full, lush but not LHCF "long".....im very pleased...if they are jealous now..wait till im MBL :yep::lachen:

they still cant figure out how i had locs, cut them off, and grew it this "long" in less than 2 years..
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Funny isn't, I get the same thing, when it comes to taking my vitamin and supplements, and drinking lots of water...people thinking it's stupid a waste of time and money, that they aren't safe....but in the same breath comment on how nice your skin and/or hair. People ask me what foundation I use all the time....and I dont have any on.

But I the one whose crazy and wasting my money.

The compliments I never getting any for women (even when it's due) I am used to it, especially at work, but everyone else to each other is like girl your ____ is nice, oooh girl this and oooh girl that.

Oh well :look:!
 
I had a few mixed reactions. My aunt told me she was happy that I was finally natural again (she never wanted me to get a relaxer in the first place), and that it reminds her of when I was younger. Now...my mom. She is all about long hair. She wants me to relax it again, and wear it out allllll of the time. My mom does not take care of her hair like she should, and now it's not even shoulder length, and it;s very thin. I am trying to convince her to go natural, but she won't budge.

Oh, and my hair was in it's usual bun. I wasn't bothering it, and it wasn't bothering me. Just letting it grow without too much interruptions. :-)
 
i henna-ed 2 days before thanksgiving, blow-dried theday i washed it out, and had my hair in a doo-doo bun (my sorry attempt at a donut bun with all my own hair... it was all lopsided :grin:) for the holiday. my family had a nicer reaction to the change in color "amanda, did you dye your hair burgundy?" and texture ("when did you get good hair?" & "why are your roots all wavy; weren't they nappy yesterday?") than the actual style. :ohwell:
 
I think my mom is just inspired because i wasn't at her house very long before she presented me with a ruler to measure her latest growth.

My uncle, for about the billionth time, asked if it was my hair. And I reminded uncle that he has on numerous occasions asked me this question and the answer has always and will always be YES.

My MIL and SILs commented on the length and asked what I put on it. I just said Motions and kept it moving because no one ever wants to hear about the careful regimens we maintain.

But the best comment was from DH who FINALLY noticed!!! All he siad was "your hair is getting so long and pretty". I blushed.
 
I'm 12 weeks post, and got the dreaded 'so when are you getting a relaxer?' from my Mom. Maybe it was kind of a double-edged complaint/compliment because she did say I had that 'Chaka Khan / Diana Ross' thing going on, lol. Since I've been stretching, I find that I kinda like the full, thick, 'wildwoman' look. She did make a comment that my hairstylist at the salon is 'going to get me' for making her 'deal with all that' when I do go in for my next touch-up.
 
This is a cute thread... My mil and sil came in from out of town and commented on how long my hair is getting... Then me like a dummy started naming products:nono:, and their interest wained... I thought they would be chompin at the bit to hear of products since my mil wears a sew in weave and my sil wears a wig... but they smiled and gave me the glaze over look.... dont worry ladies I finally learned my lesson, i could of told them all I use is pink oil moisturizer... and they would have smiled...:spinning:
 
I guess my hair has really taken off in the last few months b/c after my last relaxer last month both my parents were really impressed with all the progress I have made. An aunt of mine came to visit this past weekend and I haven't seen her in well over a year long before I knew what good hair care meant. Well she just couldn't stop complimenting on my hair all weekend long. I hadn't even done anything special to it, for most of the weekend I had it up in a claw/clip so she couldn't even see the length, but she couldn't stop staring and saying how thick and healthy my hair looked. I loved it:blush:, all my hard work and people are starting to take notice.
 
Everytime I go home, it's a huge guessing game whether or not I'm sporting my hair or not, and this year I did not dissapoint with my half wig. I had a great time watching folks stare at my head trying to figure things out:lol: SIL pulled me to the side and asked me "Now is THAT your hair?" I informed her that just the front "was me" and she replied how even that little bit of hair I had out seemed long to her. I then plopped her down in front of LHCF and various Fotkis and watched her eyes glaze over :lachen:
 
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