SIMPLICITY!

danigurl18 said:
Very very beautiful and amazing progress!! What kind of oils do yo use in her hair?
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Thank you girl, she is just using Coconut oil right now, she did use Olive oil as well for a while. thats it

This picture, her hair was just CW'd and she just put coconut oil in it
 
winnettag said:
Wow, beautiful! Well, your daughter sure learned a lesson! ALWAYS listen to mom when it comes to hair! Thank goodness you knew just what to do! Obviously, she's learned a lot from you, being smart and keeping it in a bun sure payed off.
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I was really surprised when I actually got to see her hair finally! just leaving it alone and taking care of it worked wonders! and thank you mama!
 
scorpian said:
Your daughter is beautiful and so is her hair!!
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Thank you girl and highlyfavored!

Thank you to all you ladies, I hope its inspiring for anyone transitioning, just give it time and keep if off your mind and take care of it and dont give up! :hug3:

its worth it!!!
 
Irresistible said:
Ah many of you know much to my great disappointment and heartache my daughter the end of 2006 relaxed her hair behind my back! what a boooga! But then when I saw her hair was different , she avoided me and brushed me off when I asked her 'What did you do with your hair" untill I finally grilled her and she told me, after the shock I got to the details. Well long story short she got a hold of an old (thank god) Motions relaxer and put it all on her head and went to sleep with it :eek2:

when I finally got in her head, I was dang near in tears at what I saw and felt, but with much work I fixed it. She cried in between the major sessions of fixing it! When she realized she might lose her hair and I couldnt guarantee she wouldnt or how much. She regretted it and has since been growing.

Transitioning would be the correct word here. I havent looked much at her hair all this time as the relaxer did thin it out and she really just doesnt want me up in it. She will almost run away to get away from me *The nerve* But ladies tonight I caught her doing her hair and it was all down, freshly done and loose, and I grabbed her and made her let me have a look see

now the relaxed hair is almost to her waist or far past mid back! But thin! but I got to see all that natural hair and its well into her pony tail! :clap: ohhh its so pretty and thick! I'm so happy! I told her I am gettin in that head in the next week or so and doing some good trimming since she has so much natural hair now :clap:

But the funny thing I was thinking, she never said a word about her hair, she just bunned it and I provided the oils and conditioners, and the usual vitamins and she just kept it moving without a word or complaint , she knew what her limitations were and what she couldnt do and what she was trying to get to, and stuck to it! and now we look up and its grown so much! wow! She is almost fully transitioned! simplicity, maybe there really isnt a million answers to find all the time except to just take care of it , give it time and keep it off your mind. Its always worked for me :yep: and now it just worked for her too!

I'm gonna post pics when I get in that head of hers! :yep:

ETA: The other thread here! geesh I should of known I wasnt gonna wait to get in that head once I SAW it! Should have waited to start this thread! But here is the other one with pics!
I Swear she has the worse case of hair anorexia I have ever seen. I had to show her how good her hair was doing. She was in tears because I wanted to mess with it *litteraly* She thinks its still doing so bad! Until I forced her to look at what I SEE! So after much begging, pleading , guilt and bribery The trauma is over and she is happy again! Me too! Geesh!

Her 18 month transition successful and without a hitch! :clap:

Pre trim/cut Stretched *almost to her waist*

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and another!

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After the trim! Her thick hair is back!!!! :grin:

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The hair! BYE BYE!

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ETA: these BEFORE pics, this was the last time I saw her hair out and had a good look at it since she relaxed it 18 months ago, this was after I worked hard to save it and had cut it (notice the top is bone straight it was very weak and hard and over processed &in the other pic her nape was already breaking off)
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How old is this child?
 
Nonie said:
Funny I should see this thread just now! I just finished posting how I used to tell people who hated wearing buns that it's not so bad when you look forward to the day you reveal the hair and shock the masses. I am looking at that pony tail in the before pics, which looks OK to me, and comparing it with the most current one and I'm like "Dayumm, are y'all related to Chicoro?" She's definitely her mama's baby. :yep:

Congratulations to your daughter! I'm all "awww'd" about her being upset and not wanting you of the glorious mane up in her hair coz she felt it wasn't up to par. See what you do to people, Miss Thang? You and that gorgeous mane making everyone, including your baby, feel insecure and ish. :lachen:
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She went through alot of thinning during that time too, so thats what had her feeling bad, she just stopped looking it at or even worrying about it because there was no way around it , she just trained her mind that 'this is how it is' and 'this is all I can do now' she never took the time to really take a good look at it , she was so used to it just being in the thinning stage, and just trying to get through that , that she didnt realize how far she had come until I saw it and wanted to look more and really got into it and was able to really show her

should have explained that part too
 
ebzonix said:
I think I'm going to have to go that route. I mean I wont mind a little help from the growth aids, but healthy life habits and keeping your hair simply is always the way to go. Most people only grow their hair so they can wear it in a nice bun, at least that's my purpose.
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That's mine too! I can't wait until I can wear my natural hair in a nice, thick bun. <Sigh>
 
msa said:
That's mine too! I can't wait until I can wear my natural hair in a nice, thick bun. <Sigh>
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It can get tiring once you get there and thats all you do, but I do agree its one of the easiest protective styles there is to do! :yep:

its nice cause it keeps it up , out the way and off your mind :yep:
 
Irresistible said:
It can get tiring once you get there and thats all you do, but I do agree its one of the easiest protective styles there is to do! :yep:

its nice cause it keeps it up , out the way and off your mind :yep:
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Believe me I can't wait until I have to deal with being tired of wearing a bun all the time. I wish I could get my hair in one now because then I wouldn't have to do anything else. But, I have a loooong way to go before it'll happen so I'm trying to be patient.
 
msa said:
Believe me I can't wait until I have to deal with being tired of wearing a bun all the time. I wish I could get my hair in one now because then I wouldn't have to do anything else. But, I have a loooong way to go before it'll happen so I'm trying to be patient.
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aww you will get there I know its hard to be patient, try to do stuff that gives you same feeling of the bun-leaving it alone-until you get there! I loved braids for that reason
 
hope this isn't a silly question...lol:look:
but how do you bun without getting breakage around the nape and/or place where the bun is held? When I used to wear my hair in a bun back in the day, I had a lot of breakage all of the time...I do a "form" of bunning...i guess...using bobby pins, but when my hair starts getting nappy around the edges...i look a mess:nono:
 
Conqueror_aka said:
hope this isn't a silly question...lol:look:
but how do you bun without getting breakage around the nape and/or place where the bun is held? When I used to wear my hair in a bun back in the day, I had a lot of breakage all of the time...I do a "form" of bunning...i guess...using bobby pins, but when my hair starts getting nappy around the edges...i look a mess:nono:
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I dunno girl! I think maybe some ladies hair might be more sensitive to it or something

Ive always bunned with no problems but have heard that others sometimes do.

I use the metal free pony tail holders and scrunchies.

my bun is a little heavier now than its ever been , so now I do a pony tail more often than a bun
 
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