KeishaT
New Member
Hello to all and Happy Holidays!!I'm new to the LHCF but as most newbies say, I've been lurking around for quite a while. I decided to join because the more threads I read the more I learn and being a lurker, you can't post the questions you want to ask so I had to join.
I am currently an all natural 4b with a hair length of probably about to the middle of my ear. Now, mind you as a former relaxer with shoulder length hair, having such short-hair was quite uncomfortable but i have managed. Im hoping to share my story with everyone on this board because I feel you all can really understand my trials. I testify.......
October 2004..
I began having family issues at home and things didn't seem to let up. There was no one I could talk to and therefore I would hold all my emotions in. Never a good idea. Eventually, I began to pick at the middle of my hair, not really sure why but just did. Soon I grew a patch in the middle of my head. I knew this came from all my stress building up but there was nothing I could do. At the time of this I was a SL Relaxer and didn't dream to get my hair cut, but if I knew then what I know now, I definitely would have went for the big chop. So I continuously relaxed my hair every month, sometimes changing relaxers. I continued this hair abuse for the next 3 1/2 years. My patch would sometimes grow back a little but once I got the relaxer again, it would fall right back out. I just couldn't see myself with short hair and transitioning was really pissing me off. ( please excuse my language
) Eventually my godmother came to the rescue.January 2008......
One random day, I asked my godmother if she could do my hair for me. She agreed and while she was doing it she decided to cut the back of my hair off because i eventually stared growing patches in the back of my head also. So for about 3 1/2 months I was rocking the T-boz look, my hair still relaxed.
May 2008....
Around mid-May my hair in the back was growing out a little so i decided to get kinky twists. The patches were still there and didn't seem like they were going anywhere. So with scissors in my godmother's hands, I went from asking for a trim to just getting the big chop. I was quiet and regretful for a while, but I knew I had to do it. I've been natural every since.
December 2008(current)...
I have kinky twists in my hair again but they just don't feel right. Every since the big chop which brought my hair to about 1.5in, I have only had braid styles (kiny twists, invisible micros w/ sew-in in the middle, sew-in, micros, sew-in, back to kinky twists). I believe my hair is now to the middle of my ear I'm not really sure b/c I haven't had it straightened since the BC. What I do know is that my hair is much more healthier with no patches whatsoever. I'm proud of the choice I have made, it felt as if I lifted years of problems from myself and that feels great. Amazing what Faith and Prayer can do.
Well LHCF, was my story...my testimony. I am happy to share it with you all and I hope to hear yours someday. I'm hear to learn how to better care for my hair and I hope to have everyone hear behind me........Pardon me--Beside Me
Thanks for listening and forever have a Blessed Day!!
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