Things they DONT tell you about having long hair...

[mscocoface]

Gotta a story too be careful of comments coming out of the blue even from the hubby totally unexpected.

We were on skype the other day and my hair was freshly done in twists. I am telling him about some craziness going on at work and in mid sentence he interrupts me with the serious deadpan look and says, "I just want to run my hands through you hair and sniff it!" I was like ahh honey did you hear what I said, he was like, what? huh? sorry I can't stop looking at your hair. I bet is smells really good too? Don't it? All I could do was say dear, earth to hubby, earth to hubby......

 

[Myjourney2009]

+1 on this! My hair is no where near as long as yours but when going to a club or bar with friends I always have to walk behind everyone else because sometimes i accidentally may slap someone in the face with my ponytail if i turn my head to fast lol

Also, if people haven't seen you in a long time and your hair has grown since then you're subject to receiving the "Heeeey look how much hair you have! *Picks their hand through your hair to see if it's really all yours*" Like giving you a complement while weave checking you is an acceptable way to invade your personal space

I am ready to straight smack a b when their ponytail gets too close to my face.

 

[mimi73]

I love it! So true so true--so nice to hear someone else mention (and admit) the butt cheek thing.

My answer when people tell me my hair is long: "Thanks for noticing."

That's the perfect answer!

 

[AuNaturalMaMa]

I am glad I am not the only one with the but cheek problem! LOL. Another reason why I rarely wash my hair in the shower.

 

[cocosweet]

Always be aware of your surroundings and know when it's time to put your hair up.... It could be a matter of life and death... The woman's hair was long but not super long...

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/yale-student-dies-in-terrible-hair-pulling-lab-accident/

HHG

Whoa.

 

[nickpoopie]

It's funny how men get all worked up over long hair. Mentioning the word "cut" causes my husband to freak out.

 

[lana]

Everything in this post has happened to me except numbers: 21,29,30,37 and 39

You should hold babies at your own risk because they will clamp down on your hair with their chubby little hands and pull on it for dear life while their mothers compliment you on how gorgeous it is!

You should have two packs of rollers for rollersets because there is no way that all that hair can fit on one pack of rollers. No one told me this and I was left with half a head full of rollers and no way to set the other half! Don't get caught tryna run to the store with half a head of rollerset hair and the other half hanging out.

 

[SherylsTresses]

Those ends could get "really dry" which cause for lots of attention.

 

[LaVgirl]

This thread is tooooo funny! I loved the story! I don't straighten my hair often, maybe 1-2 times a year, but I have done a few of these things.. Hopefully I will be able to learn from the rest of these rules and not have to experience them myself!

 

[belldandy]

-you can try SO many fun, cute and elegant styles, and without heat!

-intimate time becomes much more complicated to the point where you would just rather not do "it."

 

[naturallygoldie]

+1 on this! My hair is no where near as long as yours but when going to a club or bar with friends I always have to walk behind everyone else because sometimes i accidentally may slap someone in the face with my ponytail if i turn my head to fast lol

now +2
almost got into a fist fight at a club cuz I accidentally smacked a woman (full grown 40-something woman) and wouldn't move from where I was. LHDC

 

[Barbara]

I don't wear my hair out while eating, because my ends will swim in my soup or cereal.

I experienced the worse weave check two years ago. I even posted a long thread on it.

Non African American coworkers have asked me questions about the legitimacy of my hair and to take it down.

It will get into my mouth while the wind is blowing and if I'm talking or eating.

 

[prospurr4]

...I've had conversations where I know the person is not listening to what I am saying. Instead, she is staring at my head...I know she's wondering "if it's all mine."

...If DH wants to go somewhere on a moment's notice, I can be ready in a few minutes, because I just put my hair into a cute updo and go. Shorter hair required more of my time (and maybe some heat) to look "presentable."

...it's just wonderful, especially if you've never had it before in your life (like me).

 

[Lucia]

+1 to all below.

5. You will be asked if your hair is real or not when worn down (then, most likely, be given the side eye regardless of your answer).

It's no joy fishing through hair looking for the last hair pin before you put on your head scarf at night then finding yet another one the next morning when you get ready to style


13. You can and will break cheap hair clamps and chop sticks pushing through updo's.] courtesy of

Adding my hair breaks cheap combs and brushes too
And I havebought several drain strainers. They get messed up and need to be replaced even though I clean them.

When asked what you do to your hair, your low-maintanence regi will never satisfy and be anti-climatic to their expected "I soak it in unicorn blood" assuption.

Yeah some believe the kiss method most don't they want a potion from Hogwartz for long luxurious hair and stuff

 

[gabulldawg]

I was weave checked AGAIN at the beauty supply store by one of the employees!!! She said my hair looked good and asked me if it was all mine. I said yes. She looked shocked and asked if there were any tracks, I said no. She complemented me about how healthy my hair looked and proceeded to TOUCH it, all the way to the scalp!!! I'm assuming she didn't believe me so she had to see for herself.

I mean seriously. My hair is barely APL!!! Who knows what I'll have to endure once I get to my goal of BSL!! erplexed

 

[Lucia]

I was weave checked AGAIN at the beauty supply store by one of the employees!!! She said my hair looked good and asked me if it was all mine. I said yes. She looked shocked and asked if there were any tracks, I said no. She complemented me about how healthy my hair looked and proceeded to TOUCH it, all the way to the scalp!!! I'm assuming she didn't believe me so she had to see for herself.

I mean seriously. My hair is barely APL!!! Who knows what I'll have to endure once I get to my goal of BSL!! erplexed

Oh it's just the beginning, on the bright side once you get to a certain length and or thickness your hair can't be denied, and they won't be able to claim it's fake cause they'll KNOW it's real, then they'll just admire in awe or hate.

 

[frida1980]

I adopted an abandoned kitten in April. She's now bigger, calmer, and basically my baby. She has a odd habit of dry nursing on my fuzzy blanket or robe because she was abandoned so young. I don't mind it, because their basically big pacifiers I can use to make her calm down and sleep. She also seems to deliberately get in my way when I'm reading a book or using my Ipod touch. I don't really know why, but it's fine.

So tonight I'm lying on the bed, trying to read, and she does her usual sitting on my chest and blocking my view. I move off me to sit behind me so she can nurse on the blanket instead. Then after about five minutes, I notice a little tugging on one of my twist, so I assume she's got one caught in her paw by accident. So I take it from her and see that it's covered in spit.

Oh god, EW!

She was sucking on my twist! She's never done that before. Sigh... Looks like I'll be scarfing around her from now on.

Your kitten can dry nurse your hair and you won't even realize it until five minutes later....

 

[SmilingElephant]

I adopted an abandoned kitten in April. She's now bigger, calmer, and basically my baby. She has a odd habit of dry nursing on my fuzzy blanket or robe because she was abandoned so young. I don't mind it, because their basically big pacifiers I can use to make her calm down and sleep. She also seems to deliberately get in my way when I'm reading a book or using my Ipod touch. I don't really know why, but it's fine.

So tonight I'm lying on the bed, trying to read, and she does her usual sitting on my chest and blocking my view. I move off me to sit behind me so she can nurse on the blanket instead. Then after about five minutes, I notice a little tugging on one of my twist, so I assume she's got one caught in her paw by accident. So I take it from her and see that it's covered in spit.

Oh god, EW!

She was sucking on my twist! She's never done that before. Sigh... Looks like I'll be scarfing around her from now on.

Your kitten can dry nurse your hair and you won't even realize it until five minutes later....

....cute!^

 

[BostonMaria]

I don't wear my hair out while eating, because my ends will swim in my soup or cereal.

I experienced the worse weave check two years ago. I even posted a long thread on it.

Non African American coworkers have asked me questions about the legitimacy of my hair and to take it down.

It will get into my mouth while the wind is blowing and if I'm talking or eating.

Yep its happened to me and its very gross and annoying

God forbid I'm in my car, my hair is down, wind is blowing, AND I have lipgloss on. The lipgloss will stick to my hair.

 

[DesignerCurls]

Yep its happened to me and its very gross and annoying

God forbid I'm in my car, my hair is down, wind is blowing, AND I have lipgloss on. The lipgloss will stick to my hair.

This [the bold] happened to me the last time I flat ironed my hair...I was like woot woot I finally made it to longhairville! silly I know!

 

[Duff]

Yep its happened to me and its very gross and annoying

God forbid I'm in my car, my hair is down, wind is blowing, AND I have lipgloss on. The lipgloss will stick to my hair.

I'm only APL
I've learned the lesson of NO lipgloss while the hair is down.
also be careful of seat belts
wind = lots of hair in the face, mouth, and eyes. it's frustrating really.

 

[EbonyHairedPrincess]

+1 to all below.

5. You will be asked if your hair is real or not when worn down (then, most likely, be given the side eye regardless of your answer).

It's no joy fishing through hair looking for the last hair pin before you put on your head scarf at night then finding yet another one the next morning when you get ready to style


13. You can and will break cheap hair clamps and chop sticks pushing through updo's.] courtesy of

Adding my hair breaks cheap combs and brushes too
And I havebought several drain strainers. They get messed up and need to be replaced even though I clean them.

When asked what you do to your hair, your low-maintanence regi will never satisfy and be anti-climatic to their expected "I soak it in unicorn blood" assuption.

Yeah some believe the kiss method most don't they want a potion from Hogwartz for long luxurious hair and stuff [/QUOTE]

Lucia

Imma start saying that:

Them: OMG Ebony! Your hair is so long!!! What are you doing to it?

Me: OH Gurl...I paid $5000 to be allowed to soak my hair in unicorn blood for 3 minutes on top of Mount Kilimanjaro on a eclipsed full moon on the first day of Spring .

Them: Really. I wanna do that too.

Me: sad:

 

[lilyofthenile]

Still going back to the thread and reading it with a smile LOL!

 

[Evolving78]

i had my first natural hair experience recently. i went to the movies and was told to scoot down because my hair was blocking their view. i couldn't move anywhere because of the seats were filled, so i just scooted down and remained uncomfortable for the rest of the movie.

PSA- don't wear a huge pony puff to the movies!

 

[BmoreNatural]

I was weave checked AGAIN at the beauty supply store by one of the employees!!! She said my hair looked good and asked me if it was all mine. I said yes. She looked shocked and asked if there were any tracks, I said no. She complemented me about how healthy my hair looked and proceeded to TOUCH it, all the way to the scalp!!! I'm assuming she didn't believe me so she had to see for herself.

I mean seriously. My hair is barely APL!!! Who knows what I'll have to endure once I get to my goal of BSL!! erplexed

Wow it was like she didn't think you understood her question or something. If you said its all yours why would she still ask if you had tracks?

 

[adamson]

Imma start saying that:

Them: OMG Ebony! Your hair is so long!!! What are you doing to it?

Me: OH Gurl...I paid $5000 to be allowed to soak my hair in unicorn blood for 3 minutes on top of Mount Kilimanjaro on a eclipsed full moon on the first day of Spring .

Them: Really. I wanna do that too.

Me: sad:

 

[shtow]

Yep its happened to me and its very gross and annoying

God forbid I'm in my car, my hair is down, wind is blowing, AND I have lipgloss on. The lipgloss will stick to my hair.

I HATE that. That is why I switched from lipgloss to MAC lustre lipstick formula. Its moist and shiny but my hair barely sticks to it.

I also don't like my hair getting caught under my arms lol and when Im really about to be a fatty I put my hair up to keep from it getting in my food or mouth.

 

[BostonMaria]

i had my first natural hair experience recently. i went to the movies and was told to scoot down because my hair was blocking their view. i couldn't move anywhere because of the seats were filled, so i just scooted down and remained uncomfortable for the rest of the movie.

PSA- don't wear a huge pony puff to the movies!

Hysterical!!!!!!

I HATE that. That is why I switched from lipgloss to MAC lustre lipstick formula. Its moist and shiny but my hair barely sticks to it.

Ooooh I want to run out and buy that now. I love MAC.

Sent from my fancy iPhone using LHCF

 

[BEAUTYU2U]

I adopted an abandoned kitten in April. She's now bigger, calmer, and basically my baby. She has a odd habit of dry nursing on my fuzzy blanket or robe because she was abandoned so young. I don't mind it, because their basically big pacifiers I can use to make her calm down and sleep. She also seems to deliberately get in my way when I'm reading a book or using my Ipod touch. I don't really know why, but it's fine.

So tonight I'm lying on the bed, trying to read, and she does her usual sitting on my chest and blocking my view. I move off me to sit behind me so she can nurse on the blanket instead. Then after about five minutes, I notice a little tugging on one of my twist, so I assume she's got one caught in her paw by accident. So I take it from her and see that it's covered in spit.

Oh god, EW!

She was sucking on my twist! She's never done that before. Sigh... Looks like I'll be scarfing around her from now on.

Your kitten can dry nurse your hair and you won't even realize it until five minutes later....

This is adorable! Especially since my cat also blocks all books, newspapers, or magazines that I need to read.

 

[ADB]

1. People will stare at your hair and then stare at your child's hair to see if it's long too. I guess they figure that if your child's hair is long then your hair has to be real or your child wouldn't have gotten the long hair genes.

I notice people do this to me and my baby girl all the time.


2. You might receive nicknames like Barbie, Pocahontas, or Princess.