Black Hair @ Work

Apparently my hair concerns in a previous post are common. To catch you up, I didn't want to go from long kinky twists @ my internship to my shorter braidouts/twistouts. I'm not ashamed of my hair. I love my hair. In fact, I see it as an accessory. But, I just hate all the questions from co-workers about my hair! Here's what I wish I could say:

1. Did you do "something different" to your hair? ...*roll eyes and ignore the question*
2. Why did you cut your hair? I didn't cut it. It actually grew!
3. What happened to your hair? What happened to your face *as I proceed to slap it*

Two friends of mine are at opposite ends of the spectrum. One, if she doesn't finish putting in her havana twists, will finish the edges and bun it for the rest of the week or until she has time. The other, took her senegalese twists out, showed her short permed hair, and is about to get a long weave. But I already have people at work asking me why she "cut" her hair. Even if she did cut her hair, why would I know?! Le sigh.

Sometimes I wish all cultures could tell when braids/twists are using "external" hair. Or at least let them know it's not okay to ask such stupid questions. It's quite annoying answering these questions every time you see someone else in the hallway.

True Story

My freshly washed hair

Remember back in the early 00's when people used to say true story? And now it's just shortened to true? (Sometimes shortened even more to 'tru'?) Well I do, and I'd love to share a true story.

Believe it or not, I did NO research when deciding to go natural. I didn't ponder the decision for months nor was I into the blogging culture at the time. I literally was too cheap to continue getting perms every 6 weeks and having everyone burn my scalp. My hair was so thick that hairdressers always wanted to leave the perm on for longer than necessary in order to get my hair to be "more manageable". Meh. Why not just deal with the hair that came out of my head? If God made it for me, it can't be that bad.

Turns out it isn't! Even if I do (and I DO!) have a bad hair day, I still wouldn't go back to that creamy crack. Permed hair (on my head) is sooo boring to me now. There's only but so much you can do with it. Now I know some people make this argument for natural hair but if you think about it, your hair can be bone straight one day and with a spritz of water can curl back up. It's amazing! Imagine the possibilities.

Conflicted

(2 posts in one day! I must be sick! But..)

I've had something on my mind. While my last post may reveal a tiny desire to perm my hair, I find myself getting angry when other naturals get their hair permed! I know most of you have heard about the perm comments from Oprah's stylist BUT I recently watched a re-run of What Not to Wear. A woman was natural for 5 years and hair stylist Nick Arrojo revealed to the world that he had permed her hair the night before.

5 years of hard work down the drain! And it was done to make his job easier. Frankly if you don't know how to style natural hair, how can you call yourself a hair stylist!?

ah well. America.

p.s. maybe I continue to stay natural because I've invested too much time into my hair..or maybe I'm just having a bad day