Nappily Ever After
After watching this movie I wanted to share my hair journey. Back in 2012 I decided that I was ready to rid the remaining permed Hair left on my head, my sudden decision was based on being tired of paying to have my hair done every two weeks (sometimes every week) and going above and beyond to keep my hair looking good for two weeks, until my next hair appointment. So one day I woke up and said today’s the day, and I went and got all of my relaxed hair cut off. Three days hadn’t even passed, and I had gone and gotten a sew in. After being told by multiple people that I looked like a boy I grew ashamed to “walk around like that.” I couldn’t be myself, I let the words of other people make me believe that long straight hair was how my hair should be, of course because that’s what society is accustomed to. After my hair started to grow out into the “more excepted length” and I was able to do more styles, I found a sudden comfort in “walking around like that.” No more was I afraid. But then after a couple more years passed the growth stopped. This time around I stopped caring about my hair, I was no longer interested in taking care of my hair. I had gotten to a point to where I just wore weave. After going through that little phase I had, had enough, so I went and got my hair cut and gave myself a fresh start. After a week of getting my haircut I noticed that it wasn’t cut right, so I contacted the stylist to have it fixed (I never went back). I was really at a point where I wanted to get my hair back healthy, so I then decided to get loc’s. In the beginning I loved my loc’s until I started to feel like I looked less feminine, so after almost 2 months I took them down. I was soo frustrated with my hair, so I just took some shears and started cutting (I F***ed up BAD).My hair was a MESS, but I worked with it, and did everything I could to get it growing and back healthy. Fast forward to 2017, I got pregnant and started my prenatal vitamins and my hair grew like weeds and I was finally getting it back to a healthy state. After giving birth that quickly came to an end, my hair started thinning and falling out at a rapid rate. So I woke up one day and went and got it all cut off once again, but this time I started completely over. I have never felt more relieved, refreshed, and rejuvenated in my life. For the first time I felt like I could wear my Crown and be proud of it. I challenge every woman reading this to wear their natural crown proudly, and to own their natural beauty. Don’t let the norms of society force you to believe that your hair should be long and straight.
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Daphne' Adams
10/5/2018 10:29:20 pm
Yes. I love this. We are not defined by our hair!
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