Natural hair seems to be a \u201cmovement\u201d and its one I can appreciate. The wave of women of color (WOC) choosing to wear their own hair in its natural state is outstanding. \u00a0I was a notorious weave wearer for about 8 years. I started wearing weaves when a trim turned into a haircut and I missed my length, after that I was hooked. I went from wearing a modest 14inches to a ridiculous 20 inches (crazy on me being that I\u2019m only 5\u20191) Sometime in early 2014 I found myself hanging with more black intellectuals who were often surprised by my knowledge of a wide range of topics and my \u201cblackness\u201d I was informed that I was oftentimes considered a stereotypical \u201cknow nothing self-loathing\u201d black girl due to my appearance. That in it\u2019s self says a lot. 1. I was NOT aware that my weave said<\/p>\n
that about me 2. It\u2019s outrageous that people with such brain power would think that way. That was the 1st<\/sup> time I considered getting rid of my weave but I thought it wasn\u2019t a sound decision being that it was based in an untruth. I made friends with a delightful young man who loved natural hair. He convinced me to try dookie braids and in the midst of doing my hair he said \u201cYou know your hair is almost 100% natural\u2026.You should wear this out! “That\u2019ll fuck em up\u201d I said okay and like a two months ( 2 sets of braids) later I was wearing my natural hair and stopped coloring my \u00a0hair (unleashing this glorious gray streak).<\/p>\n After I figured what products worked for me (such a task) It was on! I wore a lot of turbans while I was figuring my hair out). The first time I wore my little puff out it was a disaster! I didn\u2019t know what products to use yet and it was raining- I LOOKED A FOOL. Soon thereafter and about $260 worth of failed products I figured it out. I was comfortable wearing my hair out\u2026. Then came the mockers<\/p>\n \u201cGirl when are you getting your hair done?!\u201d and \u201cI miss your weave, don\u2019t you??\u201d let us not forget \u201cyou were a baddie when your hair was long (weave)\u201d all this shit came from ONE person- she probably has no clue how hurtful her words were. Being Me I worried that everyone shared her sentiment ( I of course don\u2019t give a shit now) The other type of\u00a0 mocker I had was the playful kind (still annoying) \u201cGirl you smell like shea butter and berries\u201d (I just smile) another friend chimes in \u201cBitch, you know she\u2019s a \u2018natural sista\u2019 now\u201d they cackle and I\u2019m there looking stupid.<\/p>\n It just sucks that love for my natural black self isn\u2019t celebrated universally. I do have friends that have been supportive and I appreciate the fuck out of them for that. I guess I wrote this for the new naturals or the girl who is afraid to go \u201cthere\u201d. Princess Baby, the road may be rough but I promise it\u2019s worth it. \u201cI just love YOUR hair\u201d feels better than \u201cGIRL WHERE YOU GET THEM TRACKS?!\u201d You can\u2019t expect no nigga or bitch to love you fully until you do. It’s a journey I mean I only have like 4 styles but once I get a couple more inches…. ITS ON!\u00a0(gallery below)<\/p>\n Thats it….<\/p>\n EeJay<\/p>\n MY feelings are best described in Song<\/p>\n Kendrick Lamar- I love myself<\/p>\n