Posted by Songbird on 12/14/2004, 1:16 pm Songbird.
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Hey everyone. I stopped perming my hair about nine months ago, and the growth is amazing. My hair doesn't shed as much as it used to and it just keeps growing. However, for the past month I have had it in braids, because I knew I would be tempted to perm it if it wasn't. I still have a considerable amount of perm, I just can't bring myself to cut it off. I have been cutting it monthly, but I don't believe I will look attractive with short hair. Anyway, this past weekend I washed it and conditioned it,and I don't know what to do. I am contemplating going back to relaxers. I am just not confident in my appearance anymore, and I don't like not feeling like a beautiful black woman. At the same time, I don't want to feel like I wasted nine months trying to get this thing. But I dunno, the color is different and everything. I have never colored my hair, and I didn't realize how much the relaxers had lightened it. But I like the lighter color. Anyway, I need some support. I'm in college and most of my friends are still perming there hair and they look great. My mother doesn't want me to grow it out anyway, and no one really believes that I can do this thing. I want to believe I can, but I am starting to see that maybe I can't. Thanks for listening.
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