Posted by Trisha Austin --Previous Message--
on 3/6/2005, 1:09 pm, in reply to "I need some support here."
70.25.146.169
Wow..and all this time i thought i was the only one struggling with the decision of growing my hair natural and what shud happen next! i havent permed my hair for 5 mths, all my permed hair is cut off and my natural hair is about 5 inches long..what am i going to do NOW! its teh first time ive grown my hair natural. like you guys i feel somewhat akward walking around without my hair in braids etc but i want to have a curly style but i just dont know where to start , where to look for advice anything so if you guys can help me out id appreciate it.
Thanx
Trisha
: 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.
:
: Songbird.
:
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