I have 55 mile an hour hair. Every morning I wash my hair, comb it, and let it dry on the way to work, usually in warmer weather being tousled by the wind in the open windows.
Then I forget it for the rest of the day, usually not even combing it unless I think about it.
Nita's got a coarse hair, quite kinky, and we have relaxed it for four or five years now, first having it done professionally by my friend Lisa, and then by me or another friend. Let's just say that Nita's hair has been a real learning experience for me--I find the work required to be irritating, plus she is tender-headed, so she shrieks whenever I try to do anything. We managed to keep it longer, but it broke off at the place where Lisa stopped and I started working on it, and it required an inordinate amount of work to maintain, which was complicated by Nita's delusion that she had straight, fine, blonde hair which didn't require special attention. Last night, I cut the dead ends off, and after some discussion with Nita, trimmed off ends so it was even with the breakage point.
It looked really awful, so today I took her to the beauty shop. An hour with the clippers later, Nita now has a short, natural Afro, about an inch and a half long. Of course, since she is slender and leggy, people think she is a boy--never mind the budding body, floral tee shirt, and pink head bands I got her.
So now Nita announced that she is bald and is not going to school until her hair grows out in four or five years.
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Go to my Facebook page and look for pix of Miss K in her prom dress. She has very short natural hair and finally loves it. Show it to her and ask her if she thinks K is beautiful -- of course she'll think so because the dress is fabulous (and free, I might add).
More and more AA women are wearing their hair short and natural. Our next-door neighbor who's a school principal. I went outside the other day and eavesdropped on a conversation that she was having with K. She was complimenting K on her beautiful hair and giving her hints, the best of which was -- go to Whole Foods and get something called Custard made by Curly, Kinky. It comes in a jar and smells like vanilla. It makes K's kinky hair curly.
You have my empathy -- this hair thing is really tough.
Have you seen the movie Bad Hair
I've left you a message on Facebook since this won't let me post. I'll try one more time.
LOL. I hope her hair grows real fast.
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