My Hair

I have heard it's chic and sophisticated, it's cute, it's sexy, but most of all, a simple why? Why did you cut your hair they say? Why any Black woman would want to stop perming and curling (which both amount to burning), or weaving and texturizing is beyond the imagination. Just call me Ms. E. Nigma with an afro.

In the world of natural hair land I do not have to worry about my hair *breaking off. I do wear a scarf at night still, but I don't really have to. I can do my hair in minutes. Oh, and unless I feel moved to get some particular style, I only have to get a haircut (no more than $11)! As a college student supporting myself through school, it all works out quite nicely. Sure, I could work extra hours to pay $60 a month to look like something God did not intend, but I would rather go out to eat with friends, or buy a new outfit. I mean I must be out of my mind.

I am not putting down all the beautiful women out there who get relaxers, but all the 'happy nappy' sisters out there, like myself, are just as beautiful. I mean who knows I might even go back to the *Dark and Lovely, but I am having too fun being different right now.




FYI
*For those of you reading this who might not know much about Black hair care, this simply means that your hair has been worn out and beat from lack of moisture coupled with too much treatment (chemical, heat, etc.) and has begun to fall out.
*Dark and Lovely is a brand of relaxer.

Also, for the record, I did not cut my hair because I was inspired by 'the motherland' to do so. I had decided long before I went to do this, and at a young age I knew I always would. (I had the most problems with my hair for a number of reasons.)