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So I was having a discussion with a friend of mine several months ago, that I'm trying to get to transition, about her options after she's completely natural. She says to me "how can you call yourself natural if you always wear your hair straight?" I replied, "well unlike you if I wash my hair it'll curl up, because it's not CHEMICALLY straightened." But that question got me thinking about why I wear my hair straight so much and pay a stylist $50 every 2 weeks to do it. So I decided that I would get online and find some new products and hairstyles for my hair in its curly state. I asked my boyfriend how he would feel if I stopped straightening my hair and he told me it would be fine, because I have "good hair." I told him there was no such thing and all healthy hair regardless of texture is "good hair." Of course, he shrugged it off as me being "politically correct" and went about his business. So I called my stylist to cancel my next appointment, went into the bathroom & washed my hair. I loved how soft my hair is and the ringlets I get when it's wet, but the minute it dries it becomes a HORRIBLE puff with less-defined curls. So I researched and shopped for that entire weekend and settled on some "NoodleHead" as a means to give me more defined curls. I used that a mixture of water and glycerin to provide adequate moisture. I wore my hair curly to church Sunday and I people would ask "oh is that a weave/wig?" lol. At work, there weren't as many flattering questions as I'd hoped for. My supervisor asked, "did you miss your hair appointment this weekend?" My co-worker asked did I have a Jheri Curl, and by then I was ready to go home a pull out the flat irons. I decided to go to the gym before my evening CNA class, and I usually get quite a few guys that approach me at the gym, but this particular day I got NONE!! I was shocked. Not that I was looking for the approval of others, because I know that I am attractive with or without straight hair, but I thought when I heard of women saying they got less compliments on they're looks or hair & less men approach them when they're hair was curly was just an overreaction. But it is absolutely NOT! I went home that evening feeling pretty down, but I knew that my boyfriend and son loved me no matter how my hair was styled. I have continued to wear my hair curly EVERYDAY no matter what people say or think. After all, it is MY hair. I carry myself with respect and dignity whether I'm sporting a curly 'fro or a curly faux hawk & that's all that matters.
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