Back in 2011, I fell into a slump. My hair was a mess. I was flat ironing it every other week (on 437 degrees Fahrenheit, mind you”> to maintain a straight look, dyeing it every color I so chose, and wondering why I had to trim split ends every time I straightened it. My hair was growing (in spite of frequent trims”>, but it was paper thin. When I washed it in the shower, it came out in gobs. I reached the point where I was frustrated, scared, and praying to God that I didn’t end up bald. I had never worn a weave or wig in my life, and the fact that my once resilient hair was quitting on me was foreign.

I began searching online for solutions to thinning hair, and with the help of resources like NaturallyCurly, Black Girl with Long Hair, and CurlyNikki, I was able to come to grips with the fact that I was suffering from severe heat damage. No magic potion was going to bring my hair back to life, and the only thing I could do to get my thick hair back was go natural. I was forced to confront the ugly reality that I had been hiding behind the flat iron for years, and it finally burned me.

I knew I wasn’t going to big chop, because I cut my hair all off before in 2008 and I was not a fan of the growing-out process. Plus, I always personally felt like my head was too big to rock a TWA. I knew I wanted to transition to natural hair, but I had another person to consider in this: Samuel.

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