Natural Hair

There is this myth that natural hair is easy to maintain, easy to wear, easy to...everything. Ah-uh nothing could be farther from the truth. Last summer I had natural hair for a week and it was an ordeal. I have thick, course hair. My mother started perming my hair in 4th grade because she couldn't take it anymore plus I am tender headed, so imagine managing my natural hair. I don't let anyone touch my hair unless you are braiding it.

So yesterday I decided to leave my hair natural again. Well I tried to perm it but I used mild chemical instead of course so my hair did not take it. I decided to let my hair be.

Honestly it feels good to have natural hair. My head is light and I feel good when the breeze blows through it. With natural hair my accessories are accentuated and I don't get nervous when the wind blows hard or when some roudy kids run towards me or when my friend's little baby pulls on it.

However, natural hair is difficult to maintain. First of all you have to shampoo and condition it every day (speaking for myself) for the comb to pass through it. Drying it is another story. When cold air goes through natural hair, it's very painful when combing, considering how tender headed I am. It's time consuming maintaining natural hair.

I don't have much time to take care of natural hair when I am going to work. I like to wake up, brush my teeth, jump into the shower, dress, do my make up and go to work. Having natural hair to me means waking up earlier than usual. That cannot work because I love my sleep...I love my sleep more than food or anything, that's how bad it is. Story for another time LOL.

My hair looks and feels good right but I can only keep this for 3 or so days.