Natural Hair Hype.

You're probably thinking.. "Who's that girl?" Answer: Umm... that would be me without my beloved sew-in. I can't say I was completely natural in this picture, but I was a few months into my transition. A few months after this became one of the lowest periods of my life... I was constantly ridiculed and judged for my decision to go natural and had no idea how to handle it. Being 15 years old, I had no idea how to deal with a group of people judging me for my decision to stand out from everyone else. I honestly don't even know why I decided to go natural; I think it was because I was just sick of having to get a relaxer nearly every month only to find out that my hair was still breaking off. I guess his was my first step into the realm of liberation from the norms of society. Another question I usually get is, "If your hair is supposedly 'natural,' they why is it straight ?" Well, that my friend, is a complicated answer within itself. I wear my hair 'straight' under a sew-in for a few reasons: one, because it allows my hair to stay healthy while my relaxer completely grows out; two, because people don't make fun of me nearly as much with a weave. Yeah sure, I get the usual 'weavey-wonder' comments and all that crap, but who gives a fuck anymore? They make fun of me with it, and they made fun of me without it. There truly is no way to please everyone.