AJamericanDiva
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Discouraged 4a/4bs... this thread\'s for you!!!
It seems like every other day a type 4a/4b is posting about how discouraged they are and want to know whether or not they can reach their goals. Seeing is believing.
Take it from me. I am a fellow 4a/4b. As some of you may know, I've been experiencing some major postpartum shedding (tons of tears shed over that) and decided to do a braid-a-thon for one year with no relaxing in between. I started taking out my braids this week, even at week 5 as I had a lot of growth. Tonight as I took down my braids, I stretched my hair and low and behold... I'm inching closer to my goal of brastrap hair. At 5am, everyone is sleeping in my house, but when my daughter awakes, I'll have her take a backshot pic. The pic that I was able to take was a frontal shot. Later on today, I'll get rid of this grammamma maternity nursing bra and put on my red one that you usually see in my backshot photos. My goal is brastrap length. I even joined in the "Brastrap by 2005" challenge. At the rate I'm going, I may get there sooner. Here's my photo of when I started my haircare journey back in March of 2003 My starting point in March 2003 and this is a photo I took as I was taking down my braids. Me tonight, or should I say morning as I was removing my braids. Right now I am 4 months post relaxer. I don't intend to do another relaxer until next year this time and I am done with my braid-a-thon. I'm quite sure I should be well past brastrap by then, even with a good trim. Girls, be encouraged! I did not have long hair as a baby, nor even as a kid growing up. I was the "dry head pickney"! Look in my album. All the proof is there... baby pics and all. We can do it. Although it won't happen overnight, which is why I think a lot are feeling discouraged, with proper care and all the knowledge you're learning here at LHCF, I think you will succeed. At the very least, I think we are all capable of reaching brastrap length. God said something about a woman's hair being her crown or something to that effect... I pray and call God out on it, asking Him that my crown be a joy to me. I know some are thinking,
she done lost it now, but I don't think there is anything too small to ask God for. I give Him the glory for allowing me to experience the length that I have and even further discovering these hair boards where I've learned so much and have gotten nothing but love and support!
Happy growing as I know I'm rambling on now. Better go to bed now!!!
P.S. Will try and take a backshot of my hair stretched in the back and see how far I am from my goal... can't be too far!
Update 6/17/08- I will try and put those pics back in some other online album. Here is an update I posted on like page 40 or so or this thread.
Alright, Ladies! By request, here's an update... I know people have been like, "Whatever happened to AJD?"
I am a type 4a/4b... possibly even 4z!!! LOL!
This was taken in 1994... one of at least 2 big chops so you an see my hair in its natural state.
A Relaxer snapshot from over the years...
On the wagon, off the wagon... I'm pushing myself again.... this is the last relaxer shot from December 2007... need a new one now as I'm 4 months post relaxer....
It seems like every other day a type 4a/4b is posting about how discouraged they are and want to know whether or not they can reach their goals. Seeing is believing.
P.S. Will try and take a backshot of my hair stretched in the back and see how far I am from my goal... can't be too far!
Update 6/17/08- I will try and put those pics back in some other online album. Here is an update I posted on like page 40 or so or this thread.
Alright, Ladies! By request, here's an update... I know people have been like, "Whatever happened to AJD?"
I am a type 4a/4b... possibly even 4z!!! LOL!
This was taken in 1994... one of at least 2 big chops so you an see my hair in its natural state.
A Relaxer snapshot from over the years...
On the wagon, off the wagon... I'm pushing myself again.... this is the last relaxer shot from December 2007... need a new one now as I'm 4 months post relaxer....
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