klowdnyne
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I'm not sure if anyone's posted this, and apologize if it's a duplicate. I found this article on CNN.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/06/24/bia.black.hair/index.html
I thought it was great that the adoptive father took the time to learn about his daughter's hair. (He probably knows more than most black people know about their hair at this point.)
I can relate to some of the sentiments in the article. When I decided to stop relaxing I still pressed my hair for over a year because I could not remember a time of not having pressed or relaxed hair. When I finally decided to stop pressing and wearing twistouts I was apprehensive about how everyone would react. The world didn't stop spinning and I now I wonder why I was so worried.
Now it's the reverse. I straighten my hair so infrequently that people stare when I do, and I've even been told by many that they prefer my hair in its kinkier state. Go figure!
http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/06/24/bia.black.hair/index.html
I thought it was great that the adoptive father took the time to learn about his daughter's hair. (He probably knows more than most black people know about their hair at this point.)
I can relate to some of the sentiments in the article. When I decided to stop relaxing I still pressed my hair for over a year because I could not remember a time of not having pressed or relaxed hair. When I finally decided to stop pressing and wearing twistouts I was apprehensive about how everyone would react. The world didn't stop spinning and I now I wonder why I was so worried.
Now it's the reverse. I straighten my hair so infrequently that people stare when I do, and I've even been told by many that they prefer my hair in its kinkier state. Go figure!
