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A Change is Gonna Come

Hello readers, so we meet again. In my last two posts, I shared the good, the bad, and the ugly of my quest for “good hair”! I’m crossing my fingers and hoping you all can relate, because after all we do have an image to maintain, men to keep, or to get. So sit back and relax yourself while I offer you some good tea on my next hair dilemma.

Twenty years and some change has gone by since my relaxer and I have been booed up. Of course like all relationships we loved hard and other times we fought like the Hatfield’s and McCoy’s. Through our trials and tribulations breaking up was never an option. After all these years my lover still had a way of whispering sweet words of confidence I needed to feel good about myself. The fact that it burned a bald spot in the back of my head was a distant memory. I was stuck in the intricate web it had spun for me, and I didn’t care. I regularly gave into its demands, but my hair was actually doing very well. Then one day I noticed that my hair had broken off! Man was I pissed!  After all of the research and work I put into growing my hair and this crap happens! I know my lover wouldn’t be so cruel. It had to be the cold dry weather, wool scarves, and wool coats that were the culprit. As my beautician explained the fate of my hair; I found my heart in my shoes when she uttered the words “I have got to cut your hair”. “Oh Lawd No”! I braced myself as she cut, when it was over she spun me around to look at the finished product. To my surprise I actually liked it! My new bob was FIRE ! So I rocked the hell out of it.

As my hair quickly grew back, I realized it was time for me to make a change to the products I was using. After careful review and once again more research, I found that natural ingredients were the way to go. Who knew there were hundreds of products that used natural ingredients and of course I went with the popular brands. Once I read the reviews, its purpose, and the natural ingredients used I quickly clicked the “ORDER” button. BAM, just like that my hair treats were on the way. I was so excited when I saw the box on my door step. I was giddy like a five year old on Christmas morning! Would these products actually do what they said on the website? Well this girl was about to find out. 

When hair washing day arrived I was eager to see what the results would really be. Once I opened that shampoo bottle my eyes immediately closed to bask in the fruity aroma that permeated from the bottle. I rushed to put the shampoo in my hair! The lather was amazingly thick and rich and my hair was oh so squeaky clean. Next I applied the creamy conditioner that instantly detangled and moisturized my relaxed locks. This hair washing session was so heavenly that I swore I heard the cat like voice of Ron Isley singing “well, well, well” in the back ground! Within 30 minutes my hair looked as if I stepped out of the salon. It was full, bouncy, shiny, and it smelled amazing (doing the two step)! In an instant this product line had me so hooked that I immediately became a walking advertisement. I’ve recommended these products to family, friends, and even went as far as to sell the products to the beauty store customers as they eyed the products display. Yes, I was impressed and extremely satisfied with the results. Now I know you are sitting on the edge of your seats waiting for me to tell you the name of this awesome product line. Sorry babies but they have to pay for that.

By now my hair journey is smooth as silk. I found a great hair product line; my hair was longer, and thicker. Yes y’all I was basking in gorgeous hair glory. Nothing could take me down from this hair high, and then in the blink of an eye things got really real. On one of my many hair washing days I discovered not a bald spot this time, but that my hair had broken off AGAIN! This hair set back was even worse than that last time my hair decided to turn against me!  I sat on the edge of the tub knowing for sure I was getting punked right now; this just could not be my reality! 

As denial set in, it eased my pain by suggesting that my head is just super Nappy.  All I need is a relaxer. Yeah right!  My painful reality hit when my beautician told me the real deal. Yup, it was breakage. DAMN! As I drove home from the salon fighting back the tears, I had flash backs of how I felt as a little girl with short hair. Needless to say I hated my hair and unfortunately my beloved relaxer couldn’t heal those wounds that day. Again I blamed this massive breakage on the dry winter weather. Why else would it break like this? I was blind as a bat to the truth. The worst part of all was getting asked that dreaded question by everyone. ” Did you cut your hair?” Yeah, that cut a girl real deep, and gut punched my self-esteem. Looking into the mirror one day I realized that I needed a change. The weather was getting warm and I needed to get my sexy back. At that moment I decided it was time to get a weave! If I couldn’t grow it, I sure as hell can buy it!

Stay tuned to see what happens on my hair journey. In the meantime, be yourself because everyone else is taken.