Nikki writes...
I was about 8 when my mom decided to take me to the salon for the very first time. I walked in the salon and was hit with the scents of a fresh press and roaring blow dryers. The hair dresser walks towards my mother and I with amazement she said, "Look at all this hair!" My mom replied, with a distressed look, "I don't know what to do with it, should she get a relaxer?" "No! Not at all!" exclaimed nearly everyone in the salon. "She does not need a relaxer to tame all this pretty hair ." My mother confidently left me in the hands of the beautician. When the day was over, my hair was long, flowing, bouncy, shiny — a whole new look. From that day forward the word "relaxer" was never mentioned again. I've been natural ever since. Thinking back, that beautician saved me the time, money and a whole lot of trouble (from what I hear) by leaving my hair in its natural state.
My mother complained of the same problem. She took me to a beautician when I was five, only my stylist was pro-relaxer :( So she gave me some kiddie perm and my hair fell out. Like you I did not notice my hair much so it didn't bother me at all. LOL and as I say I have been "natural by default" ever since. All is well that ends well :) Yay for curls
ReplyDeleteIve been natural my whole life also, for everyone around me to be relaxed i was never influenced.. Lol
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