The mothers and the daughters in this video represents the mindset of many of us when it comes to our hair. I too permed my hair at age eighteen, I started wearing weave braids at age twenty-two, and later on moved on to half wigs. At thirty-seven, I decided I liked more natural looking hairstyles and decided to transition back to my natural hair. I've had thick and lengthy hair most of my life so having thick hair with length was never a issue for me. But it happens to be one of the biggest reasons why most women decide on weave, aside from the convenience that some weaves offer. The majority of today's glued-in/sewed-in weaves are for the length and fullness we carve for our hair, without realizing that the over perming and the heating and weaving methods are thinning out our natural hair. Ladies, I do not miss perming my hair nor the cost that comes with maintaining permed hair. And since I've been wearing my natural hair, I've embraced new freedoms. I enjoy living "hair stress" free. I even get tickled when my friends say without thinking that "your hair WAS so pretty", I'm tickled for reasons only natural hair wearers would understand but I politely tell them that I think it's still pretty. Don't get me wrong, I'm not pressing or saying everyone should go natural because you can make that decision on your own. I'm only expressing my happiness with my decision on wearing my natural hair and I want us as women to be more conscious of what we are passing on to our children. The video highlights the dislike we are passing on and it makes me sad. It's so sad that we are willing to do so much to our hair or our daughters hair to supposedly be accepted in mainstream but we are not as eager to do things that elevate us as individuals so that we become individuals that mainstream needs. We should be free thinking enough to enjoy who God create us to be. I hope this gives you something to think on.
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