Welcome to LuvMeNatural: A Mother and Daughter's Natural Hair Journey
For me, the journey to natural really began when Taylor AKA Lil Mama's was born, even though I did not know it at the time. After I counted ten fingers and ten toes, I looked at her hair. Yes, I wanted to see if she had "good hair". After months passed and her hair remained soft and curly, I sighed relief and mentally made plans to put a relaxer in her hair when she turned ten years old. I thought this was the only way ladies. However, as the months went on, I was amazed at the curls that grew on her hair. Beautiful and healthy was the only way to describe them. It was at this point that I really began to wonder about my own natural hair. I thought about locs at first because I knew that most women and men could grow their hair long. After a year of research, hair raising experiments and losing damaged hair, I knew I wanted to be free from the lye, forever. One morning I just woke up and had an epiphany ( I will talk about this later), called my sistergirl, who is also a hairdresser and told her I wanted to BIG CHOP. From the moment my hair hit the floor, I felt liberated and free. I felt BEAUTIFUL. Not only did I learn to embrace my kinky hair, but I gained so much knowledge to help maintain Lil Mamas hair.
For me, the journey to natural really began when Taylor AKA Lil Mama's was born, even though I did not know it at the time. After I counted ten fingers and ten toes, I looked at her hair. Yes, I wanted to see if she had "good hair". After months passed and her hair remained soft and curly, I sighed relief and mentally made plans to put a relaxer in her hair when she turned ten years old. I thought this was the only way ladies. However, as the months went on, I was amazed at the curls that grew on her hair. Beautiful and healthy was the only way to describe them. It was at this point that I really began to wonder about my own natural hair. I thought about locs at first because I knew that most women and men could grow their hair long. After a year of research, hair raising experiments and losing damaged hair, I knew I wanted to be free from the lye, forever. One morning I just woke up and had an epiphany ( I will talk about this later), called my sistergirl, who is also a hairdresser and told her I wanted to BIG CHOP. From the moment my hair hit the floor, I felt liberated and free. I felt BEAUTIFUL. Not only did I learn to embrace my kinky hair, but I gained so much knowledge to help maintain Lil Mamas hair.
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