Comments on: When Those You Love Disapprove Of Your Locked Hair http://naturalhaircarebooks.com/article/when-those-you-love-disapprove-of-your-locked-hair Promoting Self-Sufficiency In Hair Care Since 2001 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:06:49 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Andrea http://naturalhaircarebooks.com/article/when-those-you-love-disapprove-of-your-locked-hair/comment-page-1#comment-479 Andrea Thu, 27 May 2010 01:53:26 +0000 http://naturalhaircarebooks.com/?p=344#comment-479 How about when prospective employers do not like your hair style? Did you happen to see this article about Six Flag's employee hair policy? http://www.afro.com/sections/ NEWS/Prince-Georges-County- News/story.htm?storyid=1271 How about when prospective employers do not like your hair style?
Did you happen to see this article about Six Flag’s employee hair policy?
http://www.afro.com/sections/ NEWS/Prince-Georges-County- News/story.htm?storyid=1271

]]> By: anne http://naturalhaircarebooks.com/article/when-those-you-love-disapprove-of-your-locked-hair/comment-page-1#comment-462 anne Tue, 18 May 2010 17:09:54 +0000 http://naturalhaircarebooks.com/?p=344#comment-462 I have finally got rid of my locs, I am the saddest person on the planet. I truly loved it, the freedom and the pride I took in showing them off. My partner kept saying, "What are you doing to your hair?" after eight years I gave in. Now, I do not want to go back to relaxers but I am hurting big time inside I just can't seem to stop crying. That journey to wear locs in the first instance was a difficult one...I truly had to overcome. The years of hearing bad hair versus good hair, took its toll. It was a truly emotional journey for me. As a black woman I like to look fabulous at all times and with my locks I felt proud, now I do not even want to go outside. I have finally got rid of my locs, I am the saddest person on the planet. I truly loved it, the freedom and the pride I took in showing them off. My partner kept saying, “What are you doing to your hair?” after eight years I gave in. Now, I do not want to go back to relaxers but I am hurting big time inside I just can’t seem to stop crying. That journey to wear locs in the first instance was a difficult one…I truly had to overcome. The years of hearing bad hair versus good hair, took its toll. It was a truly emotional journey for me. As a black woman I like to look fabulous at all times and with my locks I felt proud, now I do not even want to go outside.

]]> By: Cherie http://naturalhaircarebooks.com/article/when-those-you-love-disapprove-of-your-locked-hair/comment-page-1#comment-418 Cherie Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:48:11 +0000 http://naturalhaircarebooks.com/?p=344#comment-418 HA! I LOVE it! Thank you for sharing your story. You know, they say that "success" is the best form of "revenge". People actually stopped hanging around you? Because of your hair? Wow! Well, keep enjoying the beauty, freedom and growth that your locs have brought you! Thank you again for writing and sharing! Cherie HA! I LOVE it! Thank you for sharing your story. You know, they say that “success” is the best form of “revenge”. People actually stopped hanging around you? Because of your hair? Wow!

Well, keep enjoying the beauty, freedom and growth that your locs have brought you!

Thank you again for writing and sharing!

Cherie

]]> By: Rytter http://naturalhaircarebooks.com/article/when-those-you-love-disapprove-of-your-locked-hair/comment-page-1#comment-417 Rytter Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:32:27 +0000 http://naturalhaircarebooks.com/?p=344#comment-417 Thanks Cherrie for this article. I have beautiful two and half micro braidlocs and I did face a lot of negativity from close relatives and friends. The negativity became worse during the 'teenage stage'. Many wondered whether I was sane to move around with such a 'mess of hair on my head"! Others stopped hanging out with me. I did try to educate them and dymistify the myths about locs, but I got to a point where I simply didn't care what people thought about me and my mappyness. Before I decided to be a locked head, I had made peace and reconnected with my hair. I had read a lot about the locking journey and I was very prepared for every stage along the way. So no amount of negativity or bad comments would or can force me to turn back to the relaxer world. Till today, one thing am so confident about is my hair and those around me know it. Funny bit now is that some of the very people who hated my hair are in love with it. With the styling versatility my locs give me, they can't stop drolling and wondering how 'natural' hair can be curled and literally styled like relaxed hair! And they can't understand the speed at which it grows and the volume! Thanks Cherrie for this article. I have beautiful two and half micro braidlocs and I did face a lot of negativity from close relatives and friends. The negativity became worse during the ‘teenage stage’. Many wondered whether I was sane to move around with such a ‘mess of hair on my head”! Others stopped hanging out with me. I did try to educate them and dymistify the myths about locs, but I got to a point where I simply didn’t care what people thought about me and my mappyness. Before I decided to be a locked head, I had made peace and reconnected with my hair. I had read a lot about the locking journey and I was very prepared for every stage along the way. So no amount of negativity or bad comments would or can force me to turn back to the relaxer world. Till today, one thing am so confident about is my hair and those around me know it.

Funny bit now is that some of the very people who hated my hair are in love with it. With the styling versatility my locs give me, they can’t stop drolling and wondering how ‘natural’ hair can be curled and literally styled like relaxed hair! And they can’t understand the speed at which it grows and the volume!

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