Ladies, if you are in a relationship with a great man who is good to you, cut him some slack. He means well.

I know some of you are confused since I've been on my soapbox about not accepting bad behavior from men. Let me explain. There's a difference between a man showing his behind with you during week 2 and a man making a mistake week 86. A man who is in a COMMITTED relationship with you is not the same as a random guy you've been out with 4 times. When you are in the early stages...

(1) What is your hair care regimen?

I wash and deep condition my hair once a week. On wash day, I do the following:

*STEP ONE: Pre-poo:

I take my bun down, wet my whole head and apply BURT'S BEE'S AVOCADO BUTTER PRE-SHAMPOO TREATMENT to my entire head. I put my hair back into a bun until I’m ready to wash it later that day. I try to let the Burt's Bee's sit on my hair for however long I can (usually at least a couple of hours).

*STEP TWO:...

(1) What is your hair care regimen?

Right now during the winter, I wash or co-wash my hair while in braids or twists 2-3 times a week. I co-wash almost daily during the warmer months and wear a lot of wash and gos by using a micro fiber hair towel to soak up a lot of the water.

Once a week I take out the braids or twists, I apply castor oil and let it soak in. Then I put my hair in 4 loose braids, wash and, apply pantene relaxed and natural hair mask. I rinse each...

I was looking through my old box of disks for a file and I found Yvette's posts from the BHC. Remember her? She grew her hair from shoulder length to almost waist length in a year wearing buns. I had copied all of her posts and put it onto one page and printed it out for inspiration. It may seem confusing because she is answering questions and I didn't save the questions because it was too long (and half of that thread was just a series of CONGRATS and YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION). I tried to separate...

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